| Type: | protected |
| Gloucester National Park | |
| State: | wa |
| Iucn Category: | II |
| Local Map: | yes |
| Zoom: | 11 |
| Coordinates: | -34.4444°N 116.0586°W |
| Relief: | yes |
| Pushpin Label Position: | top |
| Nearest Town Or City: | Pemberton |
| Area: | 8.78 |
| Area Footnotes: | [1] |
| Established: | 1993 |
| Managing Authorities: | Department of Environment and Conservation |
| Url: | naturebase.net/component/option,com_hotproperty/task,view/id,88/Itemid,755 |
Gloucester National Park is a national park in Western Australia, 281 km south of Perth and about 3 km from Pemberton.
This park contains the Gloucester Tree, a renowned karri tree. Visitors can climb up to a viewing platform 60 m above the ground, using the climbing pegs inserted into the tree. The tree and the park are named after the city of Gloucester, England in 1946.[2]
The tree served as a fire lookout and had the platform, cabin and climbing pegs installed in 1947, it was one of eight lookout trees constructed in the area between 1937 and 1952.[3]
By 1963, it was estimated that over 3,000 people had climbed the tree, and in 1973 the original wooden cabin was demolished and replaced with an aluminium and steel cabin and gallery.[4]
Another attraction in the park is The Cascades, a cascade waterfall in Lefroy Brook.[5]