About Millstream Homestead
Millstream Homestead is a heritage-listed former pastoral homestead located within Millstream Chichester National Park in the Pilbara region of Western Australia, in the Shire of Ashburton. Built in 1919 on the historic Millstream Station, it now operates as the park's visitor centre and museum. It is notable for its pastoral history, preserved homestead buildings and gardens, and its location on the Fortescue River oasis surrounded by the Chichester Range.
Visitors guide
Visitors can expect a restored early 20th-century homestead complex set among lawns and shade trees on the Fortescue River. The main homestead houses the Millstream Chichester National Park Visitor Centre with interpretive displays on natural history, pastoral heritage and Yindjibarndi Country. Visitors can explore the homestead rooms, verandahs, former station outbuildings and gardens, view exhibits and obtain park information, and use the surrounding picnic and day-use area before visiting nearby pools and trails.
Key highlights
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Restored 1919 Millstream Homestead operating as the national park visitor centre
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Interpretive displays on Pilbara natural history, pastoral station life and Yindjibarndi heritage
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Historic homestead buildings, verandahs and landscaped gardens on the Fortescue River
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Access to nearby Millstream oasis pools including Deep Reach Pool and Crossing Pool