Hyden is a mini-town in the southwest interior of Western Australia with a permanent population of less than 500 people, about 330km by car from Perth, the capital of Western Australia.
Some of the best-known attractions around Hyden are:
- A granite rock carved in the hundreds of millions of years by nature (Wave Rock):, about 110m long, rich in color, and forming a wave shape that is nicknamed Australia's longest and farthest wave from the ocean;
- Polangyan Wildlife Park (Wave Rock Wildlife Park):, a small wildlife park;
- A boulder, (Hippos Yawn):, named after the head of a hippo yawning. Visitors can climb through the beak of the hippo, leaving interesting images.
- Muka Cave (Mulka's Cave): aboriginal rock painting cave.
