Lesueur National Park is a globally recognised biodiversity hotspot. Spring is the best time to visit it when you can see many of the 900 plant species blooming. But you can still see something flowering at any time of the year. We visited Lesueur National Park in the middle of autumn (April) and found endangered pine banksia flowering quite fascinating.
There is 18km one-way loop scenic drive throughout the park with numerous stopping points and information boards along the way. Interestingly, while the road to the park is a dirt road, the scenic drive inside the Lesueur Park is a sealed road. There are two picnic areas inside the park. Numerous trails of various length and difficulty start from those areas.
Mt Lesueur Trail in Lesueur National Park
We choose Mt Lesueur Trail, which is 3,5km return walk. It starts as an easy walk on rather flat surfaces and then changes into a moderate difficulty trail as it climbs up the slope.
The top of Mt Lesueur is flat but the views are quite spectacular.
With not many of the wildflowers blooming in April, Grass Trees, Kingia Australis and Pine Banksia were the spotlights for us.
Apart from endangered Pine Banksia, there are also other types of bankias in the park. Firewood bankisa and Bankisa Prionotes are especially spectacular.
How to get there and where to stay
Lesueur Natonal Park is 15 minutes’ drive from Jurien Bay and is easily accessible. There is a standard entry fee per vehicle and no dogs are allowed in the park. The nearest campground (this is where we stayed) is Karda campground.
