Western Australia is the second largest country subdivision in the world.

As of 2022, based on the latest Collaborative Australian Protected Areas Database report, it contains separate land-based protected areas with a total area of , accounting for just over 30 percent of the state's land mass. By area, Indigenous Protected Areas account for the largest part of this, almost 67 percent while, by number, nature reserves hold the majority with two-third of all land-based protected areas being nature reserves.

Marine-based protected areas in Western Australia, as of 2022, covered or 41.05 percent of the state's waters. 41 individual Marine Protected Areas existed in the state of which the largest amount, 20, were Marine Parks, followed by Marine Reserves with 15. Marine Parks accounted for 92.25 percent of all Marine Protected Areas in the state.

Protected areas of Western Australia

Conservation Parks

As of 2022, the following 72 conservation parks exist in Western Australia, covering or 0.5 percent of Western Australia's land mass, and accounting for 1.66 percent of all protected areas in the state.

Barnabinmah Blackbutt Boyagarring Brooking Gorge Burra Camp Creek Cane River Cape Range Coalseam Dardanup Devonian Reef Geikie Gorge Goldfields Woodlands Gooralong Hester Jinmarnkur Kerr Korijekup Kujungurru Warrarn Lakeside Lane Poole Reserve Laterite Len Howard Leschenault Peninsula Leschenaultia Lupton Montebello Islands Mount Manning Range Muja Penguin Island R 46235 Rapids Rock Gully Rowles Lagoon Shell Beach Totadgin Unnamed WA01333 Unnamed WA17804 Unnamed WA23088 Unnamed WA23920 Unnamed WA24657 Unnamed WA29901 Unnamed WA33448 Unnamed WA34213 Unnamed WA38749 Unnamed WA39584 Unnamed WA39752 Unnamed WA41986 Unnamed WA43290 Unnamed WA46756 Unnamed WA47100 Unnamed WA48291 Unnamed WA48436 Unnamed WA48717 Unnamed WA49144 Unnamed WA49220 Unnamed WA49363 Unnamed WA49561 Unnamed WA49742 Unnamed WA49994 Unnamed WA51272 Unnamed WA51376 Unnamed WA51963 Unnamed WA52103 Unnamed WA53269 Unnamed WA53313 Unnamed WA53632 Unnamed WA53971 Wallaroo Rock Walyarta Westralia

Marine Nature Reserves As of 2022, 15 Marine Nature Reserves exist in Western Australia. Hamelin Pool

Marine Parks As of 2022, 20 Marine parks exist in Western Australia, covering or 37.88 percent of Western Australia's waters, and accounting for 92.25 percent of all marine protected areas in the state.

Barrow Island Eighty Mile Beach Jurien Bay Lalang-garram / Camden Sound Lalang-garram / Horizontal Falls Marmion Montebello Islands Ngari Capes Ningaloo North Kimberley North Lalang-garram Rowley Shoals Shark Bay Shoalwater Islands Swan Estuary Swan Estuary - Alfred Cove Swan Estuary - Milyu Swan Estuary - Pelican Point Walpole And Nornalup Inlets Yawuru Nagulagun / Roebuck Bay

National Parks

Overview Western Australia has had national parks or protected areas under legislation since the early 20th century. National Parks (and the earlier forms of reserve) in Western Australia came under a range of agencies:Information from the database at State Records Office of Western Australia

Department of Lands and Surveys: 1 January 1890 - (partly split) 31 December 1895 Wood and Forests Department: 1 January 1896 – 31 December 1918 Forests Department: 1 January 1919 – 21 March 1985 State Gardens Board: 15 December 1920 – 30 April 1957 (Parks and Reserves Act 1895) National Parks Board: 1 May 1957 – 30 July 1977 Department of Fisheries and Fauna: 1 October 1964 – 31 December 1973 National Parks Authority: 1 August 1977 – 15 April 1985 The National Parks and Nature Conservation Authority replaced the National Parks Authority on 16 April 1985 ceased 30 October 2000. Then to the Conservation Commission. Wildlife section of the Department of Fisheries and Wildlife: 1 January 1974 – 21 March 1985 Department of Environment: 1 July 2004 - 30 June 2006 Department of Conservation and Land Management (CALM): 22 March 1985 – 30 June 2006 (Conservation and Land Management Act 1984) Department of Parks and Wildlife (2006 to 2017 ?) The Department of Biodiversity, Conservation and Attractions was created on 1 July 2017

List As of 2023, Western Australia has 112 national parks. At the time of the 2022 Collaborative Australian Protected Areas Database report, the 110 then-registered national parks covered or 2.58 percent of Western Australia's land mass, and accounting for 8.55 percent of all protected areas in the state.

