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Safety in nature
You can benefit both mind and body when you get outdoors to explore and experience Victoria's natural places. Before you go, take a look at our safety tips and check our changed conditions and closures information for a great visit.
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. Parks Victoria provides a range of a equipment, including all-terrain and beach wheelchairs, facilities, accommodation and accessibility information and programs to help you plan and enjoy your visit to Victoria's parks.
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.
Warnings & Restrictions
Dogs
Dogs are allowed but must be on a leash
Restrictions
- No camping
- No fires permitted
- No fishing
Warnings
-
- None applicable
Be Prepared
Stay safe and get the most out of your park visit by preparing for natural hazards and other outdoor risks in Victoria’s parks. You are responsible for your own safety and the safety of those in your care. Find out more.
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.
Great Otway National Park sites closed due to flash flooding event
Severe
thunderstorms and flash flooding has caused significant damage across parts of
the eastern Great Otway National Park.
For
public safety, the following areas are closed until further notice while
assessments and clean-up works are undertaken:
Visitors
are advised NOT to visit any sites within the Great Otway National Park between
Aireys Inlet and Kennett River while assessments and recovery works
continue.
Closures
included but are not limited to :
Erskine
falls (open only to top lookout)
Roads
& Tracks
Wye
Rd
Curtis
Track
Godfrey
Track
Jamieson
Track
Walking tracks
St George
Phantom falls
Lemonade ck
Kalimna
Henderson
Sheoak Falls
Walking tracks
St George
Phantom falls
Lemonade ck
Kalimna
Henderson
Sheoak Falls
Sheoak
picnic ground walking Nature Loop
Cumberland
Cumberland Garvey Link
Kalimna Garvey Link
Castle Rock
Cumberland Garvey Link
Kalimna Garvey Link
Castle Rock
Cora
Lynn
Erskine
Falls Walking Track
Won
Wondah
Many
roads, tracks and visitor facilities are impacted by debris, flooding and
unstable conditions.
The
Great Ocean Road has been impacted,
Always
follow safety signage and directions from response crews, and do not enter any
closed areas.
Thank
you for your patience and understanding as works are undertaken to make these
popular areas safe to visit again.
Aire Crossing - CLOSED
Due to EXTREME fire danger, access to Aire Crossing and the campsite is CLOSED.
Do not enter CLOSED areas of National Parks.
Maits Rest Carpark- bus access
Maits Rest Carpark is suitable for small coaster buses only. Large buses or coaches are advised to use Melba Gully walk track near Lavers Hill.
Great Ocean Walk destination car parking at the Twelve Apostles visitor center during summer & Peak Visitation periods
During the busy peak visitation period at the Twelve Apostles precinct (from summer through to early autumn including school holidays, public holidays, long weekends & busy peak visitation weekends concluding after Chinese New Year / Easter), due to the sheer volume of visitors onsite, a traffic management program is in place to maximize public safety & ensure visitor experience. If you are planning to park your vehicle at the Twelve Apostles before walking the Great Ocean Walk (or sections of it including section 8) during this period, please communicate this information to onsite traffic control staff at the entrance & they will do their best to accommodate your vehicle in the main carpark. This will avoid your car remaining in the overflow carpark area which needs to be cleared and locked each night. Similarly, if you arrive at the Twelve Apostles to park your car at a time when traffic control are not onsite, or setting up, please park your vehicle in the main carpark area. Your assistance is greatly appreciated!
Redwoods and Hopetoun Falls Car Parks Full
The Redwoods (Aire Valley Reserve) and Hopetoun Falls carparks within the Great Otway National Park are consistently full over this busy summer period.
We advise all our visitors to these iconic areas to remain patient and vigilant for all other users of these areas.
Visitors also need to be aware that large log trucks also use the Binns Road as part of their logging operation.
Thank you all for your co-operation and please enjoy these and other areas of the Great Otway National Park.
Extreme Fire Danger and Total Fire Bans
Important camping and visitor information for
- Great Otway National Park
- Great Ocean Walk
- Port Campbell National Park and
- Bay of Islands Coastal Park
• National Parks and State Forests CLOSE during a
CATASTROPHIC fire danger rating
• NO FIRES can not be
lit in the open during Total Fire Bans. No fires are permited along or at Great Ocean Walk campsites.
• Caution and planning should be applied during an EXTREME
fire Danger Rating.
• Camping is only permitted in designated campgrounds in the
Great Otway National Park with a valid permit booking. This includes the Great Ocean Walk.
• Camping or sleeping in vehicles is not permitted in car
parks, lookouts or other visitation sites outside of designated campgrounds in
any national park.
• There are no campgrounds in Port Campbell National Park or
Bay of Islands Coastal Park; overnight stays are not permitted in these
parks. National Park Regulations apply.
• Be prepared for campgrounds, roads and tracks to close at
short notice if conditions change.
• Have a clear plan for what you will do if conditions
change suddenly, including how you will leave early and where you will go.
• Do not light any campfires or solid fuel barbecues during
a Total Fire Ban.
• Stay informed via official emergency and park information
channels and follow all instructions from rangers and emergency services.