Your family and friends will love this large, open picnic ground at Kinglake National Park, not far from Melbourne. Masons Falls Picnic Area has all the amenities you will need for an enjoyable picnic, including barbecues, tables, shelters and toilets.
Explore the forest and fern gullies on a variety of short walks that start at the picnic area. Combine some of these short walks to create a longer day walk.
Walk slowly and quietly for the best chance of seeing some of the park's animal inhabitants including many species of birds, reptiles and insects. Stop to look up at the towering trees and down at the lichens, ferns and fungi near the forest floor and soak up the therapeutic feeling of "forest bathing".
Follow the Masons Falls Walk for 700m to the waterfall lookout platform, where you can watch streams of water cascade down the rock shelves into the gully below. The high drop waterfall is particularly impressive after recent rain.
Go for a stroll along the Lyrebird Circuit Walk, which is 500m long and specifically designed for people with limited mobility. The shady trail winds its way around some of the park's oldest trees.
Set off on the more challenging 7.8km Running Creek Walk. As you pass through shaded fern gullies and drier ridges, see how the native bush has regenerated after the devastating Black Saturday bushfires of 2009.
Listen for Superb Lyrebirds and keep an eye out for wallabies.
As waterfalls are within a natural environment, you may encounter hazards. Follow our water safety advice to make sure your day out at Masons Falls is a safe and enjoyable one.
Things to do in the area
Bowden Spur Mountain Bike Area
Wombelano Falls
The Gums Camping
How to get there
Masons Falls
When you're there
Please stay on track. Serious injuries have occurred at Masons Falls as a result of visitors climbing over barriers and trying to access the falls.
Visit in winter when the Superb Lyrebird is especially active and often seen foraging at the picnic area and along walking tracks.
Need to know
Masons Falls
Accessibility
The 500m long Lyrebird Circuit Walk is specifically designed for people with limited mobility.
Assistance dogs are welcome in Parks Victoria parks and reserves. Entry requirements apply for parks and reserves that are usually dog prohibited, such as national parks.
Change of Conditions
Nature being nature, sometimes conditions can change at short notice. It’s a good idea to check this page ahead of your visit for any updates.
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Kinglake National Park
Boggy Creek Road in the Wombelano Block of Kinglake National Park closed to motor vehicle traffic
Boggy Creek Road in the Wombelano Block of Kinglake National Park recently had significant roading works undertaken as part of the DELWP Reducing Bushfire Risk program. These works included a section of the road in the adjoining Mt Robertson State Forest. Following recent rain, the road surface has become slippery and unsafe for vehicle traffic. The closed section within the Park, is between Captains Creek Road and Perimeter Tk. It will remain closed to motor vehicle traffic until the road surface is stable enough to allow for safe travel. Other road and track users should exercise reasonable caution when using Boggy Creek Rd. Motor vehicle access from the Eastern end of Candlebark Tk and Perimeter Tk will also be restricted by the closure -
Notices Affecting Multiple Parks
Seasonal road closures 2021
Some roads in this park are subject to seasonal road closures. Seasonal road closures generally operate after the long weekend in June through to the end of October, but may be extended due to seasonal conditions. Visit the seasonal road closures page for maps and more information.
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The Gums Campground (Kinglake National Park)
Temporary park area and track closures due to flooding and storm damage
The following areas or tracks in Kinglake National Park are currently closed to the public as a result of hazardous conditions caused by storm damage:The Gums Campground, including Cicada Circuit and Blackfish Way walking tracksAndrews Hill area, including Mountain Creek track, Andrews Hill track, Dusty Miller track and Stringybark trackBurgan trackScentbark trackCandlebark trackVisitor Impacts:The tracks and areas listed above are closed to the public until hazards can be removed and the areas assessed as safe for the public to use. This work is currently underway, but will take time and some areas/tracks may remain closed until late October.Temporary park area and track closures due to flooding and storm damage
The following areas or tracks in Kinglake National Park are currently closed to the public as a result of hazardous conditions caused by storm damage:The Gums Campground, including Cicada Circuit and Blackfish Way walking tracksAndrews Hill area, including Mountain Creek track, Andrews Hill track, Dusty Miller track and Stringybark trackBurgan trackScentbark trackCandlebark trackVisitor Impacts:The tracks and areas listed above are closed to the public until hazards can be removed and the areas assessed as safe for the public to use. This work is currently underway, but will take time and some areas/tracks may remain closed until late October.
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