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]
gloucester, national, park, national, park, western, australia, south, perth, about, from, pemberton, western, australiaiucn, category, national, park, view, karri, forest, from, gloucester, tree, tower, 2015nearest, town, citypembertoncoordinates34, 44444, 05. Gloucester National Park is a national park in Western Australia 281 km south of Perth and about 3 km from Pemberton Gloucester National Park Western AustraliaIUCN category II national park View of the karri forest from Gloucester Tree Tower in 2015Gloucester National ParkNearest town or cityPembertonCoordinates34 26 40 S 116 03 31 E 34 44444 S 116 05861 E 34 44444 116 05861Established1993Area8 78 km2 3 4 sq mi 1 Managing authoritiesDepartment of Environment and ConservationWebsiteGloucester National ParkSee alsoList of protected areas ofWestern Australia 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 See also editProtected areas of Western AustraliaReferences edit 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 External links edit nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to Gloucester National Park Gloucester National Park Department of Environment and Conservation nbsp This article about a location in Western Australia is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Gloucester National Park amp oldid 1121263142, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
