About Point Nepean National Park
Point Nepean National Park is a coastal national park at the tip of the Mornington Peninsula at Portsea, Victoria, where Bass Strait meets Port Phillip. It is notable for its combined natural and heritage values, including historic military forts, gun emplacements, tunnels and the former Point Nepean Quarantine Station. The park features beaches, cliffs, coastal bushland and wildlife, and is managed by Parks Victoria.
Visitors guide
Visitors can explore a large coastal park with historic military fortifications at Fort Nepean, underground tunnels, gun emplacements, and the heritage buildings of the former Quarantine Station. The landscape includes ocean beaches, Port Phillip Bay beaches, limestone cliffs, coastal scrub and woodland. Sealed and unsealed walking and cycling tracks connect lookouts, beaches and heritage sites. A hop-on hop-off shuttle bus operates within the park, and guided tours are available for the fort and quarantine areas.
Key highlights
- 01
Fort Nepean and historic coastal defence gun emplacements and tunnels
- 02
Point Nepean Quarantine Station heritage buildings and museum
- 03
Coastal lookouts where Bass Strait meets Port Phillip at The Rip
- 04
Ocean and bay beaches including Portsea Surf Beach and Cheviot Beach lookout
- 05
Walking and cycling tracks through coastal bushland and limestone landscapes