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South West Coast & Forests: Perth to Albany – Route Guide

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The Busselton Jetty running to the horizon
Photo: BijuJosephPerth · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Drive from Perth through Busselton and Margaret River to Pemberton's karri forests, Denmark's granite coast and Albany's harbour heritage. The six-day journey explores public foreshore, forest and coastal sights as conditions allow. Wine tastings, caves, tree climbs, swimming and wildlife trips are separate choices; check current road, fire, park and ocean alerts.

South West Coast & Forests: Perth to Albany is a 640 km one-way journey (self-drive). It works best as 6–8 days; the plan below is the 7-day version for October, built from 265 verified places, with planned transit times, opening hours and daylight checked.

6–8
days
640km
distance
6
Stops
265
curated stops

View ready-made plans 6-day plan · 7-day plan · 8-day plan · best time to go

The route

Perth→ 230 kmBusselton→ 50 kmMargaret River→ 120 kmPemberton→ 160 kmDenmark→ 80 kmAlbany
The long limestone cell block and courtyard at Fremantle Prison

Fremantle · Day 2

Fremantle Prison

Explore this historic prison, built by convicts in 1851, now preserved as a museum.

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Photo: Photographs by Gnangarra...commons.wikimedia.org · CC BY 2.5 au

What you'll see

Western Australian Museum
Explore diverse exhibits of social, natural, and marine history from Western Australia.
Perth
Busselton Jetty
Stroll along the long, restored jetty extending into the bay.
Busselton
Margaret River public capes-and-town-gateway circuit
Use the public town, coast-gateway and a condition-suitable capes/karri landscape circuit; caves, tastings and unsealed branches remain separately confirmed.
Margaret River
Beedelup Falls
Walk through a tree and enjoy falls, lake and park trails.
Pemberton
Denmark public Greens-Pool-and-granite-coast circuit
Use the public Greens Pool and Elephant Rocks landscape plus Denmark context; path works, parking, currents and ocean conditions govern access and swimming is never promised.
Denmark
Dog Rock
Spot the dog-shaped rock formation with a painted collar.
Albany

Choose your length

6-day plan14 stops · 12.8 h transit2.3 stops/day · 2.1 h transit/daySee the full plan →7-day plan20 stops · 15.8 h transit2.9 stops/day · 2.3 h transit/daySee the full plan →8-day plan27 stops · 17.0 h transit3.4 stops/day · 2.1 h transit/daySee the full plan →

When to go

Best months: September, October, November, December

Wildflower spring into early summer — the region's headline act — and calm winery weather.

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