Location Name - Yallingup - Canal Rocks
West end of Canal Rocks Road
Yallingup 6282

County/Council: City of Busselton
Region: Southwest
Location ID: 10082914


Website:
http://parks.dpaw.wa.gov.au/site/canal-rocks#sthash.U4BKwE9Z.dpuf (Dept Parks & Wildlife)

 
Categories:
BEACHES / COASTAL - *
LANDSCAPES - *
LANDSCAPES - Rock Formations / Cliffs
PARKS & GARDENS - *
PARKS & GARDENS - National Parks
DOUBLES AS - Coastal California

Tags/Keywords: Surfing

Description:
The Canal Rocks are an ancient and unusual rock formation, extending from a peninsula south of Smiths Beach on the coastline between the towns of Yallingup and Margaret River, in the Leeuwin-Naturalist National Park. These massive banks of granitic gneiss have eroded along a dead-straight line running north – south, forming the striking “canal” feature. Several smaller canals cross perpendicular to the main canal. Visitors can cross the canals via recently upgraded narrow bridges and carefully clamber over the rocks. The Aboriginal name for Canal Rocks is Winjee Sam.

Jurisdictions::
South West Aboriginal Land and Sea Council, City of Busselton, South West Development Commission

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