Cape Le Grand National Park
| Cape Le Grand National Park Western Australia | |
|---|---|
Mount Le Grand from Frenchman Peak | |
| Nearest town or city | Esperance |
| Coordinates | 33°56′49″S 122°09′20″E / 33.94694°S 122.15556°E |
| Population | 0 (SAL 2021) |
| Established | 1966 |
| Area | 318.01 km2 (122.8 sq mi) |
| Managing authorities | Department of Parks and Wildlife |
| Website | Cape Le Grand National Park |
| See also | List of protected areas of Western Australia |
Cape Le Grand National Park is a national park in Western Australia, 631 km (392 mi) south-east of Perth and 56 km (35 mi) east of Esperance. The park covers an area of 31,801 hectares (78,580 acres) The area is an ancient landscape which has been above sea level for well over 200 million years and remained unglaciated. As a result, the area is home to many primitive relict species. Established in 1966, the park is managed by the Department of Parks and Wildlife. The name Le Grand is from one of the officers on L'Espérance, one of the ships in the 1792 expedition of Bruni d'Entrecasteaux.
The locality of Cape Le Grand of the Shire of Esperance shares almost identical boundaries with the national park, the exception being a number of roads in the west of the park and locality, which are part of the later but not the former.