Cape Arid National Park Travel Guide — Things to Do, Food & Hotels
national park in Western Australia
About Cape Arid National Park
This is the easternmost national park in the state. It is very remote and facilities are limited. The first European to discover the area was the French Admiral Bruni D'Entrecasteaux in 1792 and he named it Cap Aride; Matthew Flinders anglicized the name in 1802 and the park took its name from this feature. Pioneer graziers arrived in the area in the 1870s and the ruins of homesteads, dams and buildings as well as gravesites can be found near Pine Hill and Thomas Fishery. Bay whaling was conducted by Thomas Sherratt at Barrier Anchorage in the 1870s. John Thomas also seems to have had a bay whaling operation in the 1860s at Thomas's Fishery. Endless white sand beaches and granite strewn desert. The area is composed of sandy beaches and rocky headlands to the south with low granite hills ex
Where to Stay in Cape Arid National Park
- 🏨Thomas Fishery
- 🏨Thomas River Campground
Cape Arid National Park Travel Guide Sections
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