Woodend
Town
Population 3166
During the gold rushes of the 1850s, travellers sought refuge from mud, bogs and bushrangers at the 'wood's end' around Five Mile Creek, where a town eventually grew. In the late 19th century Woodend became a resort town, and its lovely gardens and proximity to spectacular natural sights, such as Hanging Rock and Mount Macedon, still make it a popular daytrip and weekend getaway for visitors from Melbourne.
Visitor Information
High St, beside Five Mile Creek; (03) 5427 2033 or 1800 244 711
Nearby national parks
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Brisbane Ranges National Park
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Kinglake National Park
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Dandenong Ranges National Park
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Bacchus Marsh
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In Town
Bluestone Bridge: built in 1862, the bridge crosses Five Mile Creek on the northern outskirts of town. Clock Tower: built as a WW I memorial; Calder Hwy. Courthouse: historic structure built in 1870; Forest St.
Nearby
Hanging Rock A massive rock formation made famous by Picnic at Hanging Rock, the novel by Joan Lindsay that was later made into a film. The story, about schoolgirls who mysteriously vanished while on a picnic in the reserve, became something of a legend. There is certainly something eerie about Hanging Rock with its strange rock formations, created by the erosion of solidified lava, and narrow tracks through dense bushland. Hanging Rock is renowned for the annual races held at its base, especially the New Year's Day and Australia Day races. Other events include a Vintage Car Rally and Harvest Picnic, both held in Feb. The reserve also has a discovery centre and cafe. Access from South Rock Rd, off Calder Hwy; 8 km NE.
Macedon Ranges wine region This is mainland Australia’s coolest wine region, and like Tasmania, it’s responsible for some very good sparkling wine. Most wineries are found east of the Calder Freeway around Romsey, Lancefield and Kyneton. Hanging Rock Winery achieves iconic status thanks to its position behind Hanging Rock, and its Non Vintage Macedon Cuvee sparkling wine is said to be one of the most complex sparkling wines in Australia. Also try the sauvignon blanc. Curly Flat is known for its excellent pinot noir and chardonnay, and Granite Hills for riesling and shiraz. Portree also produces chardonnay, and Virgin Hills is worth visiting for its blend of cabernet sauvignon, shiraz and merlot. Macedon: a town at the foot of Mt Macedon. Home to the Church of the Resurrection, with stained-glass windows designed by Leonard French, and excellent plant nurseries; 8 km SE. Mt Macedon: a township located higher up the mountain, 2 km from Macedon, renowned for its beautiful gardens, many open to the public in autumn and spring. Macedon Regional Park: bushwalking and scenic drives. The Camels Hump marks the start of a signposted walk to the summit of the mountain where there stands a huge WW I memorial cross. Access via turn-off after Mt Macedon township. Gisborne: a variety of craft outlets. Gisborne Steam Park holds a steam-train rally each May; 16 km SE. Glen Erin at Romsey/Cope-Williams Winery: tastings and sales, surrounded by charming English-style gardens, tennis courts and a cricket green; Romsey; 19 km E. Lancefield: historic buildings and wineries. Mad Gallery and Bankart Gallery offer contemporary and fine art, respectively. The town is also home to a woodchopping competition in Mar and a farmers market, for local produce, 4th Sat each month; 25 km NE. Monegeetta: in town is the Mintaro Homestead, a smaller replica of Melbourne's Government House, but not open to the public; 27 km E via Romsey.
