Serpentine Falls are in the Serpentine National Park a bit further South of Jarradale off the South Western Hwy (entrance fees here) about 50 kilometres south-east of Perth. This is a popular spot for a swim and picnic on a hot summers day. We got pretty close to some Western grey kangaroos and little birds danced around but it's best to walk further away from the crowds and weeds.

Serpentine Falls in September

Serpentine National Park is on the Darling Scarp.  The scarp is at the western edge of a huge ancient plateau that is the foundation of much of the south-western part of Australia. It is composed mainly of granite, with some dolerite, gneisses and quartzites up to 2500 million years old. An overlying capping of laterite rock formed about 10 million years ago, when wetter and more humid conditions leached minerals from the soil to form a hard, insoluble crust.

 Don't forget to look up you might see birds of prey and that quacking sound you hear near water may not be a duck.  There is a frog called the 'Quacking frog' and it is found through this whole Jarradale/Serpentine area.

 Skinks bathe in the sun on fallen logs.

The Western brush wallaby is fairly common in this area along with Western grey kangaroos.