see also:

• Melville Caves campground, Kooyoora State Park
• Melville Caves Southern Circuit walk
• Melville Caves Eastern Circuit walk
• Melville Caves Barry's Rock area

• the Crystal Mine car park is a 3min drive on a 2WD gravel road past the Melville Caves Lookout car park
• in addition to the remains of the open cut quartz mine and the milky quartz tailings, there are a few unofficial unmarked and un-maintained walking tracks in the area
• here are some infrared B&W photos to give you a taste

Note the dragon fly in the image - early Sept seems to bring them out around this area

The open cut quartz crystal mine now filled with water and frogs

Down the hill with the milky quartz tailings scattered thickly throughout