Roadside oddityHidden gem
Hippo's Yawn
Hyden, Western Australia
A hollowed granite overhang shaped like a yawning hippo, a short drive from Wave Rock.
- Booking
- No need to book
- Time to allow
- 20 min
A small rock formation in the Wave Rock reserve where an overhang curls into a wide open 'mouth'. It is a short walk or drive from the main car park and plenty of visitors skip it, so it is a quiet add-on.
Good to know
- Combine with Wave Rock, it is only a few minutes away
- Best photographed in soft low light
- Best time
- Late afternoon
- Open
- All year
- Getting there
- Sealed and gravel road from Wave Rock car park, small car park
- Vehicles
- Fine in any car
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