Densely forested, often steep area with walking tracks and picnic areas. The wildflowers strut their stuff between July and November; this is also when the cascading Serpentine Falls are at their most effervescent (swim at your own peril).
Serpentine National Park
West Coast Australia
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This 15m sluice of water is within Serpentine National Park, feathering down the face of a smooth granite escarpment. Falls Rd is off the South Western…
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