Daylesford
Town
Population 3071
Daylesford is at the centre of Victoria's spa country. The area developed with the discovery of gold, which lured many Swiss-Italian settlers, but it was the discovery of natural mineral springs that proved a more lasting attraction. Of the 72 documented springs in the area, the most famous are nearby Hepburn Springs. The water is rich with minerals that dissolve into it as it flows from the crest of the Great Dividing Range through underground rocks, and it is known for its rejuvenating and healing qualities. Daylesford has grown as a destination in itself, complete with beautiful gardens, interesting shopping, great eating and a huge range of accommodation. The streets are lined with trees that blaze with colour in autumn, and inside the attractive old buildings are restaurants, cafes, galleries, bookshops, bakeries and chocolate shops. Overlooking the lake is one of regional Victoria's most highly regarded restaurants, the Lake House.
Visitor Information
98 Vincent St; (03) 5321 6123
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Mornington Peninsula National Park
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Castlemaine
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In Town
Convent Gallery A magnificent building surrounded by delightful cottage gardens, this former convent and girls school has been restored and features an impressive collection of artwork, sculptures and jewellery. A cafe serves local produce and Devonshire tea. Open 10am–5pm; Cnr Hill and Daly sts; (03) 5348 3211.
Historical Museum: features a collection of photographs from the region's past and artefacts from the local Djadja Wurrung people; open weekends and public and school holidays; Vincent St; (03) 5348 1453. Lake Daylesford: a lovely spot for picnics, with paddleboats and rowboats for hire in the warmer months. The Tipperary walking track starts here and ends at the Mineral Springs Reserve. Access to lake is from Bleakly Rd. Wombat Hill Botanical Gardens: established in 1861, these lovely gardens are situated on the hill overlooking town; Central Springs Rd. Daylesford Spa Country Train: leaves railway station for Bullarto (11 km SE) each Sun; Raglan St; (03) 5348 1759.
Nearby
Hepburn Springs spas The Hepburn Spa and Bathhouse Wellness Retreat offers pure mineral water spas and hydrotherapy, massage therapies and an extensive range of relaxation, health and beauty treatments. Mineral Springs Cres, Hepburn Springs; (03) 5348 8888. Dating back to 1894, the recently renovated Hepburn Bathhouse has state-of-the-art communal and private mineral bathing, spas and therapies utilising the renowned local mineral springs, plus a day spa for massage, facials and indulgent beauty treatments. Mineral Springs Reserve Rd, Hepburn Springs; (03) 5321 6000; 4 km N. Lavandula Swiss Italian Farm A sprawling estate featuring fields of lavender, cottage gardens and sales of lavender-based products. The Lavandula Harvest Festival is a popular event with a variety of family entertainment, held in Jan. Open daily, winter months weekends only; Shepherds Flat; (03) 5476 4393; 10 km N.
Hepburn Regional Park: located around Daylesford and Hepburn Springs, this park features goldmining relics, mineral springs and the impressive Mt Franklin, an extinct volcano, with panoramic views from the summit and picnic, barbecue and camping facilities around the base. There are good walking tracks. Waterfalls: several in area, including Sailors Falls, 5 km S; Loddon Falls, 10 km NE; Trentham Falls, 21 km SE. Breakneck Gorge: early goldmining site; 5 km N. Glenlyon: small town that hosts the popular Glenlyon Sports Day on New Year’s Day, and the Fine Food and Wine Fayre in July; 8 km NE. Lyonville Mineral Springs: picnic and barbecue facilities; 15 km SE. Yandoit: historic Swiss-Italian settlement; 18 km NW.
