Regulations

• All the plants and animals in the park are protected. Leave the park as you find it.

• Bins are not provided. Please take your rubbish with you.

• Light fires only in the fireplaces provided. Learn more about campfire safety.

Dog regulations

• Dogs are permitted at Yarrambat and Middle Gorge picnic areas but must be controlled on a lead at all times.
  
• Please clean up after your dog.
  
• Dogs are not permitted in any other area of Plenty Gorge Park.

Safety

• Emergency markers points are located in this park to help pinpoint your exact location in the case of an emergency. In an emergency call 000 and quote the emergency marker code. Further information about emergency markers is available here.

• Beware of snakes in warm weather.

• Swimming, jumping or diving into Blue Lake is not recommended as the water is cold and deep and may have submerged objects.

• Yellow Gum Picnic Area including Blue Lake will be closed on Severe Fire danger rating (and above) for the Central Fire District
  

• This park has been assessed to have a high level of bushfire risk and will be closed for public safety on days of Code Red Fire Danger Rating.

• On days of Code Red Fire Danger parks and forests are not safe places to be. For your own safety, do not enter parks or forests and if you are already there you should leave the night before or early in the morning .

• For more information on the location of parks within Bureau of Meteorology forecast districts and closures on days of forecast Code Red Fire Danger Rating, click here.

• Fires (including barbecues) must not be lit on days of Total Fire Ban. For more information about Total Fire Bans visit the CFA website.