Mount Gambier Attractions
On the slopes of an extinct volcano, is the town of Mount Gambier (pop. 22,000), the commercial center of an agricultural region (wheat, dairy farming, sheep) in which there are also large pine forests. Mount Gambier is easily reached from Adelaide on the Princes Highway. The Henty family settled here around 1834 and began to develop the fertile land round the town.
Mount Gambier Volcano
The main tourist attraction of Mount Gambier is Mount Gambier itself, an extinct volcano with four crater lakes. A curious natural phenomenon can be observed on the Blue Lake (maximum depth 197m) annually in November, when the color of the lake changes from dull gray to brilliant blue, changing back at the end of summer. A scenic drive, with wide views, runs round the crater.
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