D'Entrecasteaux National Park

D’Entrecasteaux National Park is a protected area on the south coast of Western Australia named for the French explorer Bruni d’Entrecasteaux and preserving coastal headlands, beaches and heathland.

The park is valued for its rugged coastline, sandy beaches and rocky headlands that are used for fishing, surfing, beach walks and coastal camping. Visitors use a handful of campsites and access points to explore the shoreline and short walking tracks.

European charting and naming date to the era of late 18th-century exploration, while the park was later established to conserve the coastal environment and provide managed recreation access.

It lies along the southern edge of Western Australia between coastal settlements in the Great Southern region, bordering open ocean and a largely undeveloped coastal landscape.

• Name and protection: Named after the French navigator Bruni d'Entrecasteaux, the park protects a long stretch of south coast shoreline and associated coastal heath.

What to See #

• Point D'Entrecasteaux: A headland and coastal promontory that gives the park its name and offers rugged cliffs and coastal vistas over the Southern Ocean.
• Cosy Corner campground: A coastal campground and access point used by visitors for boat launching, fishing and shore-based recreation in the park.