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Explore the Region - featuring Horsham, the Grampians, Wartook Valley, Mount Arapiles, Black Range, Natimuk and the Little Desert.

Horsham: 

With its vibrant community and well kept streets, parks and river, stroll amongst the ancient red gums lining the Wimmera River. This is a favourite sopt for rowing, kayaking and canoeing, with picnic and BBQ area. Enjoy the beautiful Botanic Gardens, designed by Guilfoyle, who laid out Melbourne's Botanic Gardens, or visit the Police Paddock, another good place to walk and observe local flora and bird life.

The Wool Factory is a unique, community based project, staffed by people with disabilities. The factory produces some of the world's finest wool, or simply enjoy the new Horsham Aquatic Centre with indoor heated pool and gym. Try you hand at the Stone Forest Garden Mini Golf course or visit Horsham Lanes & Games for Tenpin Bowling.

Horsham's beautiful 18 hole Golf Course is rated in the top 100 of Australia, with a professional shop and fine bistro. The Horsham Racecourse also has excellent facilities and an exciting racing program. The Wimmera provides a warm dry climate which is perfect for alfresco dining with a glass of fine wine form one of western Victoria's many wineries.

Accommodation in and around Horsham is available to suit all budgets, with exellent motels, hotels, apartment, B&B's cabins and camping grounds.

Horsham Caravan Parks:

  • Horsham Cararan Park
  • Wimmera Lake Caravan Park

Horsham C.B.D. Parking:

Wishing to explore the Horshasm C.B.D. made available is free parking for caravans and motorhomes around the vibrant Horsham shopping centre.

Parking location (no time limit on parking)

  • Darlot Street - northern end
  • McLachlan Street - front of Mibus Car Park and opposite the T&G Buiding
  • Ward Street - south end
  • Wilson Street - west end

Caravan & Motorhome Dump Points:

  • Located in Firebrace Street (south end) in front of the Horsham Caravan Park

Grampians National Park:

A great place for outdoor activities including bushwalking, picnicing, camping and rock climbing. McKenzie Falls, Beehive Falls, Hollow Mountain, Asses Ears mountain, Reid's Lookout. Spring is the main wildflower season and is when the waterfalls are at their best. The Wartook Valley takes in some breathtaking scenery as well as the perfect base to explore Koori rock art, wildflowers in the spring, olive goves, art, pottery craft and tearooms, native wildflower farms and native fish farm.

There are many campgrounds in a variety of settings and directly accessible by car. All campgrounds have toilets, fire places and picnic tables. Drinking water is not provided, please bring your own. Some sites may be crowded at Easter, on long weekends and in the summer holidays. A camping fee applies at all campgrounds.

Wartook Valley (Kangaroos & Mountain Views):

The Valley offers fantastic sunrises and sunsets and outstanding night skies. The Wartook Valley tourist region, a picturesque valley on the western side, forms a major gateway into the Grampians National Park offering a range of attractions and facilities for your relaxation and enjoyment.

Famed for its magnificent mountain views, abundant kangaroos, emus and other wildlife, Wartook Valley offers peace and tranquility and adventure activities all in close proximity to the National Parks attractions. You can enter the Valley from the Western Highway through either Dadswells Bridge, famed for the Giant Koala. Follow the olive trees and wildflower farms through Mount Zero or visit Mount Zero Olives plantation which hosts olive oil tasting and sales, or from Hamiltion on the south or Horsham in the north.

Zumsteins has a picnic ground and historical walk. Visit MacKenzie Falls perhaps the most popular spot in the Grampians. Take a gentle walk to Broken Falls or a longer walk to the base or alternatively take the Bluff Walk to get a wonderful view of the MacKenzie River Gorge and falls.

Wartook Valley with panoramic views of the Grampians, enables the visitor to experience the wilderness, wildflowers, waterfalls, wildlife and rock formations. Concealed in the mountains are many Aboriginal Art sites. A destination for "alll seasons", the Wartook Valley offers year round horse riding, rock clibming, mountain biking as well as bird watching. The Valley offer outlets for food, fuel, bottle-shop, gass bottle refills, souvenirs, gifts, local produce, devonshire teas and much more.

Wartook Valley - Caravan Parks:
  • Happy Wanderer Holiday Resort
  • Emu Holiday Park
  • Dadswells Bridge Caravan Park

Wartook Valley - Camping Grounds

  • Stapylton Camp
  • Trooper's Creek
  • Smith Mills

 Mount Arapiles:

 Mt. Arapiles is widely regarded as the top rock climbing area in Australia and is world renowned. Walking is a great way to discover the park. Marked walking tracks feature some spectacular views, catering for a range of fitness levels and time constraints. Climb to the top and view the Wimmera plains.

The vehicle track circling the Mount is suitable for cycling and driving, and is a good spring wildflower walk. September is the best time to see a patchwork of canola and green wheat crops. Picnic and BBQ facilities are available at the foot and on the summit of the mountain. watch the rock climbers perform their craft. Camping area is located at the base.

Black Range State Park:

The Black Range is an out line of the Grampians formation. You can see its distinctive shape of long, gentle slopes that end in abrupt escarpments facing east. The Park is rich with native, rare and threatened plant species. Black Range flora is similar in character to that of the  nearby Grampians.

Basic picnic facilities are available at the Black Range picnic ground. The Range rugged sandstone cliffs and spring wildflowers compliment the more active recreational pursuits available within adjacent areas.

Natimuk:

A population of about 500 is over 125 years old and many histroic buildings still grace its main street.  Natimuk is renowned by rock climbers. Situated twenty kilometres west of Horsham, eight kilometres east of Mount Arapiles and south of the Little Desert National Park. In recent times  Natimuk has seen renewed interest thanks to nearby Mt. Arapiles. climbers flock from around the world, eager to tackle the mount's spectacular cliffs.

Natimuk - Camping Ground:

  • Natimuk Lake Caravan Park

Little Desert:

The Little Desert National Park is situated 375 Km north-west of Melbourne. The Little Desert - a desert in name only. You can discover how many species of plants and animals have succeeded, on poor soils with little water, in creating a kind of arid landscape where survival depends on maintaining a delicate balance of natural forces.

The best time to visit the park is between late winter and early summer when the temperatures are comfortable and the park is full of blossoms and wildflowers. One of the best ways to see the Little Desert Nationa Park is on foot. There are three interesting self-guided walks in the eastern block:

  • Tthe Sanctuary nature walk
  • Stringybark walk
  • Pomponderoo Hill

Here your can also experience the calming waters of the Wimmer River. The area is extremely popular for fishing, canoeing and swimming. Olive groves were also planted here in the 1940's and are thriving today.

Walks: Serveral tracks start from the Kiata Camping Ground. Brochures are available at the start of these walks. A short walk that leads to Ackle Bend camping ground provides great veiws of the eastern black, particularly at sunset. Walkers can continue past Ackly Bend and follow the track a further 1km to the river before returning to the campground.

Camping Grounds:

  • Kiata
  • Horseshoe Bend
  • Ackle Bend