Fishing spots near town
Werribee 85 km
The Werribee River is popular, both as an access point to the bay and the estuary itself. Excellent catches of whiting and flathead are made inshore near the weed beds. Further offshore, the deeper reefs have a big... Find out moreMaribyrnong River 85 km
The age-old adage about the grass supposedly being greener somewhere else applies to fishing around Melbourne. Many anglers who head out of town do so because they don’t believe any serious fishing is possible... Find out moreInner Harbour 85 km
Following the inner harbour around from Bird Rock you pass Avalon Beach, which is little more than a collection of old huts. There is a boat ramp at the west end of Avalon Beach and the seagrass beds between the old... Find out moreYarra River 86 km
Mulloway are one of the most sought and least caught Victorian species. Anglers often put in hundreds of hours in unsuccessful quests for a trophy of this enigmatic species. During autumn, reports tell of mulloway being... Find out moreAltona to Williamstown 87 km
The skyline stretching around the shore from Altona to Williamstown provides an unlikely backdrop for top fishing. Industry dominates, in particular refineries, with flames burning off gases. However, anglers who fish... Find out moreBird Rock 88 km
An area on the north side of the outer harbour, opposite Point Henry, from Bird Rock east to an area known as the ‘Quarries’ (due to the large quarry on the shore), produces snapper most of the year. Anglers... Find out morePoint Wilson 90 km
Opposite Clifton Springs, the long Commonwealth Explosives Pier easily distinguishes Point Wilson. Boaters need to stay at least 300 m away from the pier at all times. The waters surrounding the pier produce... Find out morePoint Henry 90 km
Point Henry is a sand spit point on the southern shore of Corio Bay and is the demarcation between the inner and outer harbours. It is distinctive in that there is a large aluminium smelter and a long pier used to unload... Find out moreWestern Shore 91 km
Taking a southerly route around the bay from the lagoon you pass a large industrial and waterfront area. The next fishable water from shore is North Shore rocks, just outside the entrance to Corio Quay. During winter,... Find out moreStingray Bay 92 km
Stingray Bay on the southern shore is properly called Stingaree Bay, but many anglers simply refer to it as Limeburners, due to the boat harbour at Limeburners Point. The boundary of the bay is roughly between the... Find out moreEco-friendly activities around town
Golden Nugget Discovery Tours, Ballarat 35 km
This carbon-neutral business in Ballarat runs small, personalised tours of no more than six people in the Goldfields region, with three themes – wild nature, gold history and heritage, and food and wine.... Find out moreBrisbane Ranges National Park 57 km
With a vibrant koala population, this relatively small national park only 80 kilometres west of Melbourne has picnic areas, walking tracks through rocky gorges and a basic camping area.... Find out moreMelbourne Zoo 87 km
Melbourne has a choice of two excellent zoos: Melbourne Zoo, with more than 320 species on display; and the 225-hectare open range zoo at Werribee, about 30 minutes drive from the city centre (access from the Princes... Find out moreMountain-biking around Melbourne 90 km
With 20 kilometres of tracks developed by the Mountain Bike Association of Australia, Lysterfield Lake Park has something for all standard of mountain-biker, including family-friendly loops and exciting single-track... Find out moreIndigenous tours - Melbourne 90 km
To grasp what Melbourne was like before the skyscrapers arrived you can take a two-hour Koori Heritage Trust walking tour. You will gain an insight into Indigenous history and the natural and cultural landscape of the... Find out moreCycling around Melbourne 92 km
Melbourne has an active cycling community that has helped develop and establish some great routes and a network of cycle paths. One of the best sources of information is Bicycle Victoria. One option is to hop on the Main... Find out moreMarine Discovery Centre, Queenscliff 112 km
