Parking
Mushroom Rock Carpark is the main access point; Rainbow Valley Carpark is also listed for the circuit. Both are reached from Red Bluff Road.
Overview
About Mushroom Rock Trail
Why go
- Interpretive panels make the fossil-rich sandstone rewarding to explore.
- The loop combines a rocky coast, cliff views and seasonal wildflowers.
Heads up
- Uneven, loose rock and steep steps require steady footing.
- Published distances vary between the mapped loop, GPS track and park guide.
Map & elevation
The route
Plan your hike
Before you go
Parking
Best time to go
Safety
The highest, rockiest slopes around here are a summer buffet for grizzly bears.
Kalbarri Tour Guide
Your drive to Mushroom Rock Trail, 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.
See the Kalbarri audio tourRecorded for this trailhead
Mushroom Rock and Rainbow Valley0:00 / 0:26
“You're nearing the access for Mushroom Rock and Rainbow Valley, a good choice if you'd like to explore the coastal sandstone on foot.”
Plays as you drive up to this trailhead in the Parkwolf Kalbarri Tour Guide.
More stories near here in the app
- Red Bluff and Pederick Lookout
- Red Bluff Beach
- Pot Alley
- Eagle Gorge
- 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!!!!”
Trail guide
Hiking Mushroom Rock Trail
The full coastal loopMushroom Rock Trail is the circuit between Mushroom Rock and Rainbow Valley, with either…
Mushroom Rock Trail is the circuit between Mushroom Rock and Rainbow Valley, with either carpark serving as an access point. The mapped loop measures about 2.4 km (1.5 mi); the park visitor guide lists 3 km, while a 2024 GPS track measures 2.6 km. Allow about an hour for the walk, plus time to explore the shore and read the interpretive panels. From Mushroom Rock Carpark the route descends toward the coast and returns over rough sandstone and rocky steps.
Along the rocky shoreWhite markers lead down through the valley toward Mushroom Rock, then along the coastal track.
White markers lead down through the valley toward Mushroom Rock, then along the coastal track. Expect uneven, sometimes loose rock and steps. The rock platform reaches the water’s edge, so stay well back from exposed edges, especially when seas are rough.
Read the sandstoneInterpretive panels explain Tumblagooda Sandstone and the trace fossils preserved in its…
Interpretive panels explain Tumblagooda Sandstone and the trace fossils preserved in its layers, including worm-tube forms and the rock formations known as Pipe Rock. Mushroom Rock’s rounded profile was shaped by wind and water erosion over many years.
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.
