Gloucester National Park

Template:Use dmy dates Template:Use Australian English Template:Infobox Australian place 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.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

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.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

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.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

Another attraction in the park is The Cascades, a cascade waterfall in Lefroy Brook.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

See also

• Protected areas of Western Australia

External links

• Gloucester National Park – Department of Environment and Conservation

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