Primarily set up to educate school children about the marine environment, this government-run facility also has an interesting holiday program and an interactive aquarium and touch tanks. Holiday activities include... Find out moreSwim with dolphins, Sorrento 123 km
In the warmer six months of the year, the eco-accredited Moonraker Charters will help you get in the water, swimming alongside Australian fur-seals and bottlenose dolphins. Of course, swimming is not compulsory on the... Find out moreDandenong Ranges National Park 123 km
About an hour’s drive out of Melbourne, some 35 kilometres east of the city, this park has forests of towering mountain ash and lush, damp fern gullies. Around 300 kilometres of walking tracks crisscross the park,... Find out moreBicentennial National Trail - Healesville starting point 126 km
Acclaimed as the longest-marked, nonmotorised, multi-use trekking route in the world, this track traverses an incredible 5330 kilometres from Healesville to Cooktown in north Queensland, passing through 18 national... Find out moreGolf courses around town
Eynesbury Golf Club 62 km
Some golf courses, Graham Marsh believes, are created not with strategy in mind, but simply with the aim of penalising bad shots. ‘We are pitching golf at a level that is just too difficult,’ he says.... Find out moreSanctuary Lakes Resort 82 km
Greg Norman stood on the balcony of a second-storey building in the late 1990s and surveyed the vast plain of salty wasteland before him. Beside him was Bob Harrison, chief course architect of Greg Norman Golf Design.... Find out moreRiversdale Golf Club 104 km
Victoria’s second oldest club, formed 18 months after Royal Melbourne, began life in humble circumstances as the Surrey Hills Golf Club. After a brief stint at Camberwell the club moved to its present location... Find out moreRoyal Melbourne Golf Club (West Course) 105 km
Golf is unique in that it allows its devoted followers – no matter how good or bad their swing – the opportunity to emulate the champions of their sport on the finest arenas the game has to offer. The... Find out moreRoyal Melbourne Golf Club (East Course) 105 km
Dr Alister MacKenzie was long gone from Royal Melbourne and construction of his West course was in full swing when the idea of a second course was mooted. Two plots of land east of the main site at Black Rock had ... Find out moreMetropolitan Golf Club 105 km
Metropolitan has changed dramatically over the past century but has never been short of plaudits. The club, the second oldest on the Melbourne sandbelt, was established in 1908. J. B. Mackenzie was one of the founding... Find out moreYarra Yarra Golf Club 105 km
First-time visitors to Yarra Yarra Golf Club, expecting the river with the similar name to play a pivotal role, might be surprised. The closest the Yarra gets to this acclaimed sandbelt course is the spot where it... Find out moreVictoria Golf Club 106 km
Strategy wins out over brute strength every time at Victoria Golf Club, acclaimed worldwide as a fantastic shot-makers’ course. This is probably why the club has produced so many fine players. Peter Thomson... Find out moreCommonwealth Golf Club 106 km
It is nearly 90 years since the first rounds were played where the Commonwealth Golf Club now lies. The club was constituted in 1920 and land – regarded as scrub country, and comprising only 89 acres – was... Find out moreHuntingdale Golf Club 106 km
Huntingdale – Royal Melbourne and Kingston Heath aside – is arguably the most famous of Melbourne’s sandbelt courses, home to the Australian Masters for 30 years. A parade of the game’s best... Find out moreCafes & restaurants around town
Alla Wolf-Tasker is the woman behind Daylesford’s beloved Lake House, regarded as one of regional Victoria’s best restaurants, if not the best. The light-filled restaurant ranges over several levels... Find out more
This 1864 timber building radiates warmth and comfort, the glowing dining room accentuated by polished floorboards, high ceilings and a soothing cream colour scheme. The Italian menu is gaining a loyal following, with... Find out more
