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Cave Works and Lake Cave

We recognise and acknowledge Wardandi people as the Traditional Owners of Leeuwin-Naturaliste National Park.

The Cave Works Discovery Centre, as well as Lake Cave, one of the deepest tourist caves in Leeuwin-Naturaliste National Park, are both well worth a visit.

No dogs

No park entry fee / Admission fees apply

Cave Works and Lake Cave
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About this place

At Cave Works, you can walk through a model of a cave featuring a flowing stream. Interactive touch screens allow visitors to explore subjects such as cave speleothems (formations), bones of our distant past and historical information. Accessible boardwalks lead to a viewing platform where visitors can glimpse into the depths of Lake Cave. There is also a theatrette.

Lake Cave has a series of stairways and paths that descend through a large doline or ‘crater’ with huge karri trees growing from its depths. The cave’s lake never dries up and offers stunning reflections from the path that runs along its edge. It is heavily decorated with fragile white calcite straws, shawls, stalactites and stalagmites. A prominent feature is the Suspended Table, a large flat area of flowstone supported just above the lake from above by two large columns.

Your Margaret River Region runs Cave Works and conducts guided tours of Lake Cave daily (excluding Christmas Day). Phone (08) 9757 7411.

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Safety information

Plan when to visit. Consider travelling with a personal location beacon (PLB). In the event you need to be rescued it could save your life!

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Colourful lights on the walls of Lake Cave
Cave Works and Lake Cave
Tourism WA
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Colourful lights on the walls of Lake Cave
Cave Works and Lake Cave
Tourism WA

Facilities

Toilet

Activities

Caving

Plants, wildlife and fungi

Visit the Atlas of Living Australia for a list of species recorded within a 5km radius of Cave Works and Lake Cave.

Traditional Owners

We recognise and acknowledge Wardandi people as the Traditional Owners of Leeuwin-Naturaliste National Park.

Need to know

No dogs

No pets allowed

Opening hours

Daily, except for Christmas Day.

Monday to Sunday 9:00 am - 5:00 pm

Admission fees

Admission fees apply.

No park entry fee

Entry to Leeuwin-Naturaliste National Park is free.

Toilets

Toilets are available.

Park office / Contact

Blackwood District (Busselton) Parks and Wildlife Office

Phone: (08) 9752 5555

Contact this office by email

Location

Australia's South West
Margaret River

Park boundaries are approximations only and should not be used for navigation or orientation purposes.

Acknowledgement of Country

The Government of Western Australia acknowledges the traditional owners throughout Western Australia and their continuing connection to the land, waters and community. We pay our respects to all members of the Aboriginal communities and their cultures; and to Elders both past and present.

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