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Kurth Kiln Picnic Ground (Kurth Kiln Regional Park)
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 horses
Warnings
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Water hazards
- Dam
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Animals and pests
- Beware European wasps
- Snakes
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Other warnings
- Limbs may fall take care
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Terrain hazards
- Uneven ground
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.
Temporary Bridge Closure – Beenak Road, Kurth Kiln Regional Park
Parks Victoria advises that the bridge on Beenak Road within
the Day Visitor Area of Kurth Kiln Heritage Area is currently closed for safety
reasons. While planning to replace the bridge is well underway, at this stage
there is no date set for its replacement.
Park visitors and local residents are advised to use
Soldiers Road, off Gembrook-Launching Place Road, or Beenak Road off
Gembrook-Launching Place Road, to access the Kurth Kiln Picnic and Camping
Areas.
We apologise for any inconvenience.
Deer Control in Bunyip State Park and Kurth Kiln Regional Park.
Areas of Bunyip State Park and Kurth Kiln Regional
Park closed for deer control operations
Areas of Bunyip State Park and Kurth Kiln Regional
Park will be closed from dusk (4:00pm), until dawn (7.00am) between the following
dates, the 8th of December 2025 to
the 15th of May 2026.
These closures are for ground shooting operations
controlling introduced deer species. Signs will be displayed at all official
entrance points to the control zones during the control operation.
Signs will be displayed at all official entrance
points to the control zones during the control operation.
All
camping grounds/visitor areas will be closed when the control activities are
underway.
Areas closed include:
Nash Creek Camping Ground
Freemans Mill Camping Area
Dyers Camping and Picnic Ground
Mortimer Camping and Picnic Area
Lawson Falls Picnic Ground
Forest Road Unloading Area
Cannibal Creek Horse Unloading Area
Helmet Track Unloading Area
Parks Victoria is responsible for conservation
management to restore and protect park habitat, including the control of
introduced plant and animal species.
This program will:
• Reduce habitat structure damage and
minimise browsing impacts on habitat regeneration
• Focus on movement corridors that aim to reduce
the impact of deer grazing on surrounding private land
For your own safety please observe the signage during this
time and do not enter any closed areas.
For further information please call 131963
Upcoming Campsite Rehabilitation
Site 17
and 18 on Scout Loop Track, Kurth Kiln Regional Park will be closed for
rehabilitation over the coming weeks. This work is to protect water ways and
enhance camping and visitor opportunities elsewhere within Kurth Kiln Regional
Park. This work will be completed in November, after Melbourne Cup long weekend.
Thank
you for your understanding.
Kurth Kiln Regional Park Deer Control
Parks Victoria are continuing deer control in Kurth Kiln Regional Park. This program recommencing on Monday 8th of December 2025.
Control is being undertaken by accredited and authorised contractors, Victorian Pest Animal Control (VPAC). These activities are done in accordance with an Authority to Control Wildlife permit issued by the Department of Energy, Environment and Climate Action (DEECA).
Upcoming control nights are as follows, from 4pm to 7am on Monday 8th December to Friday 12th of December.
You may observe signage at gates indicating dates of the upcoming control program.
While our contractors use authorised suppressors, deer legal rifles will still emit noise, which may be heard in the area.
Please feel free to forward this notification to others; to be added to this notification contact list, please return email to Ray.crantson@parks.vic.gov.au or phone 13 1963.
If you would like further information please contact me at Ray.crantson@parks.vic.gov.au.
Kind regards,
Ray Cranston