Vasse Highway is a

Western Australian Western Australia (commonly abbreviated as WA) is a state of Australia occupying the western percent of the land area of Australia excluding external territories. It is bounded by the Indian Ocean to the north and west, the Southern Ocean to th ...

highway connecting

Busselton Busselton is a city in the South West region of the state of Western Australia approximately south-west of Perth. Busselton has a long history as a popular holiday destination for Western Australians; however, the closure of the Busselton ...

and the

South Western Highway South Western Highway is a highway in the South West region of Western Australia connecting Perth's southeast with Walpole. It is a part of the Highway 1 network for most of its length. It is about long. Route description Perth to Bunbury ...

south of Manjimup. It is long and travels through

jarrah ''Eucalyptus marginata'', commonly known as jarrah, djarraly in Noongar language and historically as Swan River mahogany, is a plant in the myrtle family, Myrtaceae and is endemic to the south-west of Western Australia. It is a tree with roug ...

and

karri ''Eucalyptus diversicolor'', commonly known as karri, is a species of flowering plant in the family Myrtaceae and is Endemism, endemic to the Southwest Australia, south-west of Western Australia. It is a tall tree with smooth light grey to cre ...

hardwood forests for most of its length, with some small agricultural areas and wineries nearby, and forms the main street of the towns of Nannup (as Warren Road) and Pemberton (as Brockman Street). From Busselton, it starts as State Route 104 from the

Bussell Highway Bussell Highway is a generally north–south highway in the South West region of Western Australia. The highway links the city of Bunbury with the town of Augusta and is approximately in length. The highway is signed ''State Route 10'', exce ...

3 km east of

, near the Sir Stuart Bovell sporting complex, and travels the 56 km to Nannup, where it intersects with the

Brockman Highway Brockman Highway is a highway in Western Australia. A few hours south of Perth, it runs west from Bridgetown via Nannup to Karridale. Nannup is situated at the junction of the Vasse Highway and the Brockman Highway. See also * Highways ...

and becomes State Route 10. It then passes Donnelly River and Karri Valley Resort, and 22 km west of Pemberton turnoffs provide entrances to the

Beedelup National Park Greater Beedelup National Park is a national park in Western Australia, 277 km south of Perth. It is situated on the Vasse Highway some 10 km west of Pemberton. The park is especially lush and damp due to an abundance of water. Gazet ...

. About 4 km before Pemberton, the highway ends at a

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. A left turn continues unsigned as Vasse Highway into the town of Pemberton, then for another 19 km until ending at

near

Diamond Tree The Diamond Tree is a giant karri tree located 10 km south of Manjimup, Western Australia on the South Western Highway. A wooden viewing platform built in 1939 is located 49 metres up, and was the oldest wooden platform fire look-out in ...

15 km south of Manjimup. A right turn continues southwards as State Route 10 to Northcliffe, allowing access to the

Warren National Park Warren National Park is a national park in the South West region of Western Australia, south of Perth and south of Pemberton. The park is dominated by old growth karri trees, some of which are almost in height. Some of these trees were us ...

. Route 10 then heads east along Middleton Road, meeting with the South Western Highway near the Shannon mill.

Cities and towns

* Yoongarillup * Nannup * Donnelly River * Pemberton

References

{{WA road routes , route=State Route 10 , shield={{AUshield, S, 10 , roads={{WA road routes/R, 10 , route2=State Route 104 , shield2={{AUshield, S, 104 , roads2={{WA road routes/R, 104 Highways in rural Western Australia