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Lawson Falls Circuit (Bunyip State Park)
Hidden in the north-east corner of Bunyip State Park, the Lawson Falls Circuit Trail meanders through dense bush and lush fern gullies before emerging at the humble cascades of Lawson Falls.
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Lawson Falls Circuit (Bunyip State Park)
Need to know
Lawson Falls Circuit (Bunyip State 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 not allowed
Restrictions
- No fires permitted
- No camping
- No dogs allowed
- No firearms allowed
Warnings
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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.
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
Night Closures for Deer Control in Bunyip State Park and Kurth Kiln Regional Park
Areas of Bunyip State Park and Kurth Kiln Regional
Park will be closed from dusk (4:00pm), until dawn (7.00am) on the following dates 23,24,25th and 26th of February, 18,19,20 and 21st 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.
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
Fox and Cat Control
Fox and Feral Cat Control Program – Yellingbo Nature Conservation Area, Bunyip State Park and Kurth Kiln Regional Park.
Parks Victoria strives to protect Victoria’s special places. This includes the control of introduced plant and animal species. As part of an ongoing strategy, notice is hereby given that Parks Victoria will be laying buried baits containing Sodium Monofluoroacetate (1080 poison) and PAPP (4-aminopropiophenone) on public land for the control of foxes. Parks Victoria will also be deploying Canid Pest Ejector bait stations containing Sodium Monofluoroacetate (1080 poison) PAPP (4-aminopropiophenone) on public land for the control of foxes. Humane trap cages will be used for controlling feral cats.
Baits containing 1080 poison will be laid from November 2025 to July 2026.
These works will assist in protecting threatened animals such as the Helmeted Honeyeater, Lowland Leadbeater’s Possum, Southern Brown Bandicoots, Broad tooth rat and Glossy Grass Skinks from predation by foxes and cats.
Bait and Trapping Stations will be laid at strategic sites, and other known areas of fox and cat habitat, within the Yellingbo Nature Conservation Area, Bunyip State Park and Kurth Kiln Regional Park.
Notification signage will be posted throughout the Pest Animal Control areas and members of the public who are living, visiting, or working in the above-named areas are advised to take particular care not to disturb or interfere with bait stations or cages. While domestic dogs and cats are particularly susceptible to 1080 and PAPP poisons, they are not permitted in Yellingbo Nature Conservation Area or Bunyip State Park and dogs must be always on lead when in Kurth Kiln Regional Park.