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Viewing Tower

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Location: Mt Donna Buang Summit

Great trail to cycle

3 months ago from Parks Victoria

Location: O'Shannassy Aqueduct Trail

Stunning driving scenery (photo: J. Antrobus)

3 months ago from Parks Victoria

Location: Drive the Black Spur

Frosty ferns (photo: Sam Strong)

3 months ago from Parks Victoria

Location: Yarra Ranges National Park

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Change of conditions

  • Some roads in this park are subject to seasonal road closures. Statewide details and maps are here. at Yarra Ranges National Park
    Monday 30 April, 2012 |
  • The lookout tower at Mount Donna Buang is closed for repair works. The picnic area and walks at the summit remain open.. at Mt Donna Buang Summit
    Friday 10 February, 2012 |
  • The track between Mt Boobyalla and Morleys Track is closed pending further clearing and maintenance works. at Yarra Ranges National Park
    Friday 28 October, 2011 |
  • Beeches walk is closed at Taggerty River Crossing due to flood damage - closed until further notice as engineering assessment is required. Access to the Meeting of the Waters is available from the Beeches Cark Park via Whitehouse Creek. at Yarra Ranges National Park
    Friday 28 October, 2011 |
  • Upper Taggerty Road (Track) is closed. at Yarra Ranges National Park
    Friday 28 October, 2011 |
  • Rainforest Gallery toilets are closed due to fire damage. at Yarra Ranges National Park
    Friday 28 October, 2011 |
  • Lake Mountain closures: Snowy Hill to Sherlock’s Lookout. at Yarra Ranges National Park
    Friday 28 October, 2011 |
  • Cement Creek Track (between Mt Donna Buang and Rainforest Gallery) is closed pending repairs due to erosion damage. at Yarra Ranges National Park
    Friday 28 October, 2011 |
Barbeque
Bird watching
Long walk / Multi day walk
Medium walk / Day walk
Picnicking
Playground
Scenic drive
Short walk
Sight-seeing
Skiing (cross country)
Snow play
Camp fires

Cradling the Yarra River headwaters and much of Melbourne’s water catchment, the park features majestic Mountain Ash trees.

Visit the Rainforest Gallery with its spectacular observation platform and rainforest walkway on the southern slopes of Mount Donna Buang. Enjoy cross-country skiing and tobogganing at Lake Mountain. Drive the world famous Black Spur between Healesville and Narbethong, continue through to Marysville stopping along Lady Talbot Drive to walk through ancient rainforests at the Beeches and view the waterfalls at Keppel and Phantom Falls. 

Aboriginal Traditional Owners

Parks Victoria acknowledges the Aboriginal Traditional Owners of Victoria - including its parks and reserves. Through their cultural traditions, Aboriginal people maintain their connection to their ancestral lands and waters. Further information is available from Aboriginal Affairs Victoria AAV and Native Title Services Victoria

Popular things to do

Walking

Rainforest Gallery (Donna Buang)

This beautiful site features a 40 metre long observation platform (one of only three of its type in Australia) which takes you into the rainforest canopy 15 metres above the ground. A 350 metre long elevated walkway takes you through the Rainforest Gallery where you will see magnificent 65 metre tall old growth Mountain …

Mt Donna Buang Summit

At an elevation of 1245 metres, the summit features a lookout tower which is 21 metres high and offers panoramic views over Melbourne, the Yarra Valley, Dandenong and Cathedral Ranges, Mount Baw Baw and the Alps. It is also a popular picnic area and starting point for walks on the mountain. …

Badger Weir Picnic Area

Badger Weir Picnic Area is the perfect place to enjoy a picnic or barbecue. Visitors can enjoy fresh mountain air and forest walks passing through ancient fern gullies, across clear mountain streams and meandering amongst mighty Mountain Ash. Badger Weir is open until 4.30pm, extending to 7.30pm during …

Fernshaw Picnic Area

Accessibility Information Picnic Facilities The picnic facilities include approximately 6 picnic tables scattered throughout a European garden area, a gas barbecue, toilet block and information shelter. Picnic table at Fernshaw picnic area Most of the picnic tables are quite close to the carpark and are located on level ground with …

O'Shannassy Aqueduct Trail

Nestled above the floor of the Upper Yarra Valley, O’Shannassy Aqueduct Trail follows the historic open channelled O’Shannassy Aqueduct, meandering through pristine forest which has been protected for nearly 100 years for water harvesting. The trail, stretching 30 kilometres in its entirety, passes mature fern gullies, creeks and plantations and …

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Contact information

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Visitor experiences

Facilities Summary

  • Electric/Gas BBQ
  • Picnic table/seat
  • Information Shelter
  • Picnic Shelter
  • Toilet
  • Gravel carpark
  • Sealed carpark

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$200,000 You Yangs Flood Repairs Up and Away

23 Apr 2012

Walkers visiting the You Yangs Regional Park will soon be able to safely climb to the top of Flinders Peak again, with two days of helicopter deliveries planned for Tuesday 24 and Wednesday 25 April to fast track the flood damaged walk’s reconstruction. Parks Victoria is putting the popular 3.2 kilometre walk …

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Park Statistics

Established

December 1995

Area

77040ha