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Walpole is a popular tourist destination. There is a backpackers’ hostel, a hotel-motel, a guest house, chalets and cottages, two tourist villages and a caravan park. Budget priced meals can be obtained from two cafes or counter meals from the hotel.
Fishing and boating in either the inlet or the river are popular past-times along with charter boat tours. There are boats for hire as well. A must is a visit to the nearby Valley of the Giants, which as the name implies, is a stand of giant karri and tingle trees. One hollowed out and fire damaged tree is big enough to park a small car in.
The Department of Conservation and Land Management recently reviewed the damage being done to flora in the area and have built a bridge over the top of the trees which allows visitors to see this amazing forest while preserving its natural growth pattern.
Walpole is a part of the Western Australia South West Region Region. Other areas in this region include Dardanup, Abbeys, Balingup, Augusta, Boyup Brook, Bridgetown, Bridgetown North, Bunbury East, Bunbury South, Bridgetown West, Bunbury, Busselton West, Busselton, Capel, Collie, Cowaramup, Eagle Bay, Donnybrook, Dunsborough, Gracetown, Greenbushes, Harvey, Kendenup, Kojonup, Manjimup, Manjimup West, Margaret River, Manjimup East, Metricup, Marybrook, Mount Barker, Nannup, Northcliffe, Nornalup, Northcliffe East, Peppermint Grove Beach, Pemberton, Quindalup, Porongurup, Walpole, Vasse, Yallingup, Yelverton, Meelup, Boranup, Hamelin Bay, Cape Leeuwin and Gnarabup.
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