Code red closures central
On days of Code Red Fire Danger Rating all parks identified as 'high bushfire risk' will be closed for public safety.
Those sites that have been assessed to have a low level of risk or actions have been taken to reduce the bushfire risk will remain open on Code Red days.
See below for a complete list of open and closed parks within the Bureau of Meteorology's central forecast district.
Parks closed on Code Red days
All State Forests in the area
Alfred Nicholas Memorial Gardens
Arthurs Seat State Park
Boomers Nature Conservation Reserve
Braeside Park
Breamlea Flora and Fauna Reserve
Brimbank Park
Brisbane Ranges National Park
Bunyip State Park
Bushy Park
Cape Schanck Lighthouse Reserve
Cardinia Creek Parklands
Cardinia Reservoir Park
Churchill National Park
Conglomerate Gully Flora Reserve
Coolart Historic Area
Creswick Regional Park (incl St Georges Lake)
Dandenong Police Paddocks Reserve
Dandenong Ranges National Park (Mount Dandenong Observatory remains open)
Devilbend Reservoir Park
Enfield State Park
Fingal Picnic Area
French Island National Park
George Tindale Memorial Gardens
Grantville Nature Conservation Reserve
Greenvale Reservoir Park
Haining Farm
Hepburn Regional Park (includes Mount Franklin)
Holden Flora and Fauna Reserve
Inverleigh Flora Reserve
Jubilee Historic Area
Kalorama Park
Kilcunda - Harmers Haven Coastal Reserve
Kinglake National Park
Koomba Park
Kurth Kiln Regional Park
Lake Connewarre Wildlife Reserve
Lal Lal - Bungal Historic Area
Lang Lang Bushland Reserve
Lang Lang Education Area
Langwarrin Flora & Fauna Reserve
Lerderderg State Park
Long Forest Flora and Fauna Reserve
Long Gully Bushland Reserve.
Longridge Campground
Lonsdale Lakes Wildlife Reserve
Lysterfield Park
Macedon Regional Park
Maribyrnong Valley Parklands
Maroondah Reservoir Park
Meredith Education Area
Mornington Peninsula National Park
Mount Beckworth Scenic Reserve
Mount Charlie Flora Reserve
Mullum Mullum Park
National Rhododendron Garden
North West Western Port Nature Conservation Reserve
Nortons Park
Ocean Grove Education Area
Organ Pipes National Park
Pauline Toner Butterfly Nature Conservation Reserve
Pirianda Gardens
Plenty Gorge Park, including Yellowgum (Blue Lake)
Point Cook Coastal Park & Cheetham Wetlands
Point Nepean National Park
Punchbowl Coastal Reserve
RJ Hamer Arboretum BBQ area
Salt Lagoon, St Leonards Wildlife Reserve
Sassafras Creek Nature Conservation Reserve
Serendip Wetlands Education Facility
Shepherds Bush
Silvan Reservoir Park
Smiths Gully & Peter Franke Nature Conservation Reserve
Steiglitz Historic Park
Sugarloaf Reservoir Parks
Swan Bay-Edwards Point Wildlife Reserve
T Hill Flora Reserve
The Gurdies Nature Conservation Reserve
The Pines Flora and Fauna Reserve
The Spit Wildlife Reserve
Trentham Education Conservation Reserve
Upper Yarra Reservoir Park
Warbdullah/Bannockburn Bush Nature Conservation Reserve
Warneet Natural Features Reserve
Warramate Hills Nature Conservation Reserve
Warrandyte-Kinglake Nature Conservation Reserve
Warrandyte State Park - Jumping Creek Reserve, Koornong Reserve, Norman Reserve and Pound Bend
Werribee Gorge State Park
Werribee River Regional Park
William Ricketts Sanctuary
Wonthaggi Heathlands Nature Conservation Reserve
Woodlands Historic Park
Wrights Forest
Yan Yean Reservoir Park
Yarra Ranges National Park
Yellingbo Nature Conservation Reserve
You Yangs Regional Park
Parks open on Code Red days
Albert Park
Anderson Inlet Coastal Reserve
Andersons Mill, Smeaton Historic Area
Banksia Park
Bass River Mouth & Reef Island Nature Conservation Reserve
Birrarrung Park
Candlebark Park
Freshwater Swamp Edger Road WR
Gresswell Nature Conservation Reserves
Herring Island Environmental Sculpture Park
Jawbone Flora and Fauna Reserve
Jells Park
Karkarook Park
Limeburners Lagoon (Hovells Creek) Flora Reserve
Maribyrnong River
Mount Dandenong Observatory
Patterson River
Pettys Orchard
Point Gellibrand Heritage Park
State Coal Mine Historic Area
Toorourrong Reservoir Park
Wattle Park
Werribee Park
Westerfolds Park
Westgate Park
Yarra Bend Park
Yarra Flats
Yarra River
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