Francois Peron National Park

Francois Peron National Park sits on the tip of the Peron Peninsula in Shark Bay.

The park is an excellent four wheel driving area, with red sand dunes covered by acacia and surrounded by the beautiful waters of the Shark Bay World Heritage area. Dramatic cliffs and white sandy beaches complete the picturesque natural landscape.

The Park is home to many rare and endangered species, including euros, thorny devils, racehorse goannas, emus, fairy-wrens and thick billed grass wrens.

Ocean Park offers 4WD tours through the dunes of the park, allowing you to experience the marine coastal landscape. Whilst on tour you can witness dugong, manta rays, turtles and sharks from the Cape Peron cliff tops.

Francois Peron National Park was named after the French naturalist and explorer, Francois Peron (1775 — 1810). In 1801 he travelled as a naturalist on the expedition of Nicolas Baudin, who came to Australia on an explorative expedition under instruction from Napoleon Bonaparte. The expedition mapped much of Australia’s south western and southern coastline, including Tasmania.