Alexander Morrison Avon Valley Badgingarra Beelu Blackwood River Boorabbin Boorara-Gardner Boyndaminup Brockman Bunuba Cape Arid Cape Le Grand Cape Range Cape Range (South) Collier Range Dalgarup Danggu Gorge (formerly Geikie Gorge) D’Entrecasteaux Dirk Hartog Island Drovers Cave Dryandra Woodland Drysdale River Easter Eucla Fitzgerald River Forest Grove Francois Peron Frank Hann Gloucester Goldfields Woodlands Goongarrie Gooseberry Hill Greater Beedelup (formerly Beedelup) Greater Dordagup Greater Hawke Greater Kingston Greater Preston Greenmount Gull Rock Hassell Helena Hilliger Houtman Abrolhos Islands Jane John Forrest Kalamunda Kalbarri Karijini Karlamilyi (formerly Rudall River) Kennedy Range Korung (formerly Pickering Brook) Lake Muir Lakeside Lawley River Leeuwin-Naturaliste Lesmurdie Falls Lesueur Matuwa Kurrara Kurrara Midgegooroo (formerly Canning) Millstream Chichester Milyeannup Mirima (formerly Hidden Valley) Mitchell River Moore River Mount Augustus Mount Frankland Mount Frankland North Mount Frankland South Mount Lindesay Mount Roe Mungada Ridge Murujuga Nambung Neerabup Niiwalarra Islands Peak Charles Pimbee Porongurup Prince Regent Purnululu Scott Serpentine Shannon Sir James Mitchell Stirling Range Stokes Tathra Torndirrup Tuart Forest Tunnel Creek Warlibirri Walpole-Nornalup Walyunga Wandoo Warren Watheroo Waychinicup Wellington West Cape Howe Whicher William Bay Wiltshire-Butler Windjana Gorge Wolfe Creek Meteorite Crater Wooditjup Yalgorup Yanchep Yelverton

Nature Reserves As of 2022, the following 1,233 nature reserves exist in Western Australia, covering or 3.99 percent of Western Australia's land mass, and accounting for 13.23 percent of all protected areas in the state.

Named

As of 2022, 826 named nature reserves exist in Western Australia.

