Badger Weir Park

Badger Weir Park is a small forested park at Badger Creek near Healesville in the Yarra Ranges, Victoria. Centred on the historic 1909 Badger Weir on Badger Creek, the park preserves tall mountain ash forest and fern gullies within the Yarra Ranges foothills. It is notable for its accessible picnic area, short walking trails, birdlife including lyrebirds, and its history as Healesville's former water supply, now managed by Parks Victoria as a day-use recreation reserve.

Visitors can expect a compact day-use park set in cool temperate rainforest along Badger Creek. The central features are the historic weir and weir wall, a grassy picnic area with tables and electric barbecues, and short walking tracks through mountain ash and tree ferns. Trails include the Badger Weir Track and Lyrebird Track. The environment is shaded and tranquil, with opportunities for birdwatching, photography and short nature walks. No camping or swimming facilities are provided.

Badger Weir was constructed in 1909 to provide a reliable water supply for the town of Healesville. The weir and surrounding catchment were later opened for public recreation and the area was reserved as a park, now managed by Parks Victoria as a day-use reserve preserving the weir structure and surrounding forest.

The park lies on the traditional Country of the Wurundjeri People of the Kulin Nation and is valued as a long-standing community recreation and nature appreciation area in the Yarra Valley near Healesville.