Point Peron

Point Peron is a coastal headland and reserve at Peron in the City of Rockingham, Western Australia, about 50 km south of Perth. It forms the southern end of Cockburn Sound and overlooks Shoalwater Islands Marine Park. Notable for its limestone cliffs, sandy beaches, snorkelling areas and the well-preserved World War II Peron Battery (K Battery), it is a popular day-use area for walking, swimming and sightseeing.

Visitors can expect a rugged limestone headland with coastal walking trails, lookouts over Cockburn Sound and Shoalwater Bay, sandy beaches and rocky snorkelling coves such as Mushroom Rock. The reserve contains the historic World War II gun emplacements, observation posts and tunnels of Peron Battery. The landscape is open coastal heath and cliffs with picnic areas, car parks and interpretive signage. Swimming, snorkelling, fishing, photography and nature walks are available.

Point Peron was developed as a coastal defence site during World War II. The Peron Battery, also known as K Battery, was constructed in 1942-1943 as part of the Fremantle Fortress coastal defence system to protect Cockburn Sound and Fremantle Harbour. It included 155mm guns, observation posts, magazines and barracks. The battery was operational until 1945 and remains one of the best-preserved examples of World War II coastal defences in Western Australia.

The area lies on Noongar country and is valued for its natural coastal landscape and recreational use. The reserve is recognised for its combination of natural coastal environment and preserved military heritage, and is managed as a conservation and recreation reserve within the Shoalwater Islands Marine Park surrounds.