Guide to Kings Park Western Australia Australia

Kings Park occupies approximately 400 hectares of Mount Eliza overlooking the city of Perth and the Swan River. Situated only a few minutes from the centre of Perth, the Park has much to offer with its sweeping parklands, Botanic Garden, wildflowers (which are spectacular, especially in Spring), and native bushland (two-thirds of the park).

There are extensive city and river views with a panorama to the Darling Scarp. On a clear day, from the top of the DNA Tower in Forrest Drive, the Indian Ocean can be seen to the west. The magnificently sited State War Memorial is also one of several scenic vantage points.

The Western Australian Botanic Garden extends south of the State War Memorial and displays more than 3,000 species of WA flora.

Extensive dual-use paths (pedestrian and bicycle, also accessible to wheelchairs) traverse Kings Park, and the main restaurant, cafe and kiosk are grouped together in the Fraser Avenue precinct.

Zamia Cafe sits in May Drive Parkland on the park’s western side, and the Poolgarla Family Area is off Kings Park Road.

In the Fraser Avenue precinct is the Visitor Information Centre, staffed by the volunteer Kings Park Guides. Maps and variety of other literature about Kings Park are available from the Kings Park administration building and the information centre. Kings Park guides invite you to free guided walking tours, departing at 10am and 1pm daily from outside Aspects of Kings Park.

There are picnic and barbecue facilities, public toilets and playgrounds at several locations in Kings Park. The Poolgarla Family Area is aimed mainly at children aged six and under and is served by Koorak Cafe. May Drive Parkland has free barbecues, play areas and Zamia Cafe.

Botanical Cafe, the Kings Park Kiosk and Fraser’s Restaurant are all located on Fraser Avenue in Kings Park. Fraser’s offers fine dining with city and river views; check its hours before visiting.

The annual Everlasting Kings Park Festival, held in late September and early October, is a major showcase of Western Australian wildflowers with displays, talks and events. Also available is horticultural advice and souvenir sales.

Fraser Avenue makes a grand entrance, lined with century-old lemon-scented gums and named after Malcolm Fraser, the colony’s second Surveyor-General. It leads to the State War Memorial, whose granite Cenotaph was unveiled in 1929, and to the Flame of Remembrance, lit by Queen Elizabeth II in 2000. Just off the avenue, Kaarta Gar-up Lookout takes one of the Noongar names for Mount Eliza, and since 2024 it has carried a large Aboriginal artwork by local artist Kamsani Bin-Salleh.

Inside the Western Australian Botanic Garden, which marked its 60th year in 2025, the Lotterywest Federation Walkway carries you along an elevated path and a glass-and-steel bridge through the treetops. Close by stands Gija Jumulu, a giant boab thought to be more than 750 years old, which was trucked about 3,200 km from Warmun in the Kimberley in 2008. Children can climb, splash and explore at Rio Tinto Naturescape.

Wildflowers peak in spring, when the Everlasting Kings Park Festival fills the garden with displays and events; in 2026 it ran from 18 September to 4 October. The park sits on Whadjuk Noongar country, and the Boodja Gnarning Walk and Aboriginal-led tours share stories of the land.