Jandakot Regional Park Western Australia | |
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Nearest town or city | City of ArmadaleCity of CanningCity of CockburnCity of GosnellsCity of KwinanaShire of Serpentine-Jarrahdale |
Coordinates | 32°12′20″S 115°52′41″E / 32.20556°S 115.87806°E |
Established | 1997 |
Area | 2,362 ha (5,840 acres) |
Managing authorities | Department of Biodiversity, Conservation and Attractions |
Website | Jandakot Regional Park |
Jandakot Regional Park is a conservation park approximately 20 kilometres (12 mi) south of Perth, Western Australia, located within the Cities of Armadale, Canning, Cockburn, Gosnells and Kwinana as well as the Shire of Serpentine-Jarrahdale. The park, established in 1997 as the Jandakot Botanic Park, covers a non-continuous area of 2,362 hectares (5,840 acres) and is managed by the Cities of Armadale, Cockburn and Kwinana. It stretches from the southern end of Jandakot Airport to south of Casuarina Prison.
In Western Australia, regional parks consist of areas of land that have been identified as having outstanding conservation, landscape and recreation values. Jandakot is one of eleven regional parks in the Perth region of Western Australia. The purpose of these regional parks is to serve as urban havens to preserve and restore cultural heritage and valuable ecosystems as well as to encourage sustainable nature-based recreation activities.[1]