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Western Australia, as of 2023, has 112 national parks, of which all but four are named. The oldest of these, John Forrest, was proclaimed in 1900 while the latest, Pimbee and Bunuba, were proclaimed in 2023. The largest number of national parks to be proclaimed was in 2004, when 28 parks were created in the state. Just under 2.6 percent of the state of Western Australia is covered by national parks.

The proposed Helena and Aurora Ranges National Park in the Helena and Aurora Range had its first stage of approval completed in October 2022. Another proposed national park in Western Australia is the Edel Land National Park. Steep Point, the most westerly part of the Australian mainland, would be located within the boundaries of the park.

At the time of the last two-yearly Collaborative Australian Protected Areas Database report in 2022, 6,511,458 hectares (16,090,160 acres) of land in Western Australia was covered by national park, which is 8.55 percent of all protected areas in the state. Overall, just over 30 percent of Western Australia is covered by protected areas.

National parks list

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Notes

• John Forrest National Park is considered to be Western Australia's oldest national park, declared on 30 November 1900. Despite this, Walyunga National Park is officially stated as having been declared on 8 June 1893.
• National parks were created after the 2022 Collaborative Australian Protected Areas Database report, limited or incomplete information available at this point.

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See also

• List of named nature reserves of Western Australia
• List of unnamed nature reserves of Western Australia
• List of conservation parks of Western Australia
• List of Indigenous Protected Areas of Western Australia

References

1. "Australian Government - CAPAD 2014 - WA summary". www.dcceew.gov.au/. Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water. Retrieved 27 August 2023.
2. ^ "Terrestrial CAPAD 2022 WA summary". www.dcceew.gov.au/. Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water. Retrieved 27 August 2023.
3. "Dryandra Woodland is Western Australia's newest national park". Government of Western Australia. 16 May 2022. Retrieved 27 August 2023.
4. "WA's new national park and nature reserve bigger than Bali". www.dbca.wa.gov.au. Government of Western Australia. 5 May 2023. Retrieved 2 September 2023.
5. "New and expanded national parks in WA's Mid West-Gascoyne". www.dbca.wa.gov.au. Government of Western Australia. 9 August 2023. Retrieved 4 September 2023.
6. "Halfway milestone for WA's Plan for Our Parks initiative". www.dbca.wa.gov.au. Government of Western Australia. 21 August 2023. Retrieved 5 September 2023.
7. "Proposed Helena and Aurora Ranges National Park one step closer". Department of Biodiversity, Conservation and Attractions (Western Australia). 25 October 2022. Retrieved 27 August 2023.
8. "Edel Land National Park (proposed)". www.dbca.wa.gov.au. Government of Western Australia. Retrieved 2 September 2023.

External links

• Explore Parks WA
• Collaborative Australian Protected Areas Database (CAPAD): protected area data
• Australian Protected Areas Dashboard

• National parks of Western Australia
• Lists of tourist attractions in Western Australia
• Lists of national parks
• Lists of places in Australia
• Western Australia geography-related lists