Wilsons Promontory National Park 
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49,000ha.
With its wild, rugged scenery and good beaches, Wilsons Promontory National Park is one of the best-known national parks in Australia (438). Occupying the whole of the peninsula which forms the most southerly point on the Australian continent, it consists of an ancient granite promontory with an extraordinary landscape of forest-covered hills, valleys with patches of woodland, swamps, salt marshes and long sand dunes. There are bathing beaches with calm water and others more suitable for surfing. Parts of the peninsula (with sea caves, curious rock formations and inlets) are accessible only from the sea. The rich fauna can already be seen from the excellent access road to Tidal River (grazing emus and kangaroos, friendly wombats). Innumerable brightly colored lorikeets and seagulls congregate on the campsite. The road ends at the Mount Oberon parking lot, beyond the township of Tidal River. On the southern tip of the promontory is a lighthouse of 1859.
In the Prom, as the park is familiarly known, there are more than 80km of walking trails. The National Park office in Tidal River provides information about the various routes and detailed maps of the park.
With its wild, rugged scenery and good beaches, Wilsons Promontory National Park is one of the best-known national parks in Australia (438). Occupying the whole of the peninsula which forms the most southerly point on the Australian continent, it consists of an ancient granite promontory with an extraordinary landscape of forest-covered hills, valleys with patches of woodland, swamps, salt marshes and long sand dunes. There are bathing beaches with calm water and others more suitable for surfing. Parts of the peninsula (with sea caves, curious rock formations and inlets) are accessible only from the sea. The rich fauna can already be seen from the excellent access road to Tidal River (grazing emus and kangaroos, friendly wombats). Innumerable brightly colored lorikeets and seagulls congregate on the campsite. The road ends at the Mount Oberon parking lot, beyond the township of Tidal River. On the southern tip of the promontory is a lighthouse of 1859.
In the Prom, as the park is familiarly known, there are more than 80km of walking trails. The National Park office in Tidal River provides information about the various routes and detailed maps of the park.
Address:
Parks Victoria Information Line, Level 10 535 Bourke Street, Melbourne, VIC 3000, Australia
Tips: Access on South Gippsland Highway to Foster.
Camping facilities get full quickly in summer, advanced booking is advised.
No electricity connections in the park.
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Coast at Wilsons Promontory National Park.
Whisky Beach at Wilsons Promontory National Park.
Sand dune at Squeaky Beach, Wilson's Promontory.
Sunset at Whiskey Beach, Wilson's Promontory.
A cove at Wilson's Promontory National Park.
