Bells Rapids Park Lookout — Attraction in Brigadoon

Surprisingly, this is a really lovely camping spot with a beautiful river. There are two main tracks — we chose the longer one, which takes you up the hill where you can see the whole river, the surrounding mountains, and even catch sight of trains occasionally passing through a tunnel under the hillside.

The climb is a bit steep, but along the way we spotted several kangaroo moms with their joeys hopping around looking for food — super cute 🥰. The terrain is very diverse: rocky flats by the river are perfect for sitting down, chatting, or simply daydreaming, while streams, birdsong (like a natural ASMR), wildflowers, and even busy little ants surround you. It feels like the mountains are embracing you from all directions.

It was a bit crowded on a Wednesday afternoon, but still enjoyable. Facilities are good too: public toilets at the entrance, plenty of parking, and even the bridge itself makes a nice scenic spot. Definitely want to...

A walk bridge spanning the Swan River over the white water rapids make this an exciting viewing spot during the Avon Descent. Perfect for a picnic and bushwalk or that special day out.

There are two unique Bell's Rapid circuit walk trails - the 2.5km River walk and the 3km Goat walk. The site is noted for providing fantastic vantage points for the annual Avon Descent. Walkers can enjoy scenic views of Bells Rapids, the countryside and coastal plains, with beautiful grey kangaroos at certain times of the year.

Flora and fauna highlights include:

dominant trees – Wandoo, Flooded gums, Swamp Paperbark, Swamp Sheoak wildflower – Acacia, Borya, Daviesia, Hibbertia, Grevillea, Melaleuca, Xanthorrhoea (grass tree) bird – black cockatoos, ring-neck parrots (“28”), honeyeaters, silvereyes, robins, ravens, willy wagtails and grey fantails, wood swallows mammals – kangaroos, bandicoots, quendas, bats other fauna – geckos,...

A great view down the valley towards the rapids, with walks and natural view points. There is a swing, for those instagram perfect pictures. A lot less tourists that down, at the actual rapids and after a good walk it's easy to drop down into the Swan Valley for a beer. Downfalls are some of the tracks aren't accessible for less mobile people, as most don't appear to be maintained tracks. My kids decided to run down the hill and plough themselves into the gravel face first, so take care if you have little ones! Probably the big let down is the abandoned building, that would be a perfect café. Having said that, it doesn't need those facilities...