📜 Natural park in Western Australia, known for wildflowers, marine fossils, and 19th-century mine remnants.🔍 Protects botanically diverse kwongan heath. # Why Go 🌸 Spectacular wildflowers in spring 🦴 See ancient marine fossils at Riverbend ⛏️ Explore remnants of Western Australia's first coal mine 🏞️ Discover unique geology dating back 250 million years 🚶 Retrace the trail of the Gregory brothers # Why Avoid 🌧️ Irwin River may flood and be impassable during heavy rain ☀️ Can be dry and forbidding in summer heat # Tips 🗓️ Visit in spring for the best wildflower display 🚗 Accessible year-round via well-formed gravel roads # 📍 Location 71 miles inland from Geraldton, near Mingenew and Mullewa.