Wildflower Holiday Guide 2012 | westernaustralia.com/wildflowers Everlastings trail Mt Magnet

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Mullewa

Legend Geraldton 1 Everlastings Trail 7 84 Sealed road Coalseam 66 6 Unsealed road Conservation 90 5 Park Road distance (kms) 55 Morawa Dongara Paynes Find Marine park Mingenew 8 National park Perenjori 82 Park/reserve 2 2 2 Carnamah 52 Eneabba Coorow Leeman 4 Green Head Wubin 58 3 Jurien Bay Dallwallinu 2 Badgingarra Cervantes 66 Badgingarra National Park 139 Nambung National Park Moora

1 Wongan Hills 212 New Norcia Lancelin Calingiri 1 Wyalkatchem Moore River 5 National Park 9 Bolgart INDIAN O CEAN 10 Goomalling Bindoon Yanchep Toodyay

6 8 Northam Tammin N York 0 20 40 60 80 Armadale Quairading kilometres

Brookton Everlastings, near Mingenew Mandurah

wildflower displays make for a colourful cultural, heritage and flora of the local Must see and do Everlastings Trail stopover. areas. See: Dense shrubland, pink and white See: Wreath Flower. • Walk among the Pinnacles; Enter one of the State’s most spectacular wildflower areas on this leisurely drive north. Travel along the Thryptomenes and Scholtzias. 8 Mullewa - Wubin Road limestone formations in coast on the from Perth to Cervantes, Jurien Bay and Leeman. Another option is to 6 Coalseam Conservation Park Sprawling carpets of sensationally Nambung National Park travel via the inland route. For many, this is the wildflower viewing they’ve always imagined. Named for the coal seams that can be coloured Everlastings continue to delight seen in the riverbed, this park’s Acacia travellers along this route - visit the Canna • Visit the Fisherman’s Lookout 1 Brand Highway & Indian Ocean Drive kilometre Badgingarra Nature Trail, located Lesueur Hakeas. shrubland, with its sparse under storey, Landmark for a wealth of knowledge on at Port Denison From Perth, travel the Great Northern on the eastern side of the park. Pick up comes alive with ‘Everlasting’ wildflowers local wildflowers. 4 Lake Indoon • Discover Mullewa’s giant, Highway and the Brand Highway or, drive maps and details at the Badgingarra after good winter rains. Marine fossils can See: Native Foxglove and yellow Wattles. The reserve surrounding this popular colourful murals through Banksia woodlands and along Roadhouse. also be seen along the banks of the Irwin freshwater lake features elegant Banksia 9 Victoria Plains the coast on the Indian Ocean Drive. Drive River and enjoy a walk along the Irwin • Explore the Morawa Museum See: black and yellow Kangaroo Paws and with lime-yellow flowers. Wildflowers Old Plains Road, from south New Norcia to under a canopy of large red Gums along River Nature Trail. purple Starflower and Mottlecah. abound alongside the Brand Highway the north of Toodyay, has the reputation as with its old gaol, courthouse Dewar Road and see the Kangaroo Paw See: pink Schoenia. 3 Lesueur National Park between Eneabba and Dongara. Guided one of the most picturesque and pleasant and a collection of windmills display at the Gingin Cemetery. From This 27,000 hectare park ranks as wildflower walks leave from Western 7 Geraldton rural drives in the state. October, see the unique golden bloom of • Look out for a wide selection one of the important reserves for flora Flora Caravan Park, 22 kilometres north Geraldton provides a smorgasbord of See: blue Lechenaultia, Grass trees and the Western Australian Christmas tree in conservation in WA with much of its of Eneabba. The well-known Banksia water-based recreational activities and yellow Dryandra. of native birds at Perenjori and Moore River National Park. Hookeriana from this area is exported is an ideal base for self-drive tours, exceptionally diverse flora found nowhere 10 Bindoon have a relaxing picnic at the See: Open-branched Dryandra worldwide. especially during the famous wildflower else in the world. Embark on a scenic drive Bindoon, in the beautiful Chittering Valley, man-made lake Kippistiania. season. Explore the Wildflower Way, or walk trail to Mount Lesueur to discover See: orange Banksias, Umbrella and white boasts an array of beautiful wildflowers. eastern route from Geraldton - pick up a 2 Badgingarra National Park the wildflowers and magnificent views. An Plumed Smokebushes, and red Hairy View the rare and endangered Sun Star • Tour the Wildflower Way with guide and brochure map from the local Overlooking low undulating plains with 18 kilometre one way sealed loop road is Lechenaultia. Orchids at the Chittering Wildflower Show. interpretative signage outlining scattered scrub, this park boasts extensive accessible off Cockleshell Gully Road. visitor centre and enjoy Wildflower Country. 5 Depot Hill Reserve See: Spider Orchids, Lechenaultia, Fringe the cultural, heritage and flora wildflowers in spring. Experience this Experience the breath taking wildflowers See: Honey bush, Cork Mallee, Propeller Located northwest of Mingenew, from Lillies, Kangaroo Paws and Banksia. wonderland on the interpretative two and interpretative signage outlining the of the region Banksia, large magenta Starflower and the August to November, this reserve’s