Porongurup National Park

Located 22 kilometers South East of Mount Barker. The park has panoramic views from mountain ranges and is renowned for it's beauty. It is also noted for its karri trees and rock climbing activities. The granite domes of Porongurup National Park rise over the plain 40 kilometres north of Albany. It is clothed in a luxuriant forest of giant karri trees, and the forest understorey puts on a brilliant display of wildflowers during spring and early summer. The granite from which the Porongurup Range was formed more than 1100 million years old, and has been exposed by the slow weathering of the softer rocks surrounding the range.

Animals such as the western grey kangaroo, brush wallabies, possums and native rodents can be found. However it is the birds that will be most evident to visitors and those keen on bird watching should have a rewarding experience. There are barbeque facilities, toilets and picnic tables available in the park. Rock Climbing is permitted only after permission is given by the ranger.

The best times to visit are late Spring to early Summer (October to December), when days are beginning to warm up and wildflowers are at there best. Winter, between June and August, is cold and wet, and visitors should come prepared. Even in spring the weather can be unpredictable, particularly higher in the ranges. Sudden cold changes can cause the temperature to drop and rain or hail to set in.