This award-winning restaurant nestled in an old-fashioned pub has a great atmosphere. The robust menu boasts sublime comfort food using superior Daylesford and Macedon produce. In summer, you might find rosemary and... Find out more
As the name suggests, Cosy Corner is a quaint restaurant tucked away in one of Hepburn Springs’ few side streets. The atmosphere is especially charming in winter when the fireplace is roaring. Menu items feature... Find out more
Nearby breweries
Holgate Brewhouse 34 km
Paul and Natasha Holgate have travelled a decidedly different path to most other craft-brewery operators over the past decade or so. They started brewing ales from a shed adjacent to their family home in Woodend in the... Find out more3 Ravens Brewing Company 91 km
This microbrewery began operating from the basement of the successful Thornbury-based engineering company Zetkin and has proved to be an interesting diversion or sideline for the principal business. Some of the company... Find out moreFoster's Group (Abbotsford Brewery) 92 km
Re-branded as the Foster’s Group in the 21st century, Carlton & United Breweries was formed in 1907 through an amalgamation of the city’s six largest beer-makers: McCrackens City Brewery, Victoria... Find out moreMountain Goat Brewery 93 km
Kicking off in 1997, home-brewer Dave Bonighton and music industry booking agent Cam Hines proved that two good mates can start a successful microbrewery with no money, but with unlimited enthusiasm, dogged perseverance... Find out more2 Brothers Brewery 106 km
A microbrewery is not exactly what you might expect to find tucked away among panel-beaters and sheet-metal fabricators in the industrial estates of Moorabbin, 20 minutes south-east of Melbourne. While the location may... Find out moreHargreaves Hill Brewing Company 114 km
Craft brewers come from all sorts of different backgrounds but classical pianist Simon Walkenhorst and his opera singer wife Beth Williams are among the more exotic. Together, they started Hargreaves Hill Brewing Company... Find out moreMatilda Bay Garage Brewery 121 km
Previously operating as the Stockade Brewery, this South Dandenong-based microbrewery was acquired by the Foster’s-owned Matilda Bay Brewing in 2004 and re-badged as their ‘garage’ brewery. Then head... Find out morePurrumbete Brewing Company (Red Duck) 131 km
Scott and Vanessa Wilson-Browne are another couple of ‘ale changers’ who swapped busy Melbourne careers to move to the country, bring up their young family, and brew and market craft ales. Along the way, they... Find out moreOtway Estate Brewery 133 km
Located 12 kilometres from Colac, Otway Estate Winery was established in 1983, specialising in cool-climate wines; a microbrewery was added in 2007. Head brewer Luke Scott oversees the production of up to 15 different... Find out moreRed Hill Brewery 140 km
Becoming hop farmers wasn’t part of their business plan when David and Karen Golding first applied to develop a microbrewery and cafe from their Mornington Peninsula property. Ultimately, though, they were advised... Find out moreCampsites around town
Mount Franklin Reserve camping area 9 km
The crater of the extinct Mt Franklin volcano makes a wonderful setting for an overnight camp. Separated from Hepburn Regional Park proper by the Midlands Hwy, the reserve is an enclave of large conifers that makes a... Find out moreBush camping 14 km
Permitted within the forest. Contact ranger for details.... Find out moreVaughan Springs camping area 21 km
There’s only space at Vaughan Springs for a few caravans and a half-dozen tents, so get there early if you want to stay during holiday periods. To the north are the old Spring Gully Junction Mine and a walk along... Find out moreWarburtons Bridge camping area 21 km
This basic campground is accessed off the Vaughan–Drummond Rd. It’s in the same part of the park as the Vaughan Springs camping area, which may prove useful if Warburtons Bridge is full. Up in the north of... Find out moreBlackwood Mineral Springs Caravan Park 21 km
