Wellington National Park is a national park in Western Australia, located 10 kilometres west of Collie and approximately 215 km south of Perth in the Shire of Collie along the Coalfields Highway. The 17,000 ha park has a hilly terrain and is intersected by streams; the Collie River valley is in the middle of the park, as is Wellington Dam. The park is within the Yilga…
Wellington National Park is a national park in Western Australia, located 10 kilometres west of Collie and approximately 215 km south of Perth in the Shire of Collie along the Coalfields Highway. The 17,000 ha park has a hilly terrain and is intersected by streams; the Collie River valley is in the middle of the park, as is Wellington Dam. The park is within the Yilgarn Craton geological province composed of belts of metamorphosed sedimentary and volcanic rocks, including large areas of granite.
Established: 2000
Nearest town or city: Collie
Area: 17,000 ha (42,000 acres)
Visitation: 212,000 (in 2015-2016)
Managing authorities: Parks and Wildlife Service
See also: List of protected areas of Western Australia
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