Gloucester-Nationalpark

The Gloucester National Park is an Australian national park in the far southwest of the country.

The 9 km ² area is located in Western Australia, 281 km south of Perth and 3 km from Pemberton.

In the park are the enormous Gloucester Tree, a Karribaum (Eucalyptus diversicolor ), the visitor up to a platform in 61 m can climb height. The Gloucester Tree is named after the Duke of Gloucester, who visited Pemberton, as the platform was built. This tree was used from 1947 to the fire observation in a network of observation stations in the trees by the year 1952. The eucalypts in Australia can be up to 90 meters high. In addition to this huge tree, which is 3 km from Pemberton, there are other giant trees, the Dave Evans Bicentennial Tree, the 11 km south of Pemberton on the Old Vasse Roud and the Diamond Tree, located 10 km south of Manjimup on the South Western Highway lies.

Another natural event in the park is the waterfall Lefroy Brook, falls whose water over rocks stages in cascade. The park has numerous hiking trails. At Gloucester tea and at Lefroy waterfall there are tables for a picnic and toilet facilities.