Overview
About Meanarra Hill Lookout
Why stop
- A wide river-mouth and coast panorama after a short, paved approach.
Heads up
- The lookout is a brief stop if you are after a longer walk.
Map
Where it is
The highest, rockiest slopes around here are a summer buffet for grizzly bears.
Kalbarri Tour Guide
Your drive to Meanarra Hill Lookout, narrated.
Parkwolf is a GPS audio tour guide for Kalbarri National Park. As you drive, it chimes in with what’s ahead: hidden gems, upcoming stops, history, geology, and wildlife, right through your car’s speakers.
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Meanarra Hill Lookout“Up ahead is the access road for Meanarra Hill Lookout, where you can see how Kalbarri, the river mouth and the ocean fit together. I'd take this detour for the broad view without a long hike.”
Plays as you drive up to Meanarra Hill Lookout in the Parkwolf Kalbarri Tour Guide.
More stories near here in the app
- Two Boats, One Mistake
- The Wild Side of Waxflowers
- A Trunk Built from Leaves
- The Strike That Started a Fish Barbecue
- 58 audio storiesacross Kalbarri’s roads, triggered by GPS as you drive
- Wildlife heatmapsfor Perentie, Wedge-tailed Eagle, Western Grey Kangaroo, and 13 more
- Works offlinemaps, 18 trails, 19 places, and audio download before you lose signal
- CarPlay readysimple controls built for the drive
“Fantastic app with many points of information… It’s great to just turn on while you’re driving and it gives you an audio tour of the national Park. We love it!!!!”
Guide
More about Meanarra Hill Lookout
Take the short detourMeanarra Hill Lookout is a developed viewpoint about 5 km east of Kalbarri.
Meanarra Hill Lookout is a developed viewpoint about 5 km east of Kalbarri. At 207 m above sea level, it opens onto a 360-degree sweep of the town, the Murchison River mouth, the coast and inland park country. It's an easy way to see how the river meets the Indian Ocean; I'd keep it on the list if you want a broad view without a long hike.
The walk upFrom the car park, the lookout walk is 300 m return on a flat, paved path with no steps or…
From the car park, the lookout walk is 300 m return on a flat, paved path with no steps or steep sections. It's suitable for wheelchairs and prams, so the main view is within easy reach. There are several lookout platforms and a shade shelter at the top.
Take in the whole sweepGive yourself a few minutes at the platforms to look from Kalbarri and the river mouth across…
Give yourself a few minutes at the platforms to look from Kalbarri and the river mouth across the coast, then turn inland over the park. For a photo, frame the town, river mouth and ocean together from the lookout; sunset is a particularly good time for that wide view.
Add the Malleefowl loop if you want a walkThe Malleefowl loop is a separate 1.
The Malleefowl loop is a separate 1.5 km Grade 3 walk that starts about 100 m along the walking path. Don't mistake it for the short, paved lookout route: the lookout gives you the view with very little walking, while the loop is the longer outing.
Country and practical detailsMeanarra Hill is in Nanda Country, and interpretive signs invite visitors to think about the…
Meanarra Hill is in Nanda Country, and interpretive signs invite visitors to think about the relationship between people and the surrounding country. The site has a shade shelter and toilets. Pets aren't allowed in Kalbarri National Park, and 1080 baits may be laid in or around this area.
Wildlife
Wildlife in Kalbarri
29 sightingsPerentieMost seen around 10 AMSighting map
12 sightingsWedge-tailed EagleMost seen around 11 AMSighting map
33 sightingsWestern Grey KangarooMost seen around 6 PMSighting map
44 sightingsBlack-flanked Rock WallabyMost seen around 6 PMSighting map
24 sightingsEmuMost seen around 8 AMSighting map
23 sightingsEchidnaMost seen around 7 PMSighting mapSighting maps show where each species has been reported across Kalbarri. Wildlife moves, so no sighting is guaranteed.
