Grampians National Park

A Sandstone Range Rising Abruptly From The Victorian Wheat Plains, Holding The State'S Largest Concentration Of Aboriginal Rock Art, Waterfalls That Run Best After Winter Rain, And The Grampians Peaks Trail Along Its Spine · Halls Gap, Victoria

The Grampians rise abruptly out of the Western Victorian wheat plains, a long sandstone range the local Djab Wurrung and Jardwadjali peoples call Gariwerd, and Victoria's largest concentration of Aboriginal rock art sits inside its sandstone overhangs at sites such as Bunjil's Shelter and Gulgurn Manja. Halls Gap, the only township, sits in a valley ringed by the range and serves as the base for most of the park's walks and lookouts. The Pinnacle is the signature day walk, a steady climb through a sandstone slot called the Grand Canyon to a lookout over the whole Wonderland Range, while Boroka Lookout and Reeds Lookout give an easier view for anyone short on time. Mackenzie Falls runs best after winter rain and can be reduced to a trickle by late summer. The newer Grampians Peaks Trail links the range end to end over several days for hikers prepared to camp. Bushfire has repeatedly reshaped this park, and tracks close without warning when fire risk or storm damage makes them unsafe.

A sandstone range rising from the Western Victorian plains, centred on the township of Halls Gap, Halls Gap, Victoria, Australia

Grampians National Park has no gate and no closing time - the sandstone range, its lookouts and walking tracks are open around the clock, though almost everyone walks by daylight. The Brambuk Cultural Centre near Halls Gap, which holds Aboriginal cultural displays and current park information, keeps standard daytime hours and closes overnight. Mackenzie Falls' car park and the steepest walking tracks are sometimes closed by rangers after heavy rain, fire damage or on days of extreme fire danger, when the whole park can close completely with little notice. Halls Gap's shops, fuel station and visitor information keep normal small-town hours. There is no public transport within the park itself; a car is the practical way to reach most lookouts and trailheads.

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