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Stokes Inlet Picnic Area

We recognise and acknowledge Wudjari people as the traditional owners of Stokes National Park.

Two large sheltered picnic areas with running water for washing up (not suitable for drinking) and a barbecue. You can launch canoes or small dinghies from the beach.

No dogs

Park entry fee

Stokes Inlet Picnic Area
Bronwyn Wells

About this place

Stokes Inlet is located at the southernmost point of Stokes Inlet Road and provides access to Stokes Inlet Mouth.

Visitors can also launch their boats from here or enjoy fishing for black bream and King George whiting. The Stokes Heritage Walk Trail connects the Inlet with Benwenerup Campground.

You must bring enough drinking water for your needs as there is none available in the park. Please remove your rubbish as there are no bins in this park. Fires are not permitted.

Click here to see Stokes Inlet Picnic area and along the Heritage Trail to Benwenerup Campground on Google Street View.

Back to Stokes National Park

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!

Gallery

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Paperbark trees growing on the shoreline of Stokes Inlet with sunbeams shining through the clouds
Stokes Inlet Picnic Area
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Paperbark trees growing on the shoreline of Stokes Inlet

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Wooden lookout deck with a view over Stokes Inlet
Stokes Inlet Picnic Area
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This lookout is a short walk along the Stokes Heritage Trail from the Stokes Inlet day use area.

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Stokes Inlet
Stokes Inlet Picnic Area
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Picnic benches in undercover area with a view of the water at Stokes Inlet
Stokes Inlet Picnic Area
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Undercover picnic area with benches, bbq and sink facilities

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Undercover picnic area with benches, sink and bbq facilities at Stokes Inlet
Stokes Inlet Picnic Area
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The top of the wooden staircase down from the Stokes Heritage Trail to the Stokes Inlet day use area with a view of the inlet on a cloudy day
Stokes Inlet Picnic Area
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The staircase down from the Stokes Heritage Trail to the Stokes Inlet day use area

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View of Stokes Inlet over the tops of bushes from the top of the staircase that leads down to the Stokes Inlet day use area from the Heritage Walk Trail
Stokes Inlet Picnic Area
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A view of Stokes Inlet from the top of the staircase that leads down to the Stokes Inlet day use area from the Heritage Walk Trail

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Salt water paperbark trees along the shoreline of Stokes Inlet
Stokes Inlet Picnic Area
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Salt water paperbark trees

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Gravel carpark with low-sloping kerb at the Stokes Inlet day use area viewed from under bushes at the end of the Stokes Heritage Walk Trail
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The gravel carpark at the Stokes Inlet day use area

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Wheelchair accessible toilet block next to the carpark at the Stokes Inlet day use area
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Stokes Inlet shoreline
Stokes Inlet Picnic Area
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The white sandy shoreline of Stokes Inlet with a tangle of paperbark trees growing on the water's edge
Stokes Inlet Picnic Area
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Access to the Stokes Heritage Trail from the Stokes Inlet day use area, as viewed from the gravel carpark.
Stokes Inlet Picnic Area
Bronwyn Wells

Access to the Stokes Heritage Trail from the Stokes Inlet day use area. The walk trail leads to Benwenerup Campground.

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wooden staircase on the Stokes Heritage Walk Trail near where it leaves the Stokes Inlet day use area
Stokes Inlet Picnic Area
Bronwyn Wells

Staircase up to the Heritage Trail near where the trail leaves the Stokes Inlet day use carpark.

Facilities

Barbecue

Toilet

Activities

Bushwalking

Canoeing and kayaking

Fishing

Picnicking

Swimming

Plants, wildlife and fungi

Visit the Atlas of Living Australia for a list of species recorded within a 5km radius of Stokes Inlet Picnic Area.

Traditional Owners

We recognise and acknowledge Wudjari people as the traditional owners of Stokes National Park.

Need to know

No dogs

No pets allowed

Park entry fees apply

Standard park entry fees apply for Stokes National Park.

Toilets

Toilets are available.

Park office / Contact

Esperance District

+61 (0)8 9083 2100
esperance_admin@dbca.wa.gov.au

Location

Australia's Golden Outback
Esperance

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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    Safety

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    Be prepared

    Travelling in remote locations

    Bushfires and prescribed burns

    Bushwalking safety

    Camping safety

    Mountain biking safety

    Swimming safety

    Adventure safety

    Beaches and coastal areas

    Rivers, lakes and lagoons

    Fishing, boating, paddling, snorkelling and diving

    Access friendly places

    Access to nature north of Perth

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