After his ship, HMS Investigator, sought refuge here during a summer storm, Matthew Flinders gave the bay the name Lucky Bay. A botanist named Robert Brown went ashore and looked into a wide range of plants that were mostly unknown to him. He found and named many new species. A plaque on the rocks at the bay’s eastern end honours this important historical event.
Situated on Western Australia’s southern coast, east of Esperance, Cape Le Grand National Park is a coastal reserve celebrated for its imposing granite formations and brilliant white beaches, including the renowned Lucky Bay and Hellfire Bay. Founded in 1966 and spanning approximately 31,800 hectares, the park encompasses Frenchman Peak, a 262-metre-high granite summit reached via a steep, 3-kilometre return hike, as well as the 20-kilometre Le Grand Coastal Trail, which connects a series of turquoise bays. Visitors can enjoy swimming, snorkelling and surfing, observe western grey kangaroos resting on the sand, or stay overnight at campsites at Lucky Bay or Le Grand Beach.
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