| Gloucester National Park Western Australia | |
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 View of the karri forest from Gloucester Tree Tower in 2015 | |
  Gloucester National Park | |
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| Nearest town or city | Pemberton |
| Coordinates | 34°26′40″S 116°03′31″E / 34.44444°S 116.05861°E |
| Established | 1993 |
| Area | 8.78 km2 (3.4 sq mi)[1] |
| Managing authorities | Department of Environment and Conservation |
| Website | Gloucester National Park |
| See also | List of protected areas of Western Australia |
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.[2]
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.[3]
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.[4]
Another attraction in the park is The Cascades, a cascade waterfall in Lefroy Brook.[5]
- ^ "Department of Environment and Conservation 2009–2010 Annual Report". Annual Report. Department of Environment and Conservation: 48. 2010. ISSN 1835-114X. Archived from the original on 11 January 2011.
- ^ "Please take me to - Gloucester National Park". 2009. Archived from the original on 13 September 2010. Retrieved 5 June 2010.
- ^ "Visit WA- Gloucester Tree and National Park". 2008. Retrieved 5 June 2010.
- ^ "Australian National Parks - Gloucester". 2007. Archived from the original on 20 March 2012. Retrieved 5 June 2010.
- ^ "Cascades | Explore Parks WA | Parks and Wildlife Service".