Discover the most magical spots to pitch your tent or park your rig on your next Lake Eildon National Park adventure.
Camp by Lake Eildon and enjoy a whole world of watersports in a spectacular setting. Go swimming, canoeing, waterskiing, sailing and fishing in the shadow of the Victorian Alps. Enjoy bushwalking or cycling along a network of trails. You'll share the picture-perfect surroundings with kangaroos, wombats and a huge variety of beautiful birds. The park is also an important home for a number of significant species including large forest owls (Powerful and Barking Owls), bats and the endangered Spotted Tree-frog and Brush-tailed Phascogale. Take a day trip to Lake Eildon or stay overnight at one of the picturesque campgrounds. Choose from the well-equipped Devils Cove, Candlebark and Lakeside Campgrounds or the more basic Mountaineer, O’Toole Flat, Coopers Point, Taylors Creek or Jerusalem Creek Campground. Boat, sail, waterski, canoe or kayak on the lake. Bring your own gear or hire from local providers. Take a walk and stop at Merlo Lookout or trek up to Blowhard Summit for unrivalled views over Lake Eildon and out towards Mount Buller or you could stay on a houseboat for a more sedate holiday.
Nearly 230km northeast of Melbourne, Lake Eildon National Park is where families and regulars head to enjoy water-based activities, hikes and wildlife spotting. The star magnet is Lake Eildon, a massive lake where fishing and watersports—waterskiing, jet-skiing, and kayaking—are hugely popular. Visitors can also hike to lookouts and former gold prospectors’ settlements and spot kangaroos, wombats and parrots, or visit small, local townships such as Alexandra and Eildon. The park’s principal camping grounds are located around the lake and most have amenities including toilets, picnic areas, and BBQs (fire pits). All are accessible by road, except for a few remote bush camps to which you must hike or boat.
Notable campgrounds
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When to GoLake Eildon National Park is open all year. It’s busiest in late December to end January, during the summer months. Easter holidays draw big crowds, too. During these times, Lakeside can get a bit noisy with motors and celebrations revving high. Water levels tend to be highest from October to mid-December.
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