Denham is the administrative town for the Shire of Shark Bay, Western Australia. At the 2006 census, Denham had a population of 607.© Wikipedia
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We spent ten days in Denham at the Denham Seaside Tourist Village, a Top Tourist caravan park found at the end of Knight Terrace and located on the water. This caravan park is within walking distance to town, pubs and cafes - right on the beach which is great for fishing. Directly across the road from the Seaside Tourist Village is a small supermarket which has a good range of grocery items.
I would highly recommend a visit to the Shark Bay Discovery and Visitor Information Centre. They have a fabulous display of local items and several DVDs playing throughout the day on the history of this unique region. Please take notice of the floor when you enter the Discovery Centre as this has been sandblasted with a map of Shark Bay - impressive stuff.
We also visited the Parks and Wildlife office located close to the Information Centre and they are happy to provide information regarding the National Parks in this beautiful region of Western Australia.
Several fishing boats are based in Denham and the wharf provides a great spot for catching squid. The water is an amazing colour and easy to access for snorkeling and swimming. We discovered that quite a large number of Emus live in this area and saw several males wandering around the area with chicks in tow - one male had up to 12 babies.
Denham provides easy access to Monkey Mia, Franscois Peron National Park, Shell Beach, Eagle Bluff, Hamlin Pool (see the stromatalites and the Shell Block Quarry), and see the shark feeding at the Ocean Park Aquarium.