John Forrest National Park
John Forrest National Park is a national park in the Darling Scarp, 24 km east of Perth, Western Australia. Proclaimed as a national park in November 1900, it was the first national park in Western Australia.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Park
- Description: national park in Western Australia
- Also known as: “John Forrest N.P.” and “John Forrest National Park (Greenmount National Park, National Park, Darling Range)”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Chippers Leap.
Chippers Leap
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Chippers Leap, formerly known as Chipper's Leap, is a granite outcrop on Greenmount Hill in Perth, Western Australia. It is located at, on the northern side of Great Eastern Highway, near the border between the suburbs of Swan View and Greenmount. Chippers Leap is situated 2½ km southwest of John Forrest National Park.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Hovea and Glen Forrest.
Hovea
Suburb
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Hovea is a suburb in the Shire of Mundaring in Perth, Western Australia. It is centred on Jane Brook and encompasses the Railway Reserve Heritage Trail and John Forrest National Park. Hovea is situated 3 km east of John Forrest National Park.
Glen Forrest
Suburb
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Glen Forrest is a suburb within the Shire of Mundaring, south of John Forrest National Park, west of Mahogany Creek, east of Darlington, and north of the Helena River. Glen Forrest is situated 3 km southeast of John Forrest National Park.
Swan View
Suburb
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Swan View is an eastern suburb of Perth, Western Australia. Its local government areas are the City of Swan and the Shire of Mundaring. It is 25 kilometres from Perth in the Perth Hills on the edge of the Darling Scarp, just to the west of the John Forrest National Park, east of Roe Highway and north of the Great Eastern Highway. Swan View is situated 4 km west of John Forrest National Park.
John Forrest National Park
- Categories: national park of Australia, heritage site, and national park
- Location: Western Australia, Australia, Oceania
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Vietnamese—“John Forrest National Park” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “John Forrest National Park”
- Chinese: “约翰·福雷斯特国家公园”
- Dutch: “Nationaal park John Forrest”
- French: “parc national John Forrest”
- French: “Parc national John Forrest”
- German: “John Forrest National Park”
- German: “John-Forrest-Nationalpark”
- Malayalam: “ജോൺ ഫൊറസ്റ്റ് ദേശീയോദ്യാനം”
- Russian: “Джон-Форрест”
- Swedish: “John Forrest National Park”
- Vietnamese: “Vườn quốc gia John Forrest”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Jane Brook and Darlington.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Glen Brook Dam and Nan Macmillan Reserve.
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