List of streets and paths in Kings Park
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Kings Park, Western Australia is a mixture of approximately one-third grassed parkland and botanical gardens, and two-thirds native bushland.[1][2] Several streets provide vehicular access to the grassed area and gardens, and a network of pedestrian and shared use paths go through the bushland.[3]
Kings Park is bounded by:
- Kings Park Road to the north
- Thomas Street to the north-west
- Winthrop Avenue to the west
- Mounts Bay Road to the south
- Mounts Bay Road (approximately), Bellevue Terrace, Cliff Street to the west
| Name | Date built | Name source | Other name(s) | Notes | Image |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Forrest Drive | 1932
10 Feb |
John Forrest | "In memory of the late Lord (Sir John) Forrest"[4]
Not to be confused with Forrest Avenue in East Perth |
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| Fraser Avenue | 1932
10 Feb |
Malcolm Fraser | "(Kings Park): Sir Malcolm Fraser, Commissioner of Lands and later the first Agent-General for Western Australia in London."[5] Charles Fraser, first Colonial Botanist and Superintendent of the Botanic Garden in New South Wales
"(Kings Park): Sir Malcolm Fraser (1834-1900). He replaced John Septimus Roe as Surveyor-General of Western Australia in 1870. Later Commissioner of Lands then the first Agent-General for Western Australia in London."[5] "The founder of the (King's) park"[4] The road used to go through to Lovekin Drive and now ends in Fraser Circle. |
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| Jorang Grove | |||||
| Kattidj Close | |||||
| Kulunga Grove | |||||
| Lovekin Drive | 1932
10 Feb |
Arthur Lovekin | Lovekin Drive, named in 1931, commemorates Arthur Lovekin, second President of the Kings Park Board and the man responsible for the initiation of the Honour Avenues. After World War II many requests for trees were received for dedication to servicemen who died in that war and the Kings Park Board asked the Returned and Services League to arrange a dedication ceremony for the remaining 300 sugar gums (Eucalyptus cladocalyx) in Lovekin Avenue. Lovekin Drive was dedicated on 5 December 1948. | ||
| May Drive | 1901
c 23 July |
May Drive was opened on 23 July 1901 by Princess May, Duchess of Cornwall and York, later Queen Mary. May Drive became the first Honour Avenue in Kings Park and Botanic Garden in 1919. | |||
| Park Avenue | Park Road, The Park Drive | ||||
| Poole Avenue | 1932
10 Feb |
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| Saw Avenue | by 1838 | ||||
| Wadjuk Way | Wadjuk Noongar | Custodians of land Wadjuk Noongar used Kings park as a sacred meeting place. |
| Name | Date built | Name source | Other name(s) | Notes | Image |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aberdare Path | |||||
| Baird Path | |||||
| Boodja Gnarning Walk | Separates into the Maarm Track (Men's long walk) and Yorgra Track (Women's short walk) | ||||
| Boomerang Path | |||||
| Broadwalk Vista[6] | 1960s | ||||
| Bushland Nature Trail | Boardwalk | ||||
| Cliff Walk | Hacketts Path | ||||
| Crawley Path | Runs between the Pines Carpark and the Crawley Steps leading to Mounts Bay Road. | ||||
| Double Track | |||||
| Dryandra Track | |||||
| Goanna Path | |||||
| Goshawk Track | |||||
| Hacketts Path | |||||
| Hakea Track | |||||
| Honeyeater Path | |||||
| Hopbush Track | |||||
| Jacksonia Path | |||||
| Kokoda Track Memorial Walk | The Kokoda Track Memorial Walk is a tribute to the bravery of Australian troops who fought in the Papua New Guinea campaign of July 1942 to January 1943. The Kokoda Walk begins at Kennedy Fountain on Mounts Bay Road with a steep climb of 150 steps that ascends a height of 62 metres (203 ft).[7] | ||||
| Law Walk | Robert Law[8] | Law Walk is Kings Park's premier urban bushland trail.[9] It is a 2.5-kilometre (1.6-mile) loop walk that begins at Rotunda Two and continues along the ridge of the limestone escarpment to Dryandra Lookout. A loop in the trail then leads to the Lotterywest Federation Walkway and back to the start of Law Walk, taking visitors approximately 45 minutes to complete. | |||
| Lotterywest Federation Walkway | Opened August 2003 | ||||
| Magpie Path | |||||
| Marri Walk | |||||
| Monash Track | |||||
| Nuytsia Track | |||||
| Poole Track | |||||
| Prionotes Path | |||||
| Serventy Path | |||||
| Speargrass Path | by 1838 | ||||
| Wattle Track | |||||
| Wattlebird Track | |||||
| Western Path | |||||
| Woolly Bush Path | Woolybush Track | ||||
| Wren Path | by 1838 | ||||
| Zamia Path | by 1836 | Zamia trees |