About this place
This pristine area is a haven for birdlife. Pelicans and cormorants can be seen bobbing about on the sheltered waters and you may be lucky enough to spot hooded plovers on the beach and sandy areas.
Broke Inlet is the only large estuary in the South-West which has not been significantly altered either by developments along its shores or within its catchment area. The Shannon and Inlet rivers flow into Broke Inlet and the water is nearly fresh prior to the bar breaking and the sea water flowing in.
The Inlet is linked to the Southern Ocean by a narrow seasonally open channel that passes through high ridges of sand dunes.
There are no formal camping areas at Broke Inlet but you can find your own campsite along the edge of the inlet or nestle into the sand dunes closer to the mouth.
Please take your rubbish home with you. Toilet facilities are not provided so please take along your own chemical toilet or bury toilet waste at least 15cm deep and at least 100m away from campsites and water courses.
Campfires are usually permitted, in a container or drum, between April 15 and November 30 but fire restrictions may be imposed at any time and without notice. When fire restrictions are in place, campfires must not be lit and any appliance powered by burning solid fuel must not be used. Ground fires are not permitted at any time. Please bring your own firewood.
Campers own liquid or gas fuel barbeques, stoves and heaters can be used at any time, unless a total fire ban has been declared.
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!
Western Shield - The Department of Biodiversity, Conservation and Attractions undertakes 1080 baiting at this location to reduce the impacts of feral cats and foxes on native wildlife.
Meat baits containing 1080 poison are laid in or around this area on an ongoing basis. 1080 is poisonous to humans and will kill domestic cats and dogs. Pets are not permitted in this park.
For further information contact your local Parks and Wildlife Service office or visit Western Shield.
Gallery
Activities
Bushwalking
Plants, wildlife and fungi
Visit the Atlas of Living Australia for a list of species recorded within a 5km radius of Broke Inlet.
Traditional Owners
We recognise and acknowledge Minang and Bibbulman people as the traditional owners of D'Entrecasteaux National Park.
There is evidence that Noongar people have lived in South-West Australia for over 47,000 years. The oldest archeological evidence at D’Entrecasteaux is dated at 6000 years, although this does not mean it wasn’t occupied early than this. Erosion of sand dunes within the park has revealed numerous stone artifacts, fish traps, quarry sites, mythological and burial sites. The majority of these are located around the Lake Jasper/ Meerup Dunes area, an area of particular archeological and cultural significance to the Noongar people. Artifacts have been found 10 metres below Lake Jasper’s current water levels, indicating a number of major campsites existed here when the lake was a prehistoric forest.
Wandjoo ngaalang kwoba/moorditj boodjar,
Nyoondool djinang ngaalang kwobidak Wardan, balyoongar, bilya, worl wer djinda kada werda ngaalang miya,
Ngaalang koort kalyakoorl nidja.
Welcome to our good/strong country,
You will see our beautiful sea, sand, rivers, sky, and stars across our place,
Our heart always here.