Eucla National Park is a national park in

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, east of

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. The southern edge of the park borders a section of the

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. Other notable features of the park include Wilson Bluff and Delisser sandhills. The area is composed of mallee scrub and

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vegetation, typical of the southern coast. Wildflowers such as Cockie's Tongue ('' Templetonia retusa''), with its distinctive red, pink or yellow flowers are common throughout the park. A rare plant species of

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that is native to the limestone cliff area is known to exist in the park. Access to the area is via the

Eyre Highway Eyre Highway is a highway linking Western Australia and South Australia via the Nullarbor Plain. Signed as National Highways 1 and A1, it forms part of Highway 1 and the Australian National Highway network linking Perth and Adelaide. It ...

found on the northern border of the park. No facilities are available for visitors in the park and no sealed roads exist within the park, only

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tracks. No camping is permitted within the park; the nearest camping facilities are at Eucla and

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. Historical ruins such as the Eucla

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station and the original Eucla township can be found at the western end of the park. Both are partially buried by encroaching sand dunes.

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Image:Eucla coast from pass.jpg, Overlooking coast near Eucla from Eucla Pass Image:Euclasanddune.JPG, Sand dunes near Eucla {{authority control National parks of Western Australia Protected areas established in 1979 Hampton bioregion Great Australian Bight Nullarbor Plain

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