Quinninup Eco Tourist Park Set on 50 acres, many areas planted out with wildflowers and proteas The park has four self-contained chalets, each sleeping five people Disabled facilities and baby equipment hire available Modern, clean ablution block (also with disabled facilities) and laundry The bays are large, grassed, drive-through, with nine-metre roads for easy access, and are fully serviced Access to walk trails, tennis and basketball courts Borders National Park and Karri Lake

Vernon and Pamela Purdy 11 Wheatley Coast Road Quinninup WA 6258 Bookings: 08 9773 1329 08 9773 1102

HISTORY OF MILL SITE to ECO PARK
Nestled in the heart of the tall timber country, the Quininnup Eco Tourist Park is perfectly situated for a country/forest experience. It is built on the site of the historic Quininnup Mill, formerly a Millars Timber Company operation. In its heyday it was one of the largest mills in the southwest.
The clearing and construction of the mill and town site started in 1939 but was put on hold because of the outbreak of World War II. However it was completed soon after the war. The mill supplied the high demand for large timbers for bridges, wharf pylons, and railway sleepers, mainly to a war ravaged England and parts of Europe.
Timber left the site by steam train and the Eco Park still retains the historic jarrah timber sheds including the locomotive workshop (now used for the storing and drying of wild flowers), and the loco oil shed. The ruin of the five story high burner used for the disposal of waste sawdust also remains.
Closed in the early 1980s, the site has over the years been transformed and recently opened as a caravan park with all the modern facilities that comfortable touring requires. The well established site retains many trees, surrounded by wild flowers and native plants, with many resident birds. Kangaroos and other marsupials visit the park grassland and live in the surrounding bush land.
Quininnup town site also has a tavern, which was once the old workers club. It supplies high quality meals and drinks at competitive prices. Also within easy walking distance of the park is the Q-Mart where the everyday consumables can be purchased. Nearby is a superb man-made lake, which is over 600 metres wide, and more than 1kilometre long.
Built on the outskirts of town, set in the middle of a new housing development integrated into natural bush land, Qunninup has the amenities and activities for all age groups. Visit Quinninup Eco Park on your next trip to the South West and help put Quinninup on your map.