Boorabbin National Park
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Boorabbin National Park Western Australia |
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IUCN category II (national park)
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 Boorabbin National Park
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| Nearest town or city | Coolgardie |
| Coordinates | 31°14′18″S 120°10′09″E / 31.23833°S 120.16917°ECoordinates: 31°14′18″S 120°10′09″E / 31.23833°S 120.16917°E |
| Established | 1977 |
| Area | 281.53 km2 (108.7 sq mi) |
| Managing authorities | Department of Environment and Conservation |
| See also | List of protected areas of Western Australia |
Boorabbin National Park is a national park in Western Australia, between Coolgardie and Southern Cross. It is located along the Great Eastern Highway for a distance of approximately 25 km with a width of 5 km on each side in Western Australia's eastern goldfields. The park gets its name from the Aboriginal named rock on the edge of the park and also the Boorabbin settlement, established in 1898.
The Boorabin National Park is situated on top of a plateau. The landscape is primarily sand and the vegetation there is quite distinctive growing in deep sands deposited over 50 million years ago. Today the erosion of this significant landscape is lessening, but as a result of past degradation, the sands are left very weathered, leached and lacking in nutrients.
Despite this, the vegetation is diverse with countless species thriving in this environment. Vegetation ranges from the rich kwongan heaths, woodlands and mallee shrublands. The area is recognised for its unique variety of vegetation. With its own designated plateau vegetation system. Other attributes that the park is known for and the wildflowers, Samphire and Salt Lakes.
Other vegetation that can be found include species of banksia, acacia, hakea, sandalwood, melaleuca and grasstree. Two restricted species found in the heathland are Philotheca pachyphylla and Philotheca coccinea.
Fauna surveys in the park indicate that 17 native mammal species including the wongai ningui, dunnarts and bush rats are found within the park boundaries. Other animals including 4 frog species, 52 species of reptile and 51 bird species are also resident in the park. The park is also home to a rich array of dragon lizards.
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