No visitor to Western Australia should miss the giant Karri forests. it's another world. These towering trees are up to 60 metres high, massive in girth, many three to four hundred years old. These forests provide breathtaking tours and bush walks.  

Here you can stay in lakeside chalets (once timber camps), wander the forests or ride through them on the tramways that were the loggers form of transport. You can see the Diamond Tree Tower, a cabin built on top of a karri tree in the sky and used as a fire lookout until 1974; disused timber mills; modem timber mills; lakes, darns, streams, rivers (one with a bridge made by felling a single karri tree); the Warren National Park containing the biggest (89 metre) karri tree; the Walk Through Karri, a giant 400 year old tree so big that an archway has been carved through it; the Gloucester Tree, the highest fire lookout tree in the world - if you're very energetic you can climb the 153 rungs that spiral the tree to the look-out platform 60 metres high or you can marvel at  
King Jarrah - a 1,200 year old jarrah tree.  

Or for something completely different, discover the awesome cliff coastline of the D'Entrecasteaux National Park. 

BRIDGETOWN  
Thirty kilometres south-west of Boyup Brook is the picturesque town of Bridgetown. 
Set amongst rolling hills on the Blackwood River, there is a motel, several farmstay options, two hotels and three bed and breakfast establishments. 
The beauty of the area is enhanced when millions of wildflowers burst into bloom to form a carpet of brilliant colour in spring. 
There are several outstanding walk trails that start in town and details can be obtained from the Tourist Bureau. 

MANJIMUP  
Further south the timber milling town of Manjimup has backpackers’ accommodation housed in the caravan park, and another 10 kms from town in viticulture and horticultural districts, a hotel, a hotel-motel, three motels and a guest house. 
Budget priced meals are available from four outlets, two Chinese restaurants and two cafes while a-la-carte dining can be enjoyed at the motels. The customary counter meals are available at the Manjimup Hotel. 
There are many tourist attractions in and around town including the timber park, which is very worthwhile visiting. 
This is tall timber country and there is no better way to see the giant trees than to join the Forest Industries bus that has fully commentated visits to karri and jarrah regrowth forests, timber mills and scenic areas. 
Tours leave Manjimup Timber Park at 9.15 am on Monday, Wednesday and Friday. 
For those seeking something different, Manjimup Water Ski Park have boats and all equipment available for hire. 
The lake is set amid a picturesque stud and commercial cattle property which has shelters, barbeques and a camping area. 
There are many other attractions too numerous to mention and the local Tourist Bureau will be only too happy to provide full details. 

PEMBERTON 
Pemberton is a very popular tourist destination and won the award of top tourist town for 1993. There is a backpackers’ hostel, 10 kms out of town, a backpackers’ lodge in town, a hotel, motel, three lodges, several cottages and a caravan park. Four cafes, a Chinese restaurant, four a-la-carte restaurants and the hotel provides a good selection and price ranges. The hotel has live entertainment on a regular basis and often a top band. 

Pemberton is famous for its Gloucester Tree, a fire spotting lookout and the highest of its kind in the world. Thousands of visitors have enjoyed the panoramic view after climbing the driven spike stairway. 
Other popular attractions are the trout and marron hatchery where visitors can see both species at various stages of growth, or a ride on the unique Pemberton to Northcliffe Tramway travelling deep into pristine virgin forests, crossing mountain streams and rivers on the way. 

This is tall timber country and the jarrah and karri timber produced from this area adorns many homes and buildings throughout Western Australia. 

Modern technology has taken over from the days when all time was hand-sawn. Bunnings timber mill in the heart of town is the most modern in the State and is completely computerised. 
Conducted tours are run daily and visitors can view the operations of the mill from a steel catwalk above the saw benches (don’t slip). 

Horse riding along forest trails is also very popular with backpackers. Many choices of destination and duration (anything up to five days, camp out) are offered. Excellent choices of 4WD adventure tours are also run from town. Again a variety of tours are offered.

Driving
As is the case throughout the entire South-West, the roads are magnificent, allowing for easy and rapid movement between various locations. All the major roads throughout the region are bitumen surfaced, wide, well marked and of first class construction, and while many minor side roads in the South-West are of well maintained gravel construction all major towns (and most small towns) can be accessed without once leaving the bitumen.