Esperance Attractions
To the south of Norseman, from which the Eyre Highway cuts straight across the Nullarbor desert for 1000km into South Australia, is recently developed wheat country. Esperance, on the Southern Ocean, offers the attractions of its rocky coasts, beaches of white sand, offshore islands and coastal National Parks.
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Esperance, Australia
Esperance (pop. 6440) was an important supply port for the Coolgardie and Kalgoorlie goldfields. The town takes its name from a French vessel, the Espérance, which anchored here in 1792.
Esperance Regional Tourism Association
Museum Village, Box 554
Esperance, WA 6450
Australia
Museum Village, Box 554
Esperance, WA 6450
Australia
Cape Le Grand National Park
From the granite and gneiss hills in the park there are views of the wide sandy plains with banksia vegetation. Narrow inlets with good beaches attract water sports enthusiasts and anglers.
There is a 3km long trail from the parking lot to Frenchman Peak (262m) on the gentle eastern slopes of the hill.
The Coastal Track (15km) runs from Le Grand Beach in the west by way of Hellfire Bay to Rossiter Bay, with spectacular views of the coast. This walk can be divided into five sections: Le Grand Beach to Hellfire Bay (3 hours, strenuous); Hellfire Bay to Thistle Cove (2 hours, strenuous); Thistle Cove to Lucky Bay (3/4 hour, easy); Heritage Trail, Thistle Cove (3/4 hour, easy); Lucky Cove to Rossiter Bay (21/2 hours, not too difficult). There are no roads in the eastern part of the park; there is a track to Dunn Rocks (fishing).
(Near Esperance)
31,000ha.From the granite and gneiss hills in the park there are views of the wide sandy plains with banksia vegetation. Narrow inlets with good beaches attract water sports enthusiasts and anglers.
There is a 3km long trail from the parking lot to Frenchman Peak (262m) on the gentle eastern slopes of the hill.
The Coastal Track (15km) runs from Le Grand Beach in the west by way of Hellfire Bay to Rossiter Bay, with spectacular views of the coast. This walk can be divided into five sections: Le Grand Beach to Hellfire Bay (3 hours, strenuous); Hellfire Bay to Thistle Cove (2 hours, strenuous); Thistle Cove to Lucky Bay (3/4 hour, easy); Heritage Trail, Thistle Cove (3/4 hour, easy); Lucky Cove to Rossiter Bay (21/2 hours, not too difficult). There are no roads in the eastern part of the park; there is a track to Dunn Rocks (fishing).
Department of Conservation and Land Management South Coast District Esperance Office
Box 234
Esperance, WA 6450
Australia
Box 234
Esperance, WA 6450
Australia
Hopetoun, Australia
Hopetoun (pop. 270) is a quiet holiday resort on the Southern Ocean.
Ravensthorpe Hopetoun Tourist Centre
Box 222
Ravensthorpe, WA 6346
Australia
Box 222
Ravensthorpe, WA 6346
Australia
Ravensthorpe, Australia
Ravensthorpe (pop. 300) was once the center of a short-lived gold rush.
Ravensthorpe Hopetoun Tourist Centre
Box 222
Ravensthorpe, WA 6346
Australia
Box 222
Ravensthorpe, WA 6346
Australia
