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Grampians

Warracknabeal Dimboola Nhill St Arnaud Horsham Halls Gap Ararat Stawell Hamilton Lake Bolac Donald Natimuk Kaniva Charlton Wycheproof

Grampians region map

Introduction:

The Grampians is a large region located in the western part of the state, extending out to the state border with South Australia. It takes its name from the famous national park which is the region's top tourist destination, receiving around one million visitors annually.

The Grampians National Park (also known by its indigenous name of Gariwerd) covers almost 170,000 hectares at the western end of Victoria's Great Dividing Range. The park encompasses the Serra Range, Victoria Range, Mt Difficult Range and Mt William Range with their towering sandstone mountain peaks. Within the park are a diverse collection of plants and animals, walking tracks, lookouts offering incredible panoramic views, waterfalls, lakes and forests. A major attraction for many is the collection of historic Aboriginal sites that visitors can sample.

The tourist centre of Halls Gap is located within the national park, while nearby to the east are the larger towns of Ararat and Stawell.

The Grampians region is much more than just the national park at its heart. To the north around Horsham and Nhill, wheat fields and sheep stations typify the landscape. Towards the higher rainfall areas of the south around Hamilton, beef and dairying is more common. While in the east are grape growing areas that date back to the gold rush days, dominated by the production of red wine.

Visitor Information Centre Visitor Information Centres in this region.

Regional photographic features:

Grampians National Park
The stunning landscapes, rock formations, forests, lakes and waterfalls in one of Victoria's most famous parks

Regional guides on other websites:

Visit Southern Grampians (external link)
Covering the southern end of the Grampians, discover the region's towns and villages, tours, attractions and many activities
Wimmera Mallee Tourism (external link)
Explore Victoria's "wild west" which straddles the South Australian border, featuring historic towns, national parks and wetlands
 
Grampians destinations:

Ararat Ararat
Gold mining history, Gum San, J Ward, Alexandra Gardens
Charlton Charlton
Farming and grazing area, Avoca River, gardens
Dimboola Dimboola
Little Desert National Park, Wimmera River, Pink Lake
Donald Donald
Agricultural area, Lake Buloke
Halls Gap Halls Gap
Heart of Grampians National Park, lookouts, waterfalls, lakes
Hamilton Hamilton
Churches, Lake Hamilton, Botanical Gardens, wool capital, waterfalls
Horsham Horsham
Major centre, Botanical Gardens, wheat and sheep grazing
Kaniva Kaniva
Farming district, museums, fauna park
Lake Bolac Lake Bolac
Home of aquatic sports, lake, wheat fields
Natimuk Natimuk
Historic streetscape, Mt Arapiles
Nhill Nhill
Nhill Lake, wheat fields, Little Desert National Park
St Arnaud St Arnaud
Gold mining history, historic buildings, Queen Mary Gardens
Stawell Stawell
Gold mining history, Grampians gateway, Stawell Gift, Sisters Rocks
Warracknabeal Warracknabeal
Historic buildings, wheat silos, fauna park, agricultural museum
Wycheproof Wycheproof
Wheat fields, farm museum, Mount Wycheproof
 

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