| Kinglake National Park Victoria | |
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 Masons Falls in the Kinglake National Park | |
  Kinglake National Park | |
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| Nearest town or city | Kinglake |
| Coordinates | 37°24′23″S 145°12′39″E / 37.40639°S 145.21083°E |
| Established | 7 March 1928[1] |
| Area | 232.1 km2 (89.6 sq mi)[2] |
| Managing authorities | Parks Victoria |
| Website | Kinglake National Park |
| See also | Protected areas of Victoria |
The Kinglake National Park is a national park in Central Victoria, Australia. The 23,210-hectare (57,400-acre) national park is situated 50 kilometres (31 mi) northeast of Melbourne and includes tracks (some with wheelchair access), and camping facilities.[3]
The national park includes Masons Falls, a picnic area with falls and natural flora. Layered sediment forms the valley, containing fossils from when the area was once covered by the sea. Natural fauna includes wallaby, kangaroo, wombat, possum and echidna. It also includes varieties of birds including cockatoos (sulphur-crested, black and red-headed), king parrots, the rosella and the lyrebird.
Prior to the 2009 Black Saturday bushfires, the park was renowned for being home to the tallest tree in Victoria. The specimen of Eucalyptus regnans (mountain ash) stood 91.6 metres (301 ft) tall in 2002 and was suspected to have originated after the 1851 Black Thursday bushfires. It was located in the Wallaby Creek closed catchment area in the north-west regions of the park.[4]
- ^ Kinglake National Park Management Plan (PDF) (PDF). Government of Victoria. June 1996. p. 2. ISBN 0-7306-6186-5. Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 20 August 2014.
{{cite book}}:|work=ignored (help) - ^ "Kinglake National Park: Visitor Guide" (PDF). Parks Victoria (PDF). Government of Victoria. June 2014. Archived from the original (PDF) on 8 August 2014. Retrieved 20 August 2014.
- ^ "Kinglake National Park masterplan" (PDF). Parks Victoria. Government of Victoria. 31 May 2010. Retrieved 13 October 2011.[permanent dead link]
- ^ Mifsud, Brett (March 2012). "The Effect of the Black Saturday Bushfires" (PDF). The Forester (PDF). 55 (1). The Institute of Foresters of Australia: 8–11. ISSN 1444-8920. Archived from the original (PDF) on 1 March 2015. Retrieved 20 August 2014.