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Merlo Lookout Day Visitor Area (Lake Eildon National Park)
Visitor Tips: Ensure your car is locked and your valuables are out of sight before walking up to Blowhard Spur.
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Merlo Lookout Day Visitor Area (Lake Eildon National Park)
Need to know
Merlo Lookout Day Visitor Area (Lake Eildon 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
Restrictions
- No camping
- No firearms allowed
- No generators
- No dogs allowed
- No fires permitted
- No horses
Warnings
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Animals and pests
- Snakes
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Other warnings
- Vehicles
- Limbs may fall take care
Be Prepared
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.
Drinking water at Candlebark Campground
Drinking water at Lakeside Campground
Drinking water at Devil Cove Campground
Blue-Green Algae Warning for Lake Eildon
- People and pets should avoid contact with the water.
- Untreated water should never be used for human consumption (e.g. drinking, cooking, showering, bathing, washing).
- People who come into contact with the water should wash affected skin immediately in clean cold water.
- Boiling the affected water will not make it safe to use. Blue-green algae release toxins into the water when heated.
- Please remember that water in Lake Eildon is not suitable for human consumption without first being properly treated.