Stay: Shannon NP free entry, campsite $18 (seniors)
What a wonderful day we have had through the beautiful Tingle forests.
We began with an award winning pie from the Denmark Bakery. 
Denmark is a picturesque town set near Wilson Inlet and has all the facilities us travellers require.
We topped up on food and fuel then headed to Williams Bay National Park. It is here you will find the iconic natural wonders of Elephant Rocks and Greens Pool beach. Unfortunately the weather was not going to do it justice but still they were impressive. Elephant Rocks are huge granites that resemble their name sake….can you see them?
Denmark is a picturesque town set near Wilson Inlet and has all the facilities us travellers require.
We topped up on food and fuel then headed to Williams Bay National Park. It is here you will find the iconic natural wonders of Elephant Rocks and Greens Pool beach. Unfortunately the weather was not going to do it justice but still they were impressive. Elephant Rocks are huge granites that resemble their name sake….can you see them?
Thank you wikicamps for this picture…
Greens Pool is said to be the most beautiful beach in Australia which offers a natural swimming hole edged by low lying granite crops. 
We could imagine how popular it would be here on a nice warm day especially if the carpark is any indication.It’s huge! (Thanks to wikicamps…)
We could imagine how popular it would be here on a nice warm day especially if the carpark is any indication.It’s huge! (Thanks to wikicamps…)
At Bow Bridge we turned off the A1 onto the Valley of The Giants Road. A lovely drive through lush green farmland into the Tingle State Forest. 
We decided just to walk the Ancient Empire Walk and admire these huge trees from below.
The Red Tingle trees are the ones that grow with big buttresses that become hollowed out by fungus and pests then a fire… we were able to walk through the largest one here.
In between Nornalup and Walpole, we drove along the Hilltop Road to the Giant Tingle Tree. Once again it was a lovely forest with karri, sheoak and tingle trees towering over us.
We decided just to walk the Ancient Empire Walk and admire these huge trees from below.
The Red Tingle trees are the ones that grow with big buttresses that become hollowed out by fungus and pests then a fire… we were able to walk through the largest one here.
In between Nornalup and Walpole, we drove along the Hilltop Road to the Giant Tingle Tree. Once again it was a lovely forest with karri, sheoak and tingle trees towering over us.
After a brief visit at the Information Centre in Walpole to discover the road conditions to Mount Frankland we continued on there. We stopped at the Swarbrick Art Loop which featured exhibits to challenge our perception of wilderness. We particularly liked the wall of reflection….actually called perceptions.
Another 20km on we arrived at Mount Frankland National Park.
We took the Summit Trail (1.2km return). We stopped to have a look at the Towerman’s Hut, built in 1956, which was used by the tower man who climbed to the summit several times a day to watch for fires and check the weather. 
Closer to the summit we climbed over 300 steps to reach to top.
We took a quick diversion to the stainless steel Soho lookout at the base of the granite summit.
As the day was getting in we drove back to the A1 on a very good gravel road.
Closer to the summit we climbed over 300 steps to reach to top.
Once there we got stunning 360° views of the Walpole Wilderness.
We took a quick diversion to the stainless steel Soho lookout at the base of the granite summit.
As the day was getting in we drove back to the A1 on a very good gravel road.
58km later we were setup in the camp at Shannon National Park which used to be an old mill settlement.
We quickly started up the wood fired hot water for a shower.
Later we enjoyed our dinner around the camp fire…first one for this trip as most National Parks do not allow open fires.
We quickly started up the wood fired hot water for a shower.
Later we enjoyed our dinner around the camp fire…first one for this trip as most National Parks do not allow open fires.
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