Point D’Entrecasteaux is a dramatic, generally-windswept headland, which affords splendid vistas in every direction.
Adjacent to the hamlet of Windy Harbour, it is less than one hour away from Pemberton; the drive is scenic, and all on sealed roads.
On this blustery winter afternoon we were eagerly anticipating some very large waves, a whole lot of spray, maybe some whales, probably some ‘roos.
The featured image looks south to Point D’Entrecasteaux, from Tookulup – our favourite of several clifftop lookouts.
We were much surprised to find ourselves looking at a “flatter”, more placid Southern Ocean than had been the case on any of our previous times here, over four decades!
Still, as you can see, at 3.41 pm on 19 August 2025, this was a splendid place, as it always is.
We “always” see kangaroos here, but just this once we did not.
At least two whales were present, but I only glimpsed them, briefly.
An incoming squall soon moved us to move on, rather than walk as much as we had intended.
There are several nice, undemanding trails here.
The headland’s own more intimate features – vegetation, various small critters, and close views of its much-weathered self – often prove as rewarding as the grand vistas.
Click here for a deal of “visitor info” on D’Entrecasteaux National Park; it is very big, highly diverse, and offers both entirely-easy and “more challenging” adventures.
There are dramatic, entirely-unspoilt shorelines, dunes, granite outcrops, inlets, lakes, swamps, tall forests, gnarly scrub…and no “real estate”.