Cape Le Grand National Park

Cape Le Grand National Park Western Australia
IUCN category II (national park)
Mount Le Grand from Frenchman Peak
Cape Le Grand National Park
Nearest town or city	Esperance
Coordinates	33°56′49″S 122°09′20″E / 33.94694°S 122.15556°E / -33.94694; 122.15556Coordinates: 33°56′49″S 122°09′20″E / 33.94694°S 122.15556°E / -33.94694; 122.15556
Established	1966
Area	318.01 km2 (122.8 sq mi)
Managing authorities	Department of Parks and Wildlife
Website	Cape Le Grand National Park
See also	List of protected areas of Western Australia

Cape Le Grand National Park is a national park in Western Australia, 631 km (392 mi) south-east of Perth and 56 km (35 mi) east of Esperance. The park covers an area of 31,801 hectares (78,580 acres)

The area is an ancient landscape which has been above sea level for well over 200 million years and remained unglaciated. As a result, the area is home to many primitive relict species.

Established in 1966, the park is managed by the Department of Parks and Wildlife.

The name Le Grand is from one of the officers on L'Espérance, one of the ships in the 1792 expedition of Bruni d'Entrecasteaux.

The largely granite shoreline and white sand beaches are picturesque features of the area. The park is a used for fishing, off-roading, tourism, and hiking.

Beaches within the Park include those at Lucky Bay, Rossiter Bay, Hellfire Bay, Le Grand Beach, and Thistle Cove.

The islands and waters to the south of the park are known as the Recherche Archipelago Nature Reserve, another protected area of the Recherche Archipelago and nearby coastal regions. The Cape Arid National Park is located to the east.

The south-west section of the Park is dominated by rock outcrops of gneiss and granite. These form a distinctive chain of peaks including Mount Le Grand (345 m), Frenchman Peak (262 m) and Mississippi Hill (180 m). Further inland, the park comprises mostly heath-covered sandplain, interspersed with swamps and pools of fresh water.