Fishing spots near town
Maribyrnong River 60 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 moreYarra River 62 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 64 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 moreSt Kilda 70 km
St Kilda Marina gives boat anglers easy access to excellent snapper and whiting grounds. Inshore there is plenty of seagrass and sand areas for whiting while the deeper waters offer reef areas for snapper. The St Kilda... Find out moreWerribee 70 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 moreInner Harbour 82 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 morePoint Wilson 82 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 moreBird Rock 82 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 morePortarlington 85 km
Land-based anglers are well catered for at Portarlington. The main pier runs north–south, and at the end there is a breakwater that runs west–east. Salmon often run along here in good numbers. Mullet, garfish... Find out morePoint Henry 86 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 moreEco-friendly activities around town
Melbourne Zoo 60 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 moreBrisbane Ranges National Park 61 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 moreGolden Nugget Discovery Tours, Ballarat 63 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 moreMountain-biking around Melbourne 64 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 65 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 66 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 moreDandenong Ranges National Park 93 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 93 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 moreMarine Discovery Centre, Queenscliff 102 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 111 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 moreGolf courses around town
Eynesbury Golf Club 48 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 63 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 77 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 moreThe Heritage Golf & Country Club (St John course) 79 km
Jack Nicklaus, the golfer, was the most powerful player of his generation and also its finest strategist, a man who could win a tournament based on smart play and at other times on pure heroics. Jack Nicklaus, the... Find out moreMetropolitan Golf Club 79 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 80 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 moreHuntingdale Golf Club 80 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 moreCommonwealth Golf Club 81 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 moreRoyal Melbourne Golf Club (West Course) 81 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) 81 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 moreCafes & restaurants around town
This imposing two-storey red brick hotel used to be a coach stop 150 years ago, serving the route from Melbourne to the goldfields of Ballarat and Bendigo. Part of the old stables remain and are today used for storage.... Find out more
Nearby breweries
3 Ravens Brewing Company 63 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) 65 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 67 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 81 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 82 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 96 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 moreRed Hill Brewery 123 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 moreJamieson Brewery 142 km
Looking for a drawcard to attract tourists to their Victorian High Country pub, owners Jeff and Jeanette Whyte installed a microbrewery into the Jamieson Hotel and started knocking out house beers in 2001. The equipment... Find out moreOtway Estate Brewery 148 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 moreCampsites around town
Firth Park picnic and camping area 14 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 moreUpper Chadwick Campground 19 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 moreO’Briens Crossing picnic and camping area 22 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 moreBlackwood Mineral Springs Caravan Park 23 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 moreBush camping (walk-in camping) 29 km
Walk-in camping is allowed within the conservation zone that covers most of the park; confirm which areas you can stay in with the rangers. Remember that the river can rise quickly after heavy rain, which will affect... Find out moreBush camping 29 km
Permitted within the forest. Contact ranger for details.... Find out moreWarburtons Bridge camping area 33 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 moreVaughan Springs camping area 35 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 moreMount Franklin Reserve camping area 35 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 moreCaravan parks around town
Melbourne BIG4 Holiday Park 57 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 moreA Welcome Stranger Holiday Park 61 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 63 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 moreGoulburn River Tourist Park 65 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 moreBIG4 Ballarat Windmill Holiday Park 69 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 moreCrystal Brook Tourist Park 72 km
This park is undergoing a transformation and will cater for tourists. It has good facilities and is located in a leafy area of the northeastern suburbs of Melbourne. A minimum-length stay applies during holiday periods.... Find out moreWantirna Park 82 km
