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Chiltern-Mt Pilot National Park
Spanning 21,636ha, Chiltern-Mt Pilot National Park protects open eucalypt forest of Red Stringybark, Blakely’s Red Gum, Grey Box and Mugga Ironbark.
Located between Beechworth and the low hills surrounding Chiltern, tour the area and you'll be privy to the striking Mount Pilot Range and Woolshed Falls.
There are a number of established picnic sites located throughout the park. Bring a picnic basket and head to Reedy Creek, a popular spot amongst campers and prospectors. Camping and accommodation are available in the nearby historic towns of Chiltern and Beechworth.
With well-formed vehicle tracks throughout the park, it's a wonderful place for short or day-long walks, cycling and horse-riding, as well as car and four-wheel drive touring.
Visit Yeddonba – an important site for Aboriginal people – and you'll be able to view original Aboriginal rock art. The Mount Pilot area was the original land of the Dhudhuroa tribe with many other Aboriginal groups passing through or camping in the valleys surrounding Mount Pilot Range. For these tribes, game and native plants were plentiful in these areas.
The park contains the highest number of mammal, bird and reptile species recorded at any Box-Ironbark site, making it a fantastic location to spot and photograph natural habitats. More than 200 bird species have been recorded in the park including threatened woodland species such as the Regent Honeyeater, Swift Parrot, Turquoise Parrot and Square Tailed Kite. Eastern Grey Kangaroos can be seen grazing during late afternoon and Black Swamp Wallabies are often observed darting out from rocky outcrops. A variety of tree dwelling mammals including the Tuan (Brush-tailed Phascogale), Squirrel Gliders, Sugar Gliders and Feathertail Gliders seek out small hollows for breeding and shelter. Common Brushtail and Ringtail Possums are also found in the park.
Things To Do
Mount Pilot Lookout
Whitebox Walking Track
Woolshed Falls
Fossicking and prospecting
Chiltern-Mt Pilot National Park
This area is well known for its wildlife. Keep an eye out for:
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How to get there
Chiltern-Mt Pilot National Park
When you're there
Download the Chiltern-Mt Pilot National Park Prospecting Area Map to find out where you are permitted to prospect in the park. A Miner's Right permit is required to prospect in Victoria and must be carried at all times.
When to go
Need to know
Chiltern-Mt Pilot National Park
Accessibility
Visiting a park can be more of a challenge for people with disabilities, however in Victoria there are a wide range of facilities to help people of all abilities enjoy our wonderful parks around the state.
Assistance dogs are welcome in Parks Victoria parks and reserves. Entry requirements apply for parks and reserves that are usually dog prohibited, such as national parks.
Change of Conditions
Nature being nature, sometimes conditions can change at short notice. It’s a good idea to check this page ahead of your visit for any updates.
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Reedy Creek Day Visitor Area (Chiltern-Mt Pilot National Park)
Works and change to access in Reedy Creek (Woolshed and McFeeters Road) section of Chiltern Mt Pilot NP
During November and December, Parks Victoria will continue to make changes to access in the Reedy Creek (Woolshed and McFeeters Road) area to improve visitor safety and improve park values. Camping and prospecting along Reedy Creek have become very popular, and many illegal tracks have been formed. These are not part of Parks Victoria’s formal track network and are not maintained. They are deeply rutted, unsafe and affecting environmental values in the area.Parks Victoria has already closed off many of the illegal tracks and have better defined the camping areas. These tracks will be re-vegetated. Access roads into the popular camping and prospecting areas along Reedy Creek (which are part of the formal track network) will be improved.Prospecting is still allowed in Reedy Creek and in other designated areas of Chiltern Mt Pilot National Park, for prospectors who hold a current Miner’s Right. We ask that people respect the closures put in place and only use the authorised track network to ensure Reedy Creek remains a special place for all visitors. -
Yeddonba (Chiltern-Mt Pilot National Park)
Closure of Walkway at Yeddonba
The elevated walkway and access to the art site at Yeddonba in Chiltern Mt Pilot National Park has been closed for safety reasons.An engineering assessment on the walkway identified a number of structural defects that require remediation and recommended closure.The walking track and visitor facilities at the site remain open.
How we keep it special
Help us care for the park by following these guidelines:
- Please take all rubbish with you and leave no trace of your visit
- All native plants and animals are protected by law, please do not disturb, or feed them in any way
- Do not disturb or remove any fossil, relic, or historic artefact
- Felling trees for firewood is not permitted
Management plan
The management plan for Chiltern-Mt Pilot National Park directs its management until it is reviewed.