Gatineau Park leaves change colour in fall, tourists and locals are drawn to the park's lookouts, roads, and pathways to enjoy the autumn scenery. Pink Lake is a meromictic lake found in the park. Tiny algae in the lake give it a bright green colour. The lake's name comes from the Pink family who originally owned property in the area. The park includes many other . King Mountain, the highest peak in Gatineau, rising an almost vertical from the Eardley Escarpment, was the first triangulation point in Canada. Also, the mountain's unique positioning provides an interesting spectrum of vegetation ranging from evergreen
Harrington Park (homestead) natural history of New South Wales. "Harrington Park" is rare at the State level as one of the earliest Gentleman's residences (1817-1827) dating from the Macquarie period on the Cowpasture frontier of the Cumberland Plain. The place is important in demonstrating the principal characteristics of a class of cultural or natural places/environments in New South Wales. The "Harrington Park" estate is of State significance as a fine example of a Gentleman's Estate from the early 1800s. The "Harrington Park" homestead is a good representative example of a substantial Georgian Period Homestead with Victorian and Modern period overlays. Harrington Park (homestead)