Strzelecki National Park

Strzelecki National Park covers 4,216 hectares in southwestern Flinders Island, Tasmania, within the Flinders municipality. Established in 1967 and named after explorer Sir Paul Edmund Strzelecki, it is dominated by the granite Strzelecki Peaks rising to 756 metres. The park protects coastal heath, blue gum forests and sheltered beaches including Trousers Point and Fotheringate Bay, and is noted for its rugged mountain scenery, diverse flora and fauna, and extensive walking tracks.

Visitors can expect a rugged island national park with steep granite peaks, dense blue gum and coastal forest, heathland and sheltered white-sand beaches. The main areas to explore are the Strzelecki Peaks walking track to the summit lookout, the coastal tracks around Trousers Point and Fotheringate Bay, and beach areas suitable for swimming and snorkelling. Facilities are basic and centred at Trousers Point with campground, picnic and barbecue areas, while most inland tracks are steep and natural.

Proclaimed as a national park in 1967, the park is named after Polish explorer and scientist Sir Paul Edmund Strzelecki (1797-1873) who explored much of eastern Australia. The area preserves natural landscapes of Flinders Island and includes sites associated with early pastoral use at Trousers Point and Fotheringate.

The park lies within the cultural landscape of the Tasmanian Aboriginal people (palawa), for whom Flinders Island holds significant heritage. The natural environment, including forests, peaks and coastline, remains important for understanding the island's natural and cultural heritage.