Wilsons Promontory National Park

This article is about the national park. For the peninsula, see Wilsons Promontory.

Wilsons Promontory National Park
Colourful rocks within the national park.
Wilsons Promontory National Park
LocationVictoria
Nearest cityYanakie
Coordinates39°00′48″S 146°23′37″E / 39.01333°S 146.39361°E / -39.01333; 146.39361
Area505 km2 (195 sq mi)
EstablishedJuly 1898 (1898-07)
Governing bodyParks Victoria
WebsiteOfficial website

The Wilsons Promontory National Park, commonly known as Wilsons Prom or The Prom, is a national park in the Gippsland region of Victoria, Australia, located approximately 157 kilometres (98 mi) southeast of Melbourne.

The 50,500-hectare (125,000-acre) national park is the southernmost national park on mainland Australia, known for its rainforests, beaches and abundant wildlife. The national park covers the southern portion of Wilsons Promontory, a peninsula containing South Point, the southernmost point on the Australian mainland, and a number of islands. A lighthouse on the south-east corner of the peninsula is the southernmost lighthouse on mainland Australia and has operated continuously since 1859.

The Park is highly popular with bushwalkers and campers, and has a number of lodges and serviced camping near the mouth of Tidal River as well as a number of hike-in camping areas catering for bushwalkers.

This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is available under Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 4.0 unless otherwise noted. Additional terms may apply for the media files.