Greens Pool
Calm turquoise water.
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Greens Pool and Elephant Rocks lie in William Bay National Park in the Great Southern region of Western Australia, about 13 km in a straight line west of the town of Denmark and about 369 km south-east of Perth. The park covers about 1,734 hectares of the south coast. Huge granite boulders form a natural reef that shelters Greens Pool from the swell of the Southern Ocean, leaving calm water behind it that is safe for swimming, even for supervised children. The park also takes in peppermint scrub, dense heathland, pockets of karri forest, Parry Inlet, lakes and hills topped with granite tors. Clear turquoise water lies over fine white sand behind a line of rounded grey rocks, and close by are the Elephant Rocks, huge smooth boulders that look like a herd of elephants wading into the sea, reached by a wooden staircase that passes between two rocks into a small bay called Elephant Cove. People swim and snorkel among the rocks on calm days. Visiting is free. The water is fairly cool even in summer and the swell can rise in stormy weather, so swim on calm days; summer, from December to March, is the best time to visit.
Calm turquoise water.
Smooth boulders.
Down wooden steps.
William Bay National Park, near Denmark, Western Australia
Yes, on calm days behind the rocks.
Yes.