Adele Island Airlie Island Alco Alexander Alfred Cove Amery Anderson Lake Arpenteur Arthur River Austin Bay Badjaling Badjaling North Badjaling West Bakers Junction Baladjie Lake Balannup Lake Bald Island Balicup Lake Balkuling Ballast Pit Bambanup Banksia Barbalin Barlee Range Barrabarra Barracca Barrow Island Bartletts Well Bartram Bashford Basil Road Beaufort Bridge Beaumont Bebenorin Bedout Island Beebeegnying Beechina Beechina North Beejenup Beekeepers Beetalyinna Bella Vista Bendering Benger Swamp Bernier and Dorre Islands Bessieres Island Betts Bewmalling Biglin Biljahnie Rock Billericay Billyacatting Hill Biluny Wells Binaronca Bindoo Hill Bindoon Spring Birdwhistle Birdwood Bishops Blue Gum Creek Blue Well Bobakine Bockaring Bokan Bokarup Bon Accord Road Boodadong Boodie, Double Middle Islands Boolading Boolanelling Boonadgin Boonanarring Booraan Boothendarra Bootine Boullanger, Whitlock, Favourite, Tern and Osprey Islands Boundain Bowgada Bowgarder Boyagin Boyermucking Bradford Breakaway Ridge Breaksea Island Breera Road Broadwater Brooks Brookton Highway Broomehill Browse Island Bruce Rock Buchanan Bugin Bulgin Buller Bullsbrook Bundarra Bungulla Buntine Burdett Burdett North Burdett South Burges Spring Burgess Well Burma Road Burnside and Simpson Island Burracoppin Burroloo Well Bushfire Rock Byrd Swamp Cairlocup Cairn Calcaling Camel Lake Camerer Canna Capamauro Capel Capercup Road North Cardunia Rocks Cardup Carlyarn Carmody Carnac Island Caron Carrabin Carribin Rock Carrolup Cartamulligan Well Cascade Casuarina Chandala Charles Gardner Reserve Chatham Island Cheadanup Cherry Tree Pool Chester Cheyne Island Cheyne Road Chiddarcooping Chilimony Chillinup Chinamans Pool Chinocup Chinocup Dam Chirelillup Chittering Lakes Chorkerup Clackline Claypit Clear and Muddy Lakes Clyde Hill Cobertup Coblinine Commodine Concaring Condarnin Rock Cookinbin Coolinup Coomallo Coomelberrup Cootayerup Copley Dale Corackerup Corneecup Coulomb Point Cowerup Coyrecup Craig Crampton Creery Island Cronin Crooks Culbin Cullen Cutubury Dalyup Damboring Damnosa Dangin Danjinning Dattening De La Poer Range Dead Mans Swamp Depot Hill Derdibin Rock Dingerlin Dingo Rock Dingo Well Dongara Dongolocking Donnelly River Donnybrook Boyup Brook Road Dookanooka Dordie Rocks Doubtful Islands Doutha Soak Dowak Down Road Dragon Rocks Dragon Tree Soak Drummond Dukin Duladgin Dulbelling Dulbining Dumbleyung Lake Dundas Dundas Road Dunn Rock Durokoppin East Collanilling East Latham East Naernup East Nugadong East Wallambin East Yorkrakine East Yornaning East Yuna Eastbrook Eaton Eclipse Island Elashgin Ellen Brook Elliot Elphin Emu Hill Eneminga Eradu Erangy Spring Errina Road Escape Island Falls Brook Faunadale Fields Fish Road Flagstaff Flat Rock Flat Rock Gully Flinders Bay Flowery Patch Folly Formby Forrestdale Lake Fourteen Mile Brook Fowler Gully Freycinet, Double Islands etc Frog Rock Gabbin Gabwotting Gagarlagu Galamup Galena Gathercole Geekabee Hill Geeraning Gibbs Road Gibson Desert Gill Gillingarra Gingilup Swamps Gingin Stock Route Glasse Island Gledhow Glenluce Gnandaroo Island Gnarkaryelling Goegrup Lake Goodenough Goodlands Gorge Rock Granite Hill Great Victoria Desert Greaves Road Green Island Greenbushes Griffiths Gundaring Gundaring Lake Gunyidi Gwalia Haag Haddleton Haddleton Springs Hamelin Island Harris Harrismith Harry Waring Marsupial Reserve Harvey Flats Hayes Heathland Herndermuning Highbury Hill River Hillman Hindmarsh Hines Hill Hobart Road Holland Rocks Hopkins Horne Hotham River Howatharra Hurdle Creek Ibis Lake Indarra Spring Inkpen Road Investigator Island Jackson Jaloran Jam Hill Jandabup Jarrkunpungu Jebarjup Jeffrey Lagoon Jerdacuttup Lakes Jibberding Jilbadji Jingalup Jingaring Jinmarnkur Kulja Jitarning Jocks Well Johns Well Jouerdine Jura Kadathinni Kalgan Plains Kambalda Karamarra Karlgarin Karloning Karnet Karroun Hill Kathleen Kau Rock Keaginine Kendall Road Kenwick Wetlands King Rock Kirwan Kockatea Kodj Kodjin Kodjinup Kokerbin Koks Island Kondinin Lake Kondinin Salt Marsh Koodjee Koolanooka Koolanooka Dam Koolberin Kooljerrenup Koornong Korbel Kordabup Korrelocking Kuender Kujungurru Warrarn Kulikup Kulin Road Kulunilup Kulyaling Kundip Kurrawang Kwolyin Kwolyinine Kwornicup Lake Lacepede Islands Lake Ace Lake Barnes Road Lake Biddy Lake Bryde Lake Campion Lake Cronin Lake Eyrie Lake Gounter Lake Hinds Lake Hurlstone Lake Janet Lake Joondalup Lake King Lake Liddelow Lake Logue Lake Magenta Lake McLarty Lake Mealup Lake Mears Lake Mortijinup Lake Muir Lake Ninan Lake Pleasant View Lake Powell Lake Shaster Lake Varley Lake Wannamal Lake Warden Lakeland Lambkin Lancelin and Edwards Islands Landscape Hill Latham Lavender Leda Lesueur Island Little Rocky Island Locke Locker Island Lockhart Long Creek Long Pool Low Rocks Lowendal Islands Mailalup Mallee Mallee Plain Malyalling Manaling Mangkili Claypan Manmanning Manmanning Dam Manning Road Maragoonda Marbelup Marble Rocks Marchagee Marindo Marrarup Martinjinni Martinup Maublarling Maughan Mavis Jefferys Maya McDougall McGauran McGlinn McIntosh Road