Stokes National Park
Stokes National Park is a national park in the Goldfields-Esperance region of Western Australia, 538 km south-east of Perth.
| Stokes National Park Western Australia | |
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IUCN category II (national park) | |
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  Stokes National Park | |
| Nearest town or city | Esperance |
| Coordinates | 33°49′22″S 121°08′05″E |
| Established | 1976 |
| Area | 97.26 km2 (37.6 sq mi)[1] |
| Managing authorities | Department of Parks and Wildlife |
| Website | Stokes National Park |
| See also | List of protected areas of Western Australia |
The National Park is located 80 kilometres (50 mi) west of Esperance on the southern coast. A vehicle entry fee applies to Stokes National Park.
The Park is named after Stokes Inlet, which lies within the park and is its best known feature.
The area of the park is 9,726 hectares (24,030 acres)[1] excluding 16 ha (40 acres) that is part of the historic Moir homestead.[2]
The park is mostly areas of coastal heath and scrubland, smaller areas of low dense forest and sandy beaches around the inlet and coast to the south of the park.
The National Park is a relinquished pastoral lease, originally known as Fanny Cove Station, which in 1951 became Young River Station. It was then reverted to crown land and national park status by 1973. The Moir homestead ruins from the 1873 establishment at Fanny Cove was on a heritage list by 1993, but has since been destroyed by fire.[3]
See also
References
- "Department of Environment and Conservation 2009–2010 Annual Report". Annual Report. Department of Environment and Conservation: 48. 2010. ISSN 1835-114X. Archived from the original on 11 January 2011.
- "Total Travel - Stokes National Park". 2010. Retrieved 15 December 2010.
- "State Government adds Moir Homestead Ruins to Heritage Register". Government of Western Australia. 8 June 2001. Archived from the original on 13 February 2002. Retrieved 18 March 2017.CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)