Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
Nearby
Kangaroo Point
and
Hangover Bay
make nice picnic spots with BBQs and tables. The
latter has the better swimming.
Lesueur National Park
(per car $11)
This botanical paradise, 50km north of Cervantes, contains a staggering 820
plant species, many of them rare and endemic, such as the pine banksia
(Banksia tricup-
sis)
and Mt Lesueur grevillea
(Grevillea batrachioides)
. Late winter sees the heath erupt
into a mass of colour, and the park is also home to the endangered Carnaby's cockatoo.
An 18km circuit drive is dotted with lookouts and picnic areas. Flat-topped
Mt Lesueur
(4km return walk) has panoramic coastal views.
NATIONAL PARK
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Tours
Many Perth-based companies offer day trips to the Pinnacles.
GUIDED TOURS
Turquoise Coast Enviro Tours
( 08-9652 7047;
www.thepinnacles.com.au
; 59 Seville St; 3hr Pinnacles tours $60, full-day Kwongan tours $170)
Cervantes local and ex-ranger Mike Newton runs morning (8am, three hours) and evening
(2½ hours before sunset) Pinnacles trips, as well as a full-day Kwongan tour, including
Lesueur National Park and the coast up to Leeman.
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Sleeping & Eating
Watch out for school holidays, when prices surge.
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Cervantes Lodge & Pinnacles
Beach Backpackers
( 1800 245 232;
www.cervanteslodge.com.au
;
91 Seville St; dm $30, d with/without bathroom $130/90; )
In a
great location behind the dunes, this relaxing hostel has a wide verandah, small and tidy
dorms, a nice communal kitchen and a cosy lounge area. Bright, spacious en-suite rooms,
some with views, are next door in the lodge.
HOSTEL
$
Pinnacles Caravan Park
( 08-9652 7060;
www.pinnaclespark.com.au
; 35 Aragon St; unpowered/powered sites from $27/32, on-site vans/
cabins $50/75; )
Fantastic location right behind the dunes with plenty of shady, grassy sites
and on-site cafe.
CARAVAN PARK
$