This is a large park with a limited number of tourist sites. Located in the eastern suburbs, its facilities include tennis courts and a recreation room. It is good value. Bookings are required in peak periods.... Find out moreBellarine Bayside Holiday Parks - Portarlington 85 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 moreBarwon River Tourist Park 92 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 moreHotels, motels & B&Bs around town
Originally a Cobb & Co stopover between Melbourne and the goldfields of Bendigo, this imposing solid brick building has been refurbished by the current owners to offer stylish accommodation in 10 queen-size bedrooms,... Find out more
As cute as it gets, these converted stables make a charming country cottage. Self-contained, it nestles quietly on rambling country gardens in the foothills of beautiful Mount Macedon. Decorated in simple but fetching... Find out more
Eco-friendly places to stay around town
MillDuck, Harcourt North 53 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 64 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 moreApollo Bay Youth Hostel 173 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 moreGrampians Eco YHA 180 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 moreCape Otway Centre for Conservation Ecology 185 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 moreThe Buckland, Bright 221 km
With the same architect as The Odd Frog, The Buckland’s four luxury studio retreats have similar eco-design principles, and thousands of trees have been planted on the site. They are also powered by green energy.... Find out moreThe Odd Frog, Bright 227 km
This place comprises five funky new luxury studios on a 4-hectare Land for Wildlife property. The studios have been architecturally designed to have minimal impact on the environment, with thought even given to their... Find out morePomponderoo Bush Retreat, Dimboola 243 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 moreRest areas around town
Mount Franklin Rest Area 35 km
26 km S of Castlemaine (L) or 10 km N of Daylesford (R) Large secluded area located 1 kilometre off the highway in a very pleasant forest setting. Good shade. GPS: S37 15.937 E144 09.044... Find out moreVaughan Springs Camp Area 35 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 moreJessie Kennedy Rest Area 41 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 moreRavenswood Rest Area 56 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 moreSlatey Creek Camp Area 57 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 58 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 moreJock Comini Rest Area 58 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 moreClarendon Rest Area 62 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 moreHappy Jacks Rest Area 66 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 moreTrawool Rest Area 67 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 moreBendigo South Park Area 68 km
South side of town Parking adjacent to the highway. Good facilities. GPS: S36 47.308 E144 14.721... Find out moreMeredith Park Area 68 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 moreKing Parrot Creek Rest Area 70 km
21 km SE of Seymour (L) or 17 km NW of Yea (R) Large area well off the highway. Good shade. GPS: S37 08.741 E145 16.08... Find out moreBendigo North Park Area 71 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 moreTaungurung Rest Area 71 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 moreGrass Tree Rest Area 72 km
25 km NE of Seymour (L) northbound only Large area just off the highway. Excellent facilities. Limited shade. GPS: S36 57.783 E145 10.839 ... Find out moreCoach Road Rest Area 76 km
90 km S of Benalla (L) southbound only Large area just off the highway. Good facilities. Limited shade. GPS: S36 56.537 E145 12.767... Find out moreHuntly Rest Area 78 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 moreSmythesdale Park Area 81 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 moreGoornong Park Area 82 km
Middle of town Small area adjacent to the highway. GPS: S36 36.923 E144 30.273... Find out moreYea East Rest Area 82 km
1 km E of Yea (R) or 30 km W of Alexandra (L) Large area just off the highway. Good shade. GPS: S37 12.758 E145 26.283... Find out moreWoady Yaloak Creek Rest Area 86 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 moreLexton South Rest Area 87 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 moreSheepwash Lagoon Rest Area 91 km
11 km E of Yea (R) or 20 km W of Alexandra (L) Large area adjacent to the highway. Limited shade. GPS: S37 09.841 E145 31.421 ... Find out moreLeigh River Rest Area 92 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 moreBridgewater Park Area 99 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 moreAysons Reserve Camp Area 100 km
T/O 31 km W of Stanhope (R) or 5 km E of Elmore (L) Large camp area 3 kilometres north-east of the highway on the banks of the river. Good shade. GPS: S36 27.621 E144 40.116 ... Find out moreNo.2 Creek Rest Area 100 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 moreClaires Rest Area 103 km
25 km E of Yea (L) or 6 km NW of Alexandra (R) Large area adjacent to the highway. Good shade. GPS: S37 09.466 E145 39.699 ... Find out moreGreen Lake Recreation Reserve Camp Area 105 km
T/O 12 km W of Stanhope (R) or 24 km E of Elmore (L) Large open camp area located 2.5 kilometres north of the highway around a few trees. NOTE: Access road part unsealed. GPS: S36 26.310 E144 49.702... Find out moreWhat's on around town
Craft market: 3rd Sun each month Sept–May.
Woodend Winter Arts Festival: June.
Macedon Ranges Budburst Festival: held throughout the wine district; Nov.