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Lemonade Creek Walk (Great Otway National Park)
This lovely walk meanders through open woodland and fern-capped gullies. Start at Blanket Leaf Picnic Ground and follow the creek to Erskine Falls. You can extend your walk down to Erskine Falls (20 mins) or follow the Erskine River all the way to Lorne if you are well prepared.
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Lemonade Creek Walk (Great Otway National Park)
Need to know
Lemonade Creek Walk (Great Otway National 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 bicycles
- No vehicles
- No dogs allowed
Warnings
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- 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 - Storm and flash flooding closures
Great Otway National Park – Temporary Closures Due to Storm and Flood Damage
Severe thunderstorms and flash flooding on 15 January 2026 have caused significant damage across parts of the Great Otway National Park.
For public safety, the following listed areas are CLOSED, amongst others, until further notice while assessments and clean-up works are undertaken:
Erskine falls
Blanket leaf
Sheoak picnic ground
Sheoak falls
Jamieson Creek campground
Allenvale campgropund
All walking tracks
St George
Phantom falls
Lemonade ck
Kalimna
Henderson
Sheoak Falls
Cumberland Garvey link
Kalimna Garvey Link
Castle Rock
Visitors are not encouraged to visit sites within the Great Otway National Park between Aireys Inlet and Kennett River while assessments and recovery works continue.
Many roads, tracks and visitor facilities may be impacted by debris, flooding and unstable conditions.
Stay up to date with warnings and incidents via the VicEmergency website or app. The Great Ocean Road is also impacted in sections.
Always follow safety signage and directions from emergency response providers, 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.
Kalimna Tramline link walk and Upper Kalimna is closed
The Kalimna Tramline link walk is closed due to damage to a pedestrian bridge. Walkers can still access the Lower Kalimna Waterfall via the Kalimna Falls Walking Track, which starts at Sheoak Picnic Area. Upper Kalimna Falls closed until further notice.
Cora Lynn Cascades Walking Track Closure
Cora Lynn Cascades walking track is currently closed due to damaged infrastructure. Please note this closure will affect you if you plan to walk from Allenvale through to Erskine falls and vice versa.
Lake Elizabeth Campground Upgrades
Lake Elizabeth Campground and the associated campground car
park will be closed from: Tuesday 27th January 2026 to Tuesday 31st
March 2026. We ask visitors to stay clear of the campground and campground
carpark which will have signed closures in place.
The closure is for enhancing the camping experience and
these renovations have been funded by the Victorian Government’s Victoria’s Great Outdoors program. Victoria’s
Great Outdoors is a $106.6 million investment by the Victorian Government
into better campgrounds, walking trails, 4WD tracks and visitor facilities
across Victoria’s parks and state forests.
All other areas at Lake Elizabeth will remain open,
including ablutions, day use areas, walks to and around the lake.
Aire West - Campground flooding - Sites impacted
- Sites 17 to 40 at Aire River West campground are impacted by high water.
- These sites have been impacted by riverine flooding due to a closed river mouth.
- Even if, or when the river mouth opens, these sites may take some time to dry out.
- Sites 1 to 16 at Aire West, Aire East and the GOW hike in camp site are unaffected.
Attachments: Aire West 16 JAN 2026 (1,029KB)
Great Otway National Park - sites CLOSED
Great Otway National Park – Temporary Closures Due to Storm Damage
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 dvised 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
Blanket leaf
Sheoak picnic ground
Sheoak falls
Jamieson Campground
Allenvale Campground
Blanket leaf
Sheoak picnic ground
Sheoak falls
Jamieson Campground
Allenvale Campground
Roads & Tracks
Wye Rd
Sharps Rd
Garvey Track
Kennet Rd
Kennet Wye Jeep track
Wye Rd
Wye Track
Coopers No 2 Track
Curtis Track
Godfrey TrackK
All walking tracks
St George
Phantom falls
Lemonade ck
Kalimna
Henderson
Sheoak Falls
Cumberland Garvey link
Kalimna Garvey Link
Castle Rock
All walking tracks
St George
Phantom falls
Lemonade ck
Kalimna
Henderson
Sheoak Falls
Cumberland Garvey link
Kalimna Garvey Link
Castle Rock
Erskine Falls Walking Track
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.
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.
Lake Elizabeth Campground Upgrade Information
Lake Elizabeth Campground and the associated campground car
park will be closed from: Tuesday 27th January 2026 to Tuesday 31st
March 2026. We ask visitors to stay clear of the campground and campground
carpark which will have signed closures in place.
As you plan for your holidays please do not attempt to book the Lake Elizabeth campground from Tuesday 27th January - Tuesday 31st March 2026.
The closure is for enhancing the camping experience and
these renovations have been funded by the Victorian Government’s Victoria’s Great Outdoors program. Victoria’s
Great Outdoors is a $106.6 million investment by the Victorian Government
into better campgrounds, walking trails, 4WD tracks and visitor facilities
across Victoria’s parks and state forests.
All other areas at Lake Elizabeth will remain open,
including ablutions, day use areas, walk to and around the lake.
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.