Editing Walyunga National Park

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{{Use Australian English|date=September 2014}}
{{Infobox Australian place
| type                   = protected
| name                   = Walyunga National Park
| state                  = WA
| iucn_category          = II
| image                  = Walyunga Pool, Walyunga National Park, September 2024 02.jpg
| caption                = Walyunga Pool, just downstream from where the Avon River becomes the Swan
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| nearest_town_or_city   = [[Perth]], Western Australia
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| established            = {{start date|1970|df=y}}
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| managing_authorities   = [[Department of Environment and Conservation (Western Australia)|Department of Environment and Conservation]]
| url                    = https://exploreparks.dbca.wa.gov.au/park/walyunga-national-park
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'''Walyunga National Park''' is a national park in [[Western Australia]], 35&nbsp;km northeast of [[Perth]] along the [[Great Northern Highway]].

There is also an eponymous [[Suburbs and localities (Australia)|locality]] of the [[City of Swan]], but the boundaries of the national park and the locality are not identical.<ref name=Slipmap >{{cite web |url=https://maps.slip.wa.gov.au/landgate/locate/ |title=SLIP Map |author=<!--Not stated--> |date= |website=maps.slip.wa.gov.au |publisher=[[Landgate]] |access-date=24 September 2024 |quote=}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.dcceew.gov.au/sites/default/files/documents/capad2022-terrestrial-wa.xlsx |title=Terrestrial CAPAD 2022 WA summary |author=<!--Not stated--> |website=www.dcceew.gov.au/ |publisher=[[Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water]] |access-date=24 September 2024}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.dcceew.gov.au/environment/land/nrs/science/capad/dashboard |title=Australian Protected Areas Dashboard |author=<!--Not stated--> |website=www.dcceew.gov.au/ |publisher=[[Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water]] |access-date=25 September 2024}}</ref>

==Description==
The park is situated just behind the [[Darling Scarp]] in the [[Darling Range]] spread over a steeply sided valley. The [[Swan River (Western Australia)|Swan]]-[[Avon River (Western Australia)|Avon River]] and the [[Eastern Railway (Western Australia)|Eastern Railway]] run through the park and the [[Avon Descent]] passes through a set of [[rapids]] along this section.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.walkgps.com/Walyunga%20Walk.htm|title=Walyunga Walk|year=2011|access-date=28 January 2011}}</ref> The area is dominated by [[granite]] outcrops along with smaller [[dolerite]] areas, the tops of hills are capped with [[laterite]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.dec.wa.gov.au/component/option,com_docman/Itemid,708/task,doc_download/gid,806/|title=Parks of the Perth Hills - Walyunga National Park|year=2010|access-date=31 January 2011}}</ref>

The park has barbeque, parking and toilet facilities. Also it is home to many animals such as [[Western grey kangaroo|grey kangaroo]], [[galah]], [[goanna]], [[magpie]], [[gecko]] and many other wildlife species. Plants include [[Eucalyptus rudis|flooded gum]], [[jarrah]], [[petrophile]] and [[hakea]]. Walyunga is a 6000 year old meeting place used by the [[Noongar]] people. Currently it is an official protected area.

The word ''Walyunga'' roughly translates to "Happy Place".

== See also ==
* [[Protected areas of Western Australia]]

==References==
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==External links==
{{Official website}}

{{National Parks of Western Australia}}
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[[Category:National parks of Western Australia]]
[[Category:Protected areas established in 1970]]
[[Category:Darling Range]]
[[Category:Jarrah Forest]]


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