Lake Eildon National Park is a 27,750-hectare (68,600-acre) national park located in the Central Highlands region of Victoria, Australia. It is situated approximately 111 kilometres (69 mi) northeast of Melbourne and borders Lake Eildon.
The park features a diverse range of attractions, including a rich history, unique geology, gold mining remnants, diverse flora and fauna, cultural sites, and various park locations.
The park's geology is characterized by mountainous terrain with peaks reaching up to 900 meters (3,000 ft). It also includes the edge of the Cerberean Caldera, a Supervolcano that was active around 380 million years ago. Evidence of the caldera can be seen in granite outcrops, and it is believed to have undergone a super eruption 374 million years ago, leading to the Late Devonian extinction event.
Lake Eildon National Park is known for its gold mining history, with numerous shallow gold diggings, shafts, and adits. One notable area is Italian Gully, which was originally worked in the 1870s and then again in the 1930s.
The park's vegetation primarily consists of dry, open eucalypt forests, with areas of riparian and montane forests. The main eucalypt species include stringybarks, peppermints, Red Box, and Candlebark, with some areas of Mountain Ash and Blue Gum. The park is also home to a diverse range of animal species, including 34 mammal species, 89 bird species, 17 reptile species, 10 amphibian species, and three freshwater fish species. Threatened fauna, such as the Brush-tailed