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Alpine National Park
The Alpine National Park is an adventure-lover’s dream. Hike Victoria’s highest mountain ranges, explore wildflower draped landscapes on horseback or head out on world-class mountain bike trails. Run wild rapids on white-water rafting trips, four-wheel drive the secluded reaches of the park or cross-country ski through tangled snow gum forests.
Head out on the Falls to Hotham Alpine Crossing and hike over towering alpine ridgelines, through lush river valleys and unforgettable alpine scenery. Discover the history and heritage of the High Country as you tour through rugged bushland and unforgettable mountain scenery along the Wonnangatta Four-wheel Drive.
You can follow the sharp spine of The Razorback to Victoria’s second highest peak, Mount Feathertop and take in the stunning panoramas over the Great Dividing Range. Or conquer Victoria’s highest peak, Mt Bogong.
Find historic huts that legendary cattlemen called home scattered throughout the Bogong High Plains or get the adrenaline pumping on a white-water rafting trip down the Mitta Mitta River. The Alpine National Park boasts some of the best ski touring opportunities in Victoria – from well-defined downhill runs to remote cross-country skiing trails and backcountry terrain ready to be carved up.
![A woman hikes to the top of Mt Cobbler with spectacular views of the High Country in the background.](/-/media/project/pv/main/parks/images/places-to-see/alpine-national-park/1-view-mt-cobbler-alpine-national-park-mansfield-1920x1124.jpg?thn=0&w=1274&rev=aeb1e2c419704757b835f098015dc4e7&bc=FFFFFF&hash=FD2F405492B66AE0BB1009DC4F989164)
Mansfield and Whitfield
See Victoria’s tallest waterfall, Dandongadale Falls, plunge 255 metres over a sheer cliff face and disappear into the Ross River below. Visit Paradise Falls, where a fine silver mist spills over a red conglomerate ledge or the quaint Little Falls nestled in a narrow fern-laden gully.
![Two women follow the path through scrub up Mt Bogong with mountain views in the distance.](/-/media/project/pv/main/parks/images/places-to-see/alpine-national-park/3-walking-alpine-natinal-park-bogong-1920x1124.jpg?thn=0&w=1274&rev=1e38c028b366434ea8654cbae747c97b&bc=FFFFFF&hash=7BF410F358ABF6C77110C74A4A524121)
Mount Beauty and Bogong High Plains
Nestled in the heart of the Alpine National Park, Mount Beauty and the Bogong High Plains offer a plethora of activities for thrill-seekers. Ski the seemingly endless runs and ride the world-class mountain bike trails of Falls Creek, set out on an overnight adventure along the Falls to Hotham Alpine Crossing or tackle Victoria’s highest peak, Mount Bogong.
![Two women take a photo of the ephemeral Bluff Falls.](/-/media/project/pv/main/parks/images/places-to-see/alpine-national-park/2-bluff-falls-alpine-national-park-mitta-mitta-1920x1124.jpg?thn=0&w=1274&rev=ffc2d2c57e6b4a78bc29ad9be82631de&bc=FFFFFF&hash=ED907B85BB5937A000638FE72C2C5194)
Omeo and Mitta Mitta
The Mitta Mitta River carves its way through the heart of the Alpine National Park. Its lower reaches stretch from Lake Dartmouth to Anglers Rest where it splits into the Cobungra and Big Rivers. Among ample fishing, camping and four-wheel drive opportunities, the rich gold mining history of Omeo and Mount Wills Historic Area provides plenty of excitement.
![Three horseriders saddle-up a pack horse before the day's riding.](/-/media/project/pv/main/parks/images/places-to-see/alpine-national-park/1-camping-with-your-horse-in-the-alps-and-howqua-hills-alpine-national-park-1920x1124.jpg?thn=0&w=1274&rev=93e2ed2807514b1d9cbf5a01b6ef0b23&bc=FFFFFF&hash=EB51B4217B6BC1FC1C3FDB5E86B9B45A)
Camping with your horse in the Bogong High Plains
The Alpine National Park and Howqua Hills Historic Area provide a unique and stunning backdrop for multi-day horse rides. Horse riding’s long association with the region started in the 1840s when European explorers and miners used horses in their search for gold and summer pastures.
![A man wearing a driza-bone jacket adjusts the saddle of his horse in a forest in the Alpine National Park.](/-/media/project/pv/main/parks/images/places-to-see/alpine-national-park/3-camping-with-your-horse-in-the-alps-and-howqua-hills-alpine-national-park-1920x1124.jpg?thn=0&w=1274&rev=a94464cbdfe14b8b9fc103799bb3243f&bc=FFFFFF&hash=2D9E3335987EBCF40473C5DCDF759F25)
Camping with your horse in the Howqua Hills
This old gold mining area on the Howqua River is set in a beautiful, secluded valley, once busy with gold miners but now popular for picnics, bushwalking, four-wheel driving, and horse riding. Selected areas in the Howqua Hills Historic Area and some sections of the Alpine National Park have horse yards that can be reserved in advance.
![Three friends stop for a quick drink late in the afternoon on their walk from Hotham to Falls Creek.](/-/media/project/pv/main/parks/images/places-to-see/alpine-national-park/2-hiking-falls-to-hotham-alpine-crossing-alpine-national-park-1920x1124.jpg?thn=0&w=1274&rev=4e651010f72448ec8500d5bf70f87f0c&bc=FFFFFF&hash=23E1D92EF46F0F4E8C41BC4CC9E35454)
Falls to Hotham Alpine Crossing
The Falls to Hotham Alpine Crossing is a 37km three-day hike through the Alpine National Park from Falls Creek to Mt Hotham. Enjoy spectacular views of mountain ridges from 2000m above sea level, walk through beautiful Snow Gum woodland and camp near two historic huts.
When you're there
The Alpine National Park stretches from central Gippsland all the way to the New South Wales border where it adjoins Kosciuszko National Park. Within the park are some of Australia’s most stunning alpine landscapes, including mountain peaks, escarpments and grassy high plains. See Visitor Guides for further information.