Lavers Hill is situated on the Great Ocean Road between Port Campbell and Apollo Bay, but on the inland section of the road, north-west of Cape Otway, and at the junction of the roads to Cobden and Colac.

The small commercial centre of the town caters well for tourists, featuring a number of cafes, a bakery, a pub with a bistro, and a couple of information centres. The landmark wood sculpture at the junction of the Great Ocean Road and Colac Road is the "Drift", which is a tribute to the marine environment, prehistoric skeletal finds, shipwrecks and the agricultural machinery of the area, designed by artist James Catell.

Lavers Hill is an area noted for scenic beauty. Perched at highest point on the Great Ocean Road, views can be enjoyed of the rolling hills and timbered forests of the Otway Ranges. Lavers Hill is a handy base for exploring the natural attractions of the area, including the Triplet Falls, Hopetoun Falls and Beauchamp Falls. The Great Otway National Park surrounds much of Lavers Hill, with the Melba Gully section, located just south of the town centre, consisting of rainforests located in one of Victoria's wettest locations, with night visitors being able to view glow worms on trails through the forests. Around a 20 minute drive north-east of Lavers Hills is the Otway Fly - an elevated tree top walk through an exquisitely beautiful beech myrtle forest, featuring a 45 metre high lookout tower.

Some attractive beaches can be found within an easy drive from Lavers Hill. 12 kilometres south of Lavers Hill is the remote surfing spot of Johanna Beach. Glenaire, further east along the coast, is noted for good fishing and is popular with surfers, with scenic views available from the car park lookout above Castle Cove.

Otway Fly An elevated tree top walk through a rainforest in the Otway Ranges where you can see huge tree trunks gently sway in the breeze right in front of your eyes from your elevated viewing position

	Great Ocean Walk Stretching about 100 kilometres from Apollo Bay to near the 12 Apostles, this walking route hugs much of the scenic and rugged coastline, passing through beautiful National Parks, and allowing visitors to enjoy short, day or overnight hikes
	Great Otway National Park Spanning over 100,000 hectares along the coast between Anglesea and Princetown and inland towards Colac, this park features the steep timbered ridges of the Otway Ranges, fern gullies, waterfalls, and a coastline dominated by tall cliffs, coves and sandy beaches

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