Waychinicup National Park

Waychinicup National Park is a coastal national park located about 65 kilometres east of Albany in Western Australia's Great Southern region. Established in 1990 and covering 39.82 square kilometres, it centres on the Waychinicup Inlet where the Waychinicup River meets the Southern Ocean between granite headlands. The park is notable for its rugged granite coastline, sheltered inlet, diverse flora and fauna, and habitat for threatened bird species such as the noisy scrub-bird and western bristlebird.

Visitors can expect a remote coastal park centred on the sheltered Waychinicup Inlet, where a river estuary is enclosed by granite boulders and steep coastal slopes opening to the Southern Ocean. The setting is natural bushland with eucalypt woodland, heath and granite outcrops. Visitors can explore short walking trails, viewpoints over the inlet and coastline, a small campground near the inlet, and areas for fishing, swimming in sheltered waters, birdwatching and photography. Access is via unsealed gravel roads and natural trails.