Gloucester National Park
Template:Use Australian English Template:Infobox protected area Gloucester National Park is a national park in Western Australia, 281 km south of Perth and about 3 km from Pemberton.
This park contains the Gloucester Tree, a renowned karri tree. Visitors can climb up to a viewing platform 60 m above the ground, using the climbing pegs inserted into the tree. The tree and the park are named after the city of Gloucester, England in 1946.[1]
The tree served as a fire lookout and had the platform, cabin and climbing pegs installed in 1947, it was one of eight lookout trees constructed in the area between 1937 and 1952.[2]
By 1963, it was estimated that over 3,000 people had climbed the tree, and in 1973 the original wooden cabin was demolished and replaced with an aluminium and steel cabin and gallery.[3]
Another attraction in the park is The Cascades, a cascade waterfall in Lefroy Brook.[4]
See also
References
- ↑ "Please take me to – Gloucester National Park". 2009. Archived from the original on 13 September 2010. Retrieved 5 June 2010.
- ↑ "Visit WA- Gloucester Tree and National Park". 2008. Retrieved 5 June 2010.
- ↑ "Australian National Parks – Gloucester". 2007. Archived from the original on 20 March 2012. Retrieved 5 June 2010.
- ↑ "Cascades | Explore Parks WA | Parks and Wildlife Service".
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