After Leaving Ellis Brook Reserve I headed towards Jarrahdale it about a 30 min drive roughly, I stopped for lunch on the way through. My first stop was Serpentine Pipe-Head Dam this is one of my Favourite places to go to look for birds to photograph there is also a picnic area with BBQ’S and picnic tables under cover, toilets including accessible, there is also a playground for the children. There are a few walk trails to check out some taking you some Granite outcrops and along the Serpentine River. It is very quiet here but does get busy at certain times of the year, it is also seasonable so can be closed at times especially during a high fire danger warning, there is no swimming around here as far as I know, but there is a Recreation Lake for Sailing Model boats. I believe it is all a part of our Drinking water Catchment.
After having a wander around and taking some photographs I hopped in the car and headed out towards Serpentine Main dam this was also a short stop took a few photographs and headed off. There was a Kangaroo that I could get reasonably close, to get some photos of it but if I got too close it would let out a little growl. The main dam is much larger than the pipe head there is also a café here and a lower and upper picnic area, the lower one has more Tables and BBQ’s, than the upper area, with visits from Kangaroos, Currawongs, Parrots and many other types of birds. It can be very nice in the Autumn months when the trees are changing colour and start to lose their leaves. The Upper Car park has the café close by and great views from the dam wall, which you will drive over from the upper to the lower picnic areas there is no stopping with your car, but you can walk along it. Both Picnic Areas have toilets as well
I didn’t stay long at the main dam, just a quick look around but here is a photo of the grumpy Kangaroo
I will plan another trip to the main dam in the future
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