Kinglake National Park

Kinglake National Park is a 23,210-hectare protected area in the Great Dividing Range about 50 kilometres northeast of Melbourne, Victoria, spanning the Murrindindi and Nillumbik shires near Kinglake. Established in 1928, it protects tall eucalypt forests, fern gullies and waterfalls including Masons Falls. Notable for extensive walking tracks, lookouts and recovery following the 2009 Black Saturday bushfires, it offers accessible nature experiences close to Melbourne.

Visitors can expect a forested mountain park with tall eucalypt forest, tree-fern gullies, waterfalls and ridgeline lookouts. The park has marked walking tracks ranging from short nature walks to longer hikes, picnic areas with barbecues, lookouts such as Mount Sugarloaf and Masons Falls lookout, and a campground at The Gums. Facilities are basic and natural, with information shelters and car parks at main entrances like Masons Falls and The Gums.

Proclaimed in 1928, Kinglake National Park is one of Victoria's earlier national parks, protecting 23,210 hectares of the Great Dividing Range. The park was extensively burnt during the 2009 Black Saturday bushfires, with significant loss of forest and infrastructure, followed by major natural regeneration and rebuilding of visitor facilities managed by Parks Victoria.

The park lies on the traditional Country of the Wurundjeri people of the Kulin Nation. The forested ranges, gullies and waterways hold cultural significance for Aboriginal people and the park is managed to protect natural and cultural heritage values alongside recreation.