An online visitor's guide to Western Australia's parks, reserves and other recreation areas.
Warren National Park 
Introduction:
Warren National Park covers approximately 3,131 hectares and is a prime example of karri forest with trees reaching heights of a staggering 89 metres.
The Warren River meanders through the park, with gullies and streams joining it throughout the region. Accessibility to this wonderful park has greatly improved within the last decade and has become a popular destination for tourists due to its natural beauty and attractions.
Warren National Park has the Dave Evans Bicentennial Tree, one of the three fire lookout trees open to the public in the Pemberton area. It was pegged in 1988 as part of Australia's bicentennial celebrations. (You can also climb the Gloucester Tree in Gloucester National Park and the Diamond Tree, south of Manjimup on the South Western Highway.) Another tree in the park is named after Marianne North, the English artist whose 1880 painting of the misshapen karri now hangs in a gallery at the Kew Royal Botanic Gardens. A copy of the original painting can be seen in the Pemberton Visitor Centre.
Visitor facilities
Heartbreak Trail
The Heartbreak Trail winds through magnificent virgin Karri forest that lines this section of the lower Warren River Valley. The steep trail was built by hand to clear a path down to the river for the fire fighters, its name reflecting the hardship of the job.
Where is it?: The Heartbreak Trail is 11km from Pemberton and part of the Karri Forest Explorer Drive. Travel south from Pemberton along the Pemberton Northcliffe road, then follow Old Vasse Road for 4.5 km to Heartbreak Trail.
Travelling time: 20 minutes by car from Pemberton.
What to do: Camp, picnic or BBQ, canoe, trout and marron fishing in season, walking and photography.
Facilities: Viewing platforms, jetties, canoe launch, walk trail, fire lookout, campsites, park FM radio, camp kitchen and disabled accessible toilets.
Best Season: All year.
Discover the Heartbreak Trail (439.86 kB)
Fire lookouts
The first Karri fire lookout tower, called Big Tree, was constructed in 1938. By 1952 eight tree towers had been constructed. A trilogy of karri tree towers remain and are open to the public.
Where are they?: Gloucester Tree - 3km from Pemberton; Dave Evans Bicentennial Tree - 11km south of Pemberton, on Old Vasse Rd; Diamond Tree - 10km south of Manjimup, on South West Hwy.
What to See and Do: Climb the trees, bushwalking, picnic, BBQ, photography.
Best Season: All year
Where is it?: 15km from Pemberton
Access: Gravel roads within the park.
Best season: Year round
What to see and do: Karri forest, bird life, gullies, streams, Warren River, Marianne North Tree, Dave Evans Bicentennial Tree
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