ALPINE NATIONAL PARK

Must Do

• Spectacular hiking and camping
• Experience some of Australia's most stunning National Park while bushwalking
• Visit historical huts including Guys Hut and Wallaces Hut
• Photograph native flora and fauna
• Take some quiet time to do some birdwatching

Fast Facts

- The Alpine National Park covers 646,000 hectares and is the State’s largest, with Mount Bogong, Mount Feathertop and the rolling high plains its best known features
- Excellent camping and hiking can be had within this national park, as well as a range of other activities and highlights
- Extensive snowfields are the primary winter attraction; the warmer months bring stunning wildflower displays and opportunities for bushwalks and four wheel driving.
- The park is home to more than 1100 native plant species, 12 of which (including the Bogong daisy bush and silky daisy) are only found here. Among its fauna is the rare mountain pygmy-possum, the world’s only exclusively alpine marsupial, which stores food to last through the winter
- Base yourself for your Alpine National Park adventure at anyone of the towns in the Great Alpine Valleys with family accommodation, couples retreats, camping, self contained accommodation and hotels.  Stay in Bright, Mount Beauty, Harrietville, Dinner Plain or Myrtleford.  
- The installation of new facilities at the Wallace Hut and Watchbed Creek visitor nodes are now complete.  A new information shelter and signage at Watchbed Creek and a viewing platform, information shelter and signage at Wallace Hut provides history, flora and wildlife information.
- Weston’s Hut rebuild is now complete following the fires, thanks to the efforts of volunteers from the Wangaratta area, plus some members of the Victorian Mobile Landcare Group, Parks Victoria staff and the Weston family. This hut recognises the historic connections of the Weston and Briggs families.


 

The Alpine National Park, your adventure begins here