Blackwood struck it big (albeit briefly) as a goldmining area in the 1850s and visitors can still pan for gold here. They can also take numerous walks in the area, including to the springs, along the Lerderderg River and... Find out moreSlaty Creek picnic and camping area 25 km
There are actually 3 camping areas spread around Slaty Creek in the south of the park: Number 1, Number 2 and Number 3 campgrounds. After you’ve taken a nap under a manna gum and panned for gold in the creek, head... Find out moreFirth Park picnic and camping area 26 km
Firth Park is an old sawmill site in the northern section of Wombat State Forest; there are visible remnants of the logging that was done here. There’s plenty of room for tents, but the space available for caravans... Find out moreO’Briens Crossing picnic and camping area 26 km
O’Briens Crossing is a lovely picnic spot in the north of the park. From here you can walk west to Shaws Lake and Sweets Lookout. Experienced bushwalkers should consider shadowing the Lerderderg River across the... Find out moreUpper Chadwick Campground 27 km
The camping area at Upper Chadwick is on the border between Lerderderg State Park and Wombat State Forest, close to O’Briens Crossing – continue east from the crossing on O’Briens Road and then head... Find out moreCaravan parks around town
A Welcome Stranger Holiday Park 33 km
Located 2.5 km east of Ballarat, this is a good quality park in a quiet, easily accessible area. The park has a large number of sites, a heated pool, a spa, minigolf, an adventure playground and a tennis court. We... Find out moreBallarat Goldfields Holiday Park 35 km
Centrally located (2 km from the city centre) and easily accessible, this quality park has a wide range of accommodation and very good facilities, including a heated pool and spa, and bathrooms for children and families.... Find out moreBIG4 Ballarat Windmill Holiday Park 39 km
This well-established, quality park is in a quiet rural area 6 km west of the city on the old Western Highway. It has a great range of facilities including a spa, sauna and tennis court. Bookings are required at Easter... Find out moreMelbourne BIG4 Holiday Park 86 km
This is a tourist park in a quiet area of Melbourne’s northern suburbs, just 9 km from Melbourne’s CBD. The park has relatively easy access to the Hume Highway and other northern approaches and is a popular... Find out moreGeelong Riverview Tourist Park 93 km
This is a great park on the south side of the Barwon River, just 2 km from the centre of Geelong. Bookings are required at Christmas, Easter and long weekends.... Find out moreRiverglen Holiday Park 93 km
This is a large, owner-operated park with good facilities and is located just 2 km from the centre of Geelong. Bookings are required at Christmas, Easter and long weekends, with a minimum-stay period at Easter and long... Find out moreBarwon River Tourist Park 93 km
On the south side of the Barwon River about 2 km from the centre of Geelong, this place has good facilities and is easily accessible. There are nicely shaded sites and it is just a short walk to the shopping centre. A... Find out moreGoulburn River Tourist Park 94 km
This park is about 1 km from the town centre in a quiet off-highway location on the banks of the Goulburn River. The park offers good clean facilities and is easily accessible. There are canoes for hire. Bookings... Find out moreBellarine Bayside Holiday Parks - Portarlington 96 km
This beachfront park with a large number of powered sites is a very popular summerholiday park on a safe, bayside beach, with loads of appeal for families. The park has extensive facilities and is just 1.25 km from the... Find out moreHotels, motels & B&Bs around town
This multi-award-winning country house with outstanding restaurant lures guests locally and internationally with its unique style of hospitality. Located on several hectares of waterfront gardens overlooking Lake... Find out more
Coffee lovers will love contemporary Latte Cottage, which offers stylish self-contained accommodation in the very heart of Daylesford. Accommodation is in two queen-size bedrooms finished in warm coffee-coloured bed... Find out more
