Hassell National Park is a national park in the Great Southern region of Western Australia

Western Australia

Western Australia is a state of Australia, occupying the entire western third of the Australian continent. It is bounded by the Indian Ocean to the north and west, the Great Australian Bight and Indian Ocean to the south, the Northern Territory to the north-east and South Australia to the south-east...

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Australia

Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...

), 367 kilometres (228 mi) southeast of Perth

Perth, Western Australia

Perth is the capital and largest city of the Australian state of Western Australia and the fourth most populous city in Australia. The Perth metropolitan area has an estimated population of almost 1,700,000....

 and 57 km (35.4 mi) north east of Albany

Albany, Western Australia

Albany is a port city in the Great Southern region of Western Australia, some 418 km SE of Perth, the state capital. As of 2009, Albany's population was estimated at 33,600, making it the 6th-largest city in the state....

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Named after John Hassell, a retired sea captain, who was responsible for opening up extensive areas in the south of the State during the 1850s as he extended his pastoral lease

Pastoral lease

A pastoral lease is Crown land that government allows to be leased, generally for the purposes of farming.-Australia:Pastoral leases exist in both Australian commonwealth law and state jurisdictions....

s east from Frankland

Frankland, Western Australia

Frankland is a small town in the Great Southern Region of Western Australia. The town is in the shire of Cranbrook and is situated approximately 360 km from the State's capital, Perth, 42 km west of the Albany Highway, 83 km southwest of Kojonup, 19 km north of Rocky Gully and...

 as far as Jerramungup

Jerramungup, Western Australia

Jerramungup is a Western Australian town located in the Great Southern agricultural region, southeast of Perth just west of the Gairdner River. The town of Jerramungup was established in 1953 as a war service settlement area...

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The park straddles the South Coast Highway

South Coast Highway

South Coast Highway is a Western Australia highway. It is a part of the Highway 1 network.With a length of , it runs from Esperance to Walpole roughly in parallel to the Western Australia's south coast...

 between Manypeaks

Manypeaks, Western Australia

Manypeaks is a town located 434 km south-east of Perth and 38 km north-east of Albany in the Great Southern region of Western Australia. The township is on the South Coast Highway close to the intersection with Howie Road. The closest towns to Manypeaks are both on the South Coast highway...

 and Wellstead

Wellstead, Western Australia

Wellstead is a small rural town situated in Western Australia in the Great Southern region between Albany and Esperance.The name commemorates the Wellstead family who settled in the area in 1860 and had held grazing land between Cape Riche and Bremer Bay....

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The site is regarded as an important ecological area as a result of it being a largely intact vegetation and wildlife corridor

Wildlife corridor

A wildlife corridor or green corridor is an area of habitat connecting wildlife populations separated by human activities . This allows an exchange of individuals between populations, which may help prevent the negative effects of inbreeding and reduced genetic diversity that often occur within...

 that serves as a link between the Mount Manypeaks

Mount Manypeaks (Western Australia)

Mount Manypeaks is a distinctive peak located approximately north-east of Albany, north-east of Two Peoples Bay and 6 km south-east of the town of Manypeaks in the City of Albany local government area.-History:...

 and Waychinicup areas with the Cheynes Baech and Pallinup

Pallinup River

Pallinup River is river located in the Great Southern region of Western Australia.The Pallinup rises near Kokodarrup River and flows in a south easterly direction toward the coast passing through Kybelup Pool and discharging into the Southern Ocean via Beaufort Inlet.The river is one of the longest...

 areas.

The park has no entry fee and has no facilities provided for visitors.

A population of the very rare Brown's Banksia

Banksia brownii

Banksia brownii, commonly known as Feather-leaved Banksia or Brown's Banksia, is a species of shrub that occurs in southwest Western Australia. An attractive plant with fine feathery leaves and large red-brown flower spikes, it usually grows as an upright bush around two metres high, but can also...

composed of 100 to 200 plants can be found within the confines of the park.