Darkan
Points of interest around Darkan include the old Railway
Station and Station Masters House, Six Mile Cottage, Hillman Rock and Railway
Dam, the Hillman Farm Skydivers, Darkan Mill Cottages and
old sawmill as well as the Youth Park, which features a BMX track, roller
blade/skateboard area, half court basketball, trampolines, Gazebo, BBQ area
and Youth Shed.
The Collie – Darkan Rail Trail is
now being constructed along the disused railway corridor between Darkan and
Buckingham (20km east of Collie), this first section will be open to hikers,
horse riders, horse and buggy drivers and cyclists in October 2005.
Various
Jarrah, Flood gum and Wandoo bushland reserves around the shire offer marvellous
displays of wildflowers through winter, spring and early summer and the many
quiet gravel back roads offer splendid views of rural landscape.
Other townsites
in shire are Arthur River and Duranillin. Localities include Bokal, Bowelling,
Boolading, Capercup, Cordering, East Arthur, Gibbs Crossing, Hillman, James
Crossing, Kylie, McAlinden and Moodiarrup.