This luxury complex, part of the renowned Peppers group, encompasses a 1930s 13-room hotel (nine are spa rooms), the separate Villa Palma, seven Mineral Spa Villas and the acclaimed Deco restaurant. Villa Palma is a... Find out more
Eco-friendly places to stay around town
MillDuck, Harcourt North 48 km
This strawbale house won a Most Energy Efficient Home award (North West Region) when it was built. More than 1000 trees have been planted on the property since it was purchased, and it is now an alpaca stud. The B&B,... Find out moreAlto Hotel on Bourke 89 km
Although it is not doing anything radical, this plush hotel on Bourke Street is one of the most ecologically aware in Melbourne, and should be commended for its power-saving measures, garbage sorting, supply of... Find out moreGrampians Eco YHA 146 km
At this eco-hostel you sleep under roof tiles that are actually solar panels. Any extra power generated is fed back to the electricity grid. The passive solar building, featuring rammed earth walls, also has solar... Find out moreApollo Bay Youth Hostel 163 km
This relatively new hostel was built with an eco-friendly design, including thermal storage banks and other passive solar heating and cooling. It also has solar hot water, rainwater tanks, a worm farm, drought-tolerant... Find out moreCape Otway Centre for Conservation Ecology 173 km
There are not many better-thought-out ecotourism ventures than this superb multi-award-winning facility on Cape Otway. It has its own 66-hectare wildlife refuge and doubles as a shelter for injured and orphaned wildlife,... Find out morePomponderoo Bush Retreat, Dimboola 212 km
With solar power, rainwater tanks and tree planting to offset carbon emissions, these three self-contained timber cabins are a great accommodation option near the north-eastern edge of Little Desert National Park.... Find out moreLittle Desert Nature Lodge, Nhill 241 km
Set on 117 hectares of bushland beside Little Desert National Park, the lodge has 24 rooms with ensuite bathrooms, or 16 bunkrooms with shared facilities. By staying here, you are helping support projects such as the... Find out moreRest areas around town
Vaughan Springs Camp Area 21 km
T/O 9 km S of Castlemaine (L) or 27 km N of Daylesford (R) Small campground 6 kilometres east of the highway via Vaughan Springs Road. Good facilities at nearby picnic area. GPS: S37 09.576 E144 12.861... Find out moreSlatey Creek Camp Area 25 km
T/O at Creswick Small secluded campground located 6 kilometres south- east of Creswick via Bungaree Road, Slatey Creek Road, and Petticoat Road. NOTE: Access road part unsealed GPS: S37 27.744 E143 54.246... Find out moreCreswick South Rest Area 25 km
3 km S of Creswick (R) or 16 km N of Ballarat (L) Small area adjacent to the highway. Good shade. GPS: S37 26.581 E143 53.335... Find out moreJessie Kennedy Rest Area 26 km
6 km S of Castlemaine (R) or 30 km N of Daylesford (L) Large area adjacent to the highway. GPS: S37 06.621 E144 11.057... Find out moreClarendon Rest Area 43 km
26 km S of Ballarat (R) or 60 km N of Geelong (L) Large secluded area just off the highway behind some shady trees. GPS: S37 42.501 E143 58.964... Find out moreRavenswood Rest Area 48 km
20 km S of Bendigo (R) or 130 km N of Melbourne (L) Large open area just off the motorway. Good facilities. GPS: S36 54.589 E144 13.296... Find out moreJock Comini Rest Area 50 km
18 km S of Bendigo (L) southbound only Large area just off the highway. Limited shade. GPS: S36 53.57 E144 13.07... Find out moreSmythesdale Park Area 52 km
East side of town Secluded town park situated among numerous trees well off the highway via Gardens Street. Good facilities and shade. NOTE: Camping available for a fee. GPS: S37 38.372 E143 41.141... Find out moreLexton South Rest Area 53 km
27 km S of Avoca (L) or 43 km N of Ballarat (R) Large area just off the highway. Only limited shade. GPS: S37 17.21 E143 32.50 ... Find out moreHappy Jacks Rest Area 55 km
