PERFECT
FRANCOIS PERON
WORDS: LINDA LEE RATHBUN | IMAGES: STEVEN DAVID MILLER/NATURAL WANDERS
NO VISIT TO THE GASCOYNE REGION OF WESTERN
AUSTRALIA WOULD BE COMPLETE WITHOUT
AN EXPLORATION OF THE BREATHTAKING
FRANCOIS PERON NATIONAL PARK.
The Shark Bay World Heritage Area encloses
some of Australia’s most stunning and important
natural highlights. Protected to the east by the
mainland and to the west by Dirk Hartog Island
and a handful of finger peninsulas jutting into
Denham Sound, the Peron Peninsula sits smack
in the middle of it all.
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On the northern half of the peninsula is Francois
Peron National Park; the only way to experience
this absolutely splendid destination is by 4WD.
If you are tenting it or travelling with an offroad
camper trailer, you can stay in the park; if you
have a caravan, you will have to do this as a
day tour from Denham or Monkey Mia.