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Creswick Regional Park
At Creswick Regional Park, visitors can encounter wildlife in diverse natural environments, from wetlands and lakes to plantation hills and flat grasslands. Explore a reforested landscape of native bushland and see fascinating remains from mining days.
Walkers can follow easy trails that wind around the gentle hills or set off on an adventure through Victoria’s goldfields country. See the park in a whole new way by cycling and exploring the many open roads and signposted shared tracks in the park. Creswick comes alive with wildflowers in spring, but this beautiful park draws nature-lovers in all year round.
Explore the park via the network of tracks, from the gentle Landcare Walk circuit to the 240km Goldfields Track stretching along the Great Dividing Range between Bendigo, Ballarat and Buninyong. Take the La Gerche Forest Walk and see the reforesting work of John La Gerche, who set in motion the re-planting projects along the mining-eroded gullies and slopes of Creswick. La Gerche’s original plantings are now over 100 years old. Follow the loop track that winds through open forest and creeks at Koala Park, unlike its name Koalas are very rarely seen here anymore.
Popular with visitors and wildlife, St Georges Lake was once a mining dam but is now a summer base for water activities and idyllic picnics. Barbecue facilities and toilets are available. The gently undulating trail around the lake is a pleasant, easy walk and a great opportunity for birdwatching.
Visitors curious about goldfields history can visit the heritage site of Eatons Dam, try their luck at fossicking for gold in Slaty Creek or head off along the Goldfields Track that stretches along the Great Dividing Range. The four-hour walk from Creswick Regional Park to Ballarat follows water races and trails marked by the same quartz stones that the miners used to guide their journeys when travelling at night.
The Slaty Creek Campgrounds provide three seperate secluded camping areas with fireplaces and at Slaty Creek No.1 accessible toilets. You might catch sight of koalas and wallabies, as well as the abundant birdlife that live in the canopies.
Things To Do
St Georges Lake
Slaty Creek Camping and Picnic Areas
The Goldfields Track
Creswick Regional Park
Grey Currawongs, Kookaburras, White-throated Tree-creepers, Grey Fantails, thornbills, robins and honeyeaters are common. The migratory Rufous Fantails and Satin Flycatchers can also be seen at times.Tours and adventure experiences in parks
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How to get there
Creswick Regional Park
When you're there
Download the Creswick Regional Park Visitor Guide for more information on the park and a map.
- Bikes are not permitted along the walking tracks, closed roads or informal un-named tracks - please only use the tracks shown on the visitor guide.
- Bikes are not permitted within the Le Gerche Gully Area.
- All adults must hold a current Miner’s Right to engage in fossicking. Prospectors must fill in any holes they dig.
- Non powered water craft can enjoy the waters of St Georges Lake. Powered water craft is not permitted.
- Fishing is permitted at St Georges Lake by holders of a Victorian Inland fishing licence.
- Walkers need to stay on the tracks, as there are deep mine shafts in the park.
- Be self-sufficient and remember to bring your own drinking water.
- There are no bins provided, so please take rubbish away with you.
- Dogs are permitted in the park but must be kept on a leash at all times.
- Vehicles, including motorbikes, may only be used on public roads.
- Please take your rubbish home with you.
Need to know
Creswick Regional Park
Accessibility
St Georges Lake has ramped pedestrian access to the main visitor area and toilets. There is also disabled parking at St Georges Lake.
Visiting a park can be more of a challenge for people with disabilities, however in Victoria there are a wide range of facilities to help people of all abilities enjoy our wonderful parks around the state.
Assistance dogs are welcome in Parks Victoria parks and reserves. Entry requirements apply for parks and reserves that are usually dog prohibited, such as national parks.
Safety
There are many mineshafts in the Creswick Regional Parkso make sure you stick to the trails.
Snakes can be seen through the park in the warmer months.
Change of Conditions
Nature being nature, sometimes conditions can change at short notice. It’s a good idea to check this page ahead of your visit for any updates.
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Creswick Regional Park
Flood Damaged Ford - Use alternative access
Access from Slaty Creek Rd is closed. Alternative access via Wrights Gully Rd (may not be suitable for large vehicles and caravans)