Nambung National Park Nambung national Park, on the Swan Coastal Plain, to the immediate South East of Cervantes contains one of Australia’s most fascinating landscapes—The Pinnacles Dessert. Out of the shifting yellow sands rise thousands of huge limestone pillars, standing in stark contrast to the surrounding low heathlands typical of this coast.
The pinnacles dominate tourist guides to the region, but they are only part of this 17,491ha National Park. Beautiful beaches, coastal dune systems and the trees and flowering plants typical of the northern coastal plain are all part of Nambung.
Summer days between December and March are usually hot and dry, with an afternoon sea breeze. During this time the fire danger is often extreme. Wildlife rests during the heat of the day, and only appears in the cooler hours of early morning and evening.
Most of the annual 600mm of rain falls between May and September. From September onwards the days begin to warm up (although still mild), and the world famous native wildflowers throughout the area begin their spring bloom.
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