Canal Rocks
Canal Rocks is a group of granite rocks sticking out of the Indian Ocean, about 4 kilometres south of Yallingup in Western Australia. The local Noongar people call it Winjee Sam. The name comes from a narrow channel formed by waves as the coast wore away the rock.
The rocks are part of the Leeuwin-Naturaliste Ridge. They are made of hornblende-biotite monzogranite gneiss, medium to coarse in grain, with layers and minerals like perthite, quartz, hornblende, biotite, and other minerals. The original rock was granite that changed under medium metamorphism, and it crystallised about 702 million years ago.
The Cape to Cape Track runs near the lookout above the rocks. On-site facilities include a car park, a boat ramp, a finger jetty, and a walkway to reach the closest rock formations. There is a small, 200-meter-long beach on the lee side with sandy and rocky areas.
The road to the site was built in 1907 from Caves Road, and the area has long been popular for fishing and recreation. There have been drownings here: a diver went missing in 2010, and a fisherman drowned in 2014, his body never recovered.
This page was last edited on 2 February 2026, at 22:45 (CET).