Website:https://parks.dpaw.wa.gov.au/site/sugar-loaf-rock (Dept. Parks & Wildlife)https://www.margaretriver.com/members/sugarloaf-rock/ (Margaret River Region)https://www.busselton.wa.gov.au/Contact-Us (City of Busselton contact page)
Description:Sugarloaf Rock is one of the region’s most spectacular coastal landforms and unique environments.Sugarloaf Rock logo As you approach Sugarloaf Rock you will instantly see why this towering, sea-scultpured rock that emerges from the Indian Ocean is one of the most photographed coastal landforms in the region. Sugarloaf Rock and the sometimes treacherous seas that pound it are best viewed from the platform. With its ever-changing colour, it is difficult to decide when it’s best to see it. Perhaps it is when the weather is stormy with crashing seas, perhaps it is when it is calm sunny and the water is crystal clear or perhaps the greatest sight is when the sun sets over the Indian Ocean and the colour of the rock changes every minute. If you wait long enough at sunset, you can even see the working Cape Naturaliste Lighthouse light up! Sugarloaf Rock is one of the region’s most spectacular coastal landforms and unique environments. It is no wonder that it is one of the hallmark images of Australian Landscape Photographer of the Year, Christian Fletcher and it has graced the cover of the Australian Geographic magazine. It is a gigantic towering granite rock that emerges from the Indian Ocean extremely close to the mainland. The rock is situated within a designated nature reserve in the Leeuwin-Naturaliste National Park just off Cape Naturaliste near Dunsborough.Its ocean side is battered by treacherous seas and the rock is separated from the coast by just a narrow channel of wild water. This has created a unique environment which is home much wildlife.
Jurisdictions::South West Aboriginal Land and Sea Council, City of Busselton, DBCA, South West Development Commission
