Best Parks in Perth WA: Complete Guide

Perth's parks system is anchored by Kings Park (one of the world's largest inner-city parks), the Swan River foreshore reserve network, the coastal heath parks of the Swan Coastal Plain, and the Avon Valley National Park and Walyunga National Park of the Darling Range foothills that begin just 30 minutes east of the CBD. Perth's park system is genuinely excellent for a city of 2.1 million.

Kings Park and Botanic Garden — Kings Park (406 hectares, including 267 hectares of natural bushland, free) is Perth's most magnificent public asset: the Western Australian Botanic Garden, the State War Memorial, the Synergy Parkland water play area, the escarpment walks with Swan River and city views, and the biodiversity of the intact Banksia woodland within the park. Spring wildflower season (August-October) is Kings Park at its most spectacular.

Bold Park — Bold Park (adjacent to City Beach, 437 hectares, free walking tracks) is one of Perth's finest urban bushland reserves, with the Tuart Woodland, the Lake Jualbup, and the Reabold Hill summit lookout (best panoramic views of Perth available on foot in the inner city area). Particularly good for birding.

Rottnest Island — Rottnest Island (ferry from Fremantle, Hillarys, or Barrack Street) is technically not a park but a class A reserve with 63 beaches and bays in a car-free island reserve environment. The quokka population, the snorkelling at Salmon Bay, and the island's biodiversity make it the finest accessible natural reserve from any Australian capital city.

Yanchep National Park — the Yanchep National Park (50 minutes north of Perth) has the Crystal Cave tours, free-ranging kangaroos, the Boomerang Pool, and the Loch McNess wetland bird habitat that makes it the best wildlife encounter park within a day trip of Perth's CBD.

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