Franklin Lower Gordon Wild Rivers National Park

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Franklin Lower Gordon Wild Rivers National Park Description

440,000ha.

This grandiose mountain region of primeval forest in the catchment area of the Franklin and Gordon Rivers has been under statutory protection since 1981 and has been listed by UNESCO as a World Heritage Site. In the 1970s and 1980s the national park was frequently in the news during a bitter controversy over a proposal to build dams and hydro-electric stations in the area. The opponents of the scheme, with their battle cry 'No dams!', were victorious, and the wild beauty of the Franklin River and its tributaries, with their expanses of dense rain forest, was preserved unspoiled. The national park, which incorporates two older national parks, Cradle Mountain/Lake St Clair National Park and South West National Park, is the

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Hobbies & Activities category: Swimming & water activities; Hiking opportunity; Natural area; National park; Scenic site or route; UNESCO World Heritage Site

Address

Parks and Wildlife Service Tasmania Hobart Office
134 Macquarie Street
Hobart, TAS 7000
Australia

http://www.parks.tas.gov.au/?base=7710

Cost

Adult	$10.00

All values are in local currency (Dollar).

Tips

Best time to visit: summer.
Access by car or bus on Lyell Highway to Queenstown and Strahan; excursion boats from Strahan to lower course of Gordon River.
Admission cost is per vehicle per day up to a maximum of eight people.