Sawyers Valley is about an hour and a halfs drive from Perth on the Great Eastern Highway, which connects Western Australia with the eastern states of the country. As the name implies, from the early 1860s this area was inhabited by pit sawyers.

The Railway Reserve Heritage Trail passes through Sawyers Valley. The trail retraces 70 kilometres of the Old Eastern Railway, which was constructed in the 1880s and ran from Fremantle to York.

Sawyers Valley is popular with people passing by for its fresh fruit and vegies grown in the area. There is also a delightful second hand shop with lots of bargains. Bed and breakfast and motel style accommodation is available in Sawyers Valley, with further options in nearby Mundaring.