Gunbower National Park

Gunbower National Park is a 9,330-hectare protected area on Gunbower Island between the Murray River and Gunbower Creek in northern Victoria, within the Shire of Gannawarra near Cohuna. Established in 2010 to protect River Red Gum forests and wetlands, it forms part of the Gunbower Forest Ramsar site. Notable for its flood-dependent woodlands, diverse birdlife, and Murray River frontage, it offers camping, canoeing and nature-based recreation in a remote riverine landscape.

Visitors can expect a remote riverine landscape of River Red Gum forest, wetlands and lagoons on Gunbower Island bounded by the Murray River and Gunbower Creek. The park offers unsealed tracks, riverside campgrounds, walking tracks and waterways for canoeing, kayaking and fishing. Birdwatching is prominent with waterbirds, parrots and raptors. Facilities are basic with pit toilets, picnic tables and boat ramps. The environment is natural and flood-dependent, with seasonal water levels affecting access and scenery.

Formerly part of Gunbower State Forest managed for River Red Gum timber harvesting since the late 19th century. Reserved as Gunbower National Park in June 2010 under the Victorian Government's River Red Gum parks program to protect floodplain forests and wetlands. The area has a long history of Aboriginal occupation and later European forestry and river use.

Traditional Country of the Barapa Barapa people, with ongoing cultural connection to the Murray River (Millewa), Gunbower Creek and Gunbower Forest wetlands. The forest, waterways and floodplain hold cultural significance for traditional knowledge, resource use and connection to Country.