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Point Ann is easily the best and most picturesque whale-watching site on the Fitzgerald coast.

Purpose-built whale-watching platforms at Point Ann are popular from June to the end of October when southern right whales can be seen cavorting in the bay on most days during the whale season. The dramatic peaks of the Barrens Range form a spectacular backdrop to the view over the bay.

Winter visitors
During summer, southern right whales prefer the open ocean, away from the coast, but during early winter and spring the cows come in close to shore. There, near the surf line in sheltered bays, they give birth to their young, before returning to deeper waters as summer approaches. On average, they calve once every three years. Newborn animals are between four and a half to six metres long and weigh approximately one and a half tonnes. Other activities include walking the Point Ann Heritage Trail, beachcombing, swimming and fishing.

Your safety:
Coast Risks and Cliff Risks are significant in this park.

Point Ann Heritage Trail

Delve into a classic piece of Western Australian history with a short walk along the old rabbit-proof fence.

Distance: 400m loop (allow 30 minutes) Trail Classification: Class 3 Moderate gradients.

For more information visit TrailsWA.

Mamang Trail

Explore the park’s stunning sandy coast with a hike along the Mamang Trail.

The Mamang Trail leads from Point Ann to Fitzgerald Inlet where day use and camping facilities provide walkers with the option to rest or stay overnight.

Distance: inland route 12km one-way Trail Classification: Class 4 Moderately difficult.

For more information visit TrailsWA.

Getting There

You can get to this site by: 2WD

GPS: -34.17, 119.58

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Site Activities:

Canoeing & kayaking

Swimming

Bushwalking

Fishing

Site Facilities:

Barbecue

Boat Ramp

Lookout/Deck

Toilet

No dogs allowedNo drinking water available

Activities

Bush Walking

Point Ann Heritage Trail
Distance: 400m loop (allow 30 minutes) Trail Classification: Class 3 Moderate gradients
Delve into a classic piece of Western Australian history with a short walk along the old rabbit-proof fence.

The Heritage Trail is a pleasant walk that does a loop around the headland at Point Ann. Interpretive signs on the walk tell the intriguing story about this ‘longest single fence in the world’, which was built in the early 1900s to keep rabbits and other agricultural pests from the east, out of Western Australian pastoral areas. The vegetation on this exposed headland is wind-pruned and very low but contains a delightful diversity of beautiful wildflowers in spring. From vantage points along the trail there are magnificent views across the bay to Mid Mt Barren and Thumb Peak in the central wilderness area of this world-renowned national park.

Mamang Trail
Class 4 Moderately difficult Distance: inland route 12km one-way

The Mamang Trail leads from Point Ann to Fitzgerald Inlet where day use and camping facilities provide walkers with the option to rest or stay overnight. This beautiful stretch of the Fitzgerald coast features long, low curving white beaches backed by windswept dunes and dense, green coastal heath. Wattles, banksias and a myriad of other delightful wildflowers add bold splashes of colour to the heath and shrublands when in flower.

Whale of a time
Mamang is the Aboriginal Noongar word for ‘whale’ as this is one of the best spots on the south coast to enjoy whale watching from July to October when mothers bring their newborn calves into the sheltered waters of Point Charles Bay.

Vista variety
Along the trail the scenery is varied with long views over Lake Nameless and along the Fitzgerald Inlet and river valley. The mouth of the inlet is blocked by a sandbar that opens occasionally after heavy rain. Where the trail crosses the rocky headland at Point Charles, there are spectacular views of Mid Mt Barren and Thumb Peak in the Barrens Range. Return to Point Ann via the same route or along the beach circling Point Charles Bay (Length: 8km)

Your safety:
Coast Risks and Cliff Risks are significant in this park.

Caring for the park:
Please clean footwear and equipment at the start and finish of any walks you do in natural areas to prevent the spread of Phytopthora dieback.
Fishing
Swimming
Canoeing/Kayaking