At Lockwood on Alt Calder Hwy (A790) Large grassed area around a few trees just off the highway. Good facilities located 100 metres south. GPS: S36 50.29 E144 09.20 ... Find out moreMeredith Park Area 56 km
West side of town Large area located in a side street (turn off at the roadhouse) at Pioneer Park. Good facilities and shade. GPS: S37 50.818 E144 04.397 ... Find out moreWoady Yaloak Creek Rest Area 58 km
26 km E of Skipton (L) or 6 km W of Smythesdale (R) Large secluded area surrounded by scrub just off the highway. Good shade. GPS: S37 40.692 E143 38.337 ... Find out moreBendigo South Park Area 62 km
South side of town Parking adjacent to the highway. Good facilities. GPS: S36 47.308 E144 14.721... Find out moreBendigo North Park Area 67 km
North side of town Parking area adjacent to the highway near the lake. Good facilities and shade. GPS: S36 44.820 E144 17.575... Find out moreNo.2 Creek Rest Area 68 km
59 km S of St Arnaud (L) or 3 km N of Avoca (R) Large area just off the highway among the trees. Good shade. GPS: S37 03.39 E143 27.39 ... Find out moreHuntly Rest Area 76 km
35 km S of Elmore (R) or 11 km N of Bendigo (L) Small parking area just off the highway among some large trees. Good facilities and shade. GPS: S36 40.203 E144 19.635... Find out moreMiddle Creek Camp Area 79 km
T/O 32 km SE of Ararat (L) or 12 km NW of Beaufort (R) Large camp area located 8 kilometres north of the highway. Good facilities and shade in an open forest setting in Mt Buangor State Park. NOTE: Access road... Find out moreBailes Camp Area 80 km
T/O 32 km SE of Ararat (L) or 12 km NW of Beaufort (R) Small secluded area 9 kilometres north of the highway in the forest in Mt Buangor State Park. Good facilities and shade. NOTE: Access road unsealed. GPS: S37... Find out moreBridgewater Park Area 84 km
North west side of town via Dunolly Road and Brewery Lane Large area on the banks of the Loddon River. Good shade. GPS: S36 36.04 E143 56.18 ... Find out moreLeigh River Rest Area 84 km
27 km W of Geelong (R) or 122 km E of Mortlake (L) Large grassed area just off the highway. Good shade. GPS: S38 05.945 E144 03.855 ... Find out moreGoornong Park Area 87 km
Middle of town Small area adjacent to the highway. GPS: S36 36.923 E144 30.273... Find out moreMelville Caves Camp Area 91 km
T/O 29 km SE of Wedderburn (R) or 7 km NW of Bridgewater (L) Large area among the trees in Kooyoora State Park, located 21 kilometres west of Inglewood via Kingpower Road. Good facilities. GPS: S36 36.03 E143... Find out moreStuart Mill South Rest Area 92 km
28 km S of St Arnaud (R) or 34 km N of Avoca (L) Large area just off the highway behind bushes and trees. Good shade. GPS: S36 50.23 E143 19.10 ... Find out moreMount Langi Ghiran Rest Area 92 km
17 km E of Ararat (L) or 27 km W of Beaufort (R) Large area adjacent to the highway. Good shade. GPS: S37 20.14 E143 06.09 ... Find out moreMount Langi Ghiran Camp Area 93 km
T/O 13 km E of Ararat (L) or 31 km W of Beaufort (R) Small but secluded area located 5 kilometres north of the highway in a natural bush setting in Mount Langi Ghiran State Park. Good facilities and shade. NOTE:... Find out moreTeddington Reservoir Camp Area 96 km
T/O 24 km S of St Arnaud (R) or 38 km S of Avoca (L) Large secluded camp area in the forest 6 kilometres south- west of Stuart Mill via Teddington Road. NOTE: Access road part unsealed. GPS: S36 50.36 E143 15.46... Find out moreLismore Park Area 98 km
Middle of town Parking area adjacent to the highway. GPS: S37 57.230 E143 20.596... Find out moreTrawool Rest Area 98 km
10 km SE of Seymour (L) or 28 km NW of Yea (R) Small area just off the highway. Good shade. GPS: S37 05.445 E145 12.149... Find out moreTaungurung Rest Area 99 km
19 km S of Nagambie (L) southbound only Large area just off the highway. Good facilities. Limited shade. GPS: S36 56.894 E145 08.707... Find out moreWhat's on around town
Market: for arts, crafts and local produce; Sun morning; Raglan St, near railway station.
Silver Streak Champagne Train: train journey with gourmet food; 1st Sat each month; bookings 0421 780 100.
Hepburn Swiss–Italian Festival: Apr/May.
Highland Gathering: Dec.