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Mornington Peninsula National Park Victoria
IUCN category II (national park)
Elephant Rock, one of the park's landmarks.
Mornington Peninsula National Park
Nearest town or city	Melbourne
Coordinates	38°30′08″S 144°53′18″E / 38.50222°S 144.88833°E / -38.50222; 144.88833
Established	1 December 1975 (1975-12-01) (as Cape Schanck Coastal Park) 1988 (as Point Nepean NP) 1995 (as Mornington Peninsula NP)
Area	26.86 km (10.4 sq mi)
Managing authorities	Parks Victoria
Website	Mornington Peninsula National Park
See also	Protected areas of Victoria

The Mornington Peninsula National Park is a national park located in the Greater Melbourne region of Victoria, Australia. The 2,686-hectare (6,640-acre) national park is situated approximately 90 kilometres (56 mi) south of Melbourne on the Mornington Peninsula.

Together with the adjacent Arthurs Seat State Park, the national park was listed on the now-defunct Register of the National Estate, in recognition of their outstanding values and their importance as part of the protected area's heritage.

Features

The Coast Walk, a two-day 30-kilometre (19 mi) walking track from Cape Schanck to London Bridge takes in almost the entire coastline of the national park. The walk features a network of cliff top tracks with spectacular ocean views and dense coastal vegetation, as well as sections of long beach walks which pass by sculpted sand dunes and tidal rock pools. The Farnsworth Track links Portsea Surf Beach with London Bridge and is 2 kilometres (1.2 mi) in length. The Coppins Track is a 3-kilometre (1.9 mi) return walking track from Sorrento Ocean Beach to Diamond Bay. The Cape Schanck Lighthouse and associated buildings were constructed from 1859 and are excellent example of the architecture of the day.

Situated between Arthurs Seat and Cape Schanck on the Mornington Peninsula, Greens Bush is the largest remnant of bushland on the Peninsula. Surrounded by farmland, the area contains a variety of vegetation communities, making it a wildlife haven and excellent place for nature walking.

Horse riding is a popular activity in parts of the national park, with access from the national park entrance station near Gunnamatta and also near St Andrews Beach. Dog walking is also permitted in certain parts of beachland within the park, within certain hours; with dogs required to be kept on a leash.

See also

• Protected areas of Victoria
• Mornington Peninsula and Western Port Biosphere Reserve
• List of national parks of Australia

References

https://www.parks.vic.gov.au/places-to-see/parks/mornington-peninsula-national-park

1. ^ Mornington Peninsula National Park and Arthurs Seat State Park management plan (PDF) (PDF). Government of Victoria. 2013 . p. 5. ISBN 978-0-7306-6743-8. Archived from the original (PDF) on 26 August 2014. Retrieved 23 August 2014. {{cite book}}: |work= ignored (help)
2. "Mornington Peninsula National Park: The Coast Walk" (PDF). Parks Victoria (PDF). Government of Victoria. August 2012. Retrieved 23 August 2014.
3. "Mornington Peninsula National Park: The Farnsworth Track" (PDF). Parks Victoria (PDF). Government of Victoria. March 2012. Retrieved 23 August 2014.
4. "Mornington Peninsula National Park: Coppins Track" (PDF). Parks Victoria (PDF). Government of Victoria. March 2012. Archived (PDF) from the original on 27 April 2012. Retrieved 23 August 2014.
5. "Mornington Peninsula National Park: Coppins Track" (PDF). Parks Victoria (PDF). Government of Victoria. November 2011. Retrieved 23 August 2014.
6. "Mornington Peninsula National Park: Greens Bush" (PDF). Parks Victoria (PDF). Government of Victoria. August 2012. Retrieved 23 August 2014.
7. "Mornington Peninsula National Park: Horse riding" (PDF). Parks Victoria (PDF). Government of Victoria. August 2012. Retrieved 23 August 2014.
8. "Mornington Peninsula National Park: Dog Regulations" (PDF). Parks Victoria (PDF). Government of Victoria. 2013. Archived from the original (PDF) on 26 August 2014. Retrieved 23 August 2014.

External links

• "Mornington Peninsula National Park: Visitor Guide". Parks Victoria. Government of Victoria.
• Mornington Peninsula overview (PDF) (Map). Parks Victoria, Government of Victoria. 2010.
• Greens Bush, Mornington Peninsula National Park (camping locations) (PDF) (Map). Parks Victoria, Government of Victoria. August 2012. Archived from the original (PDF) on 15 May 2013. Retrieved 23 August 2014.

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State parks Arthurs Seat Black Range Broken-Boosey Bunyip Cape Nelson Cathedral Range Dergholm Enfield Holey Plains Kooyoora Lake Tyers Langi Ghiran Leaghur Lerderderg Moondarra Mount Arapiles-Tooan Mount Buangor Mount Granya Mount Lawson Mount Napier Mount Samaria Mount Worth Paddys Ranges Reef Hills Warrandyte Werribee Gorge Former Angahook–Lorne Barmah Carlisle Chiltern Coopracambra Eildon French Island Kamarooka Kara Kara Melba Gully (Great Otway NP) Nepean Pink Lakes Terrick Terrick Wabonga Plateau Warby Range (Warby-Ovens NP) Whipstick
Marine and coastal parks Bay of Islands Bunurong Cape Conran Cape Liptrap Corner Inlet Discovery Bay Gippsland Lakes Nooramunga Shallow Inlet Wilsons Promontory Former Cape Schanck Point Cook
Marine sanctuaries Barwon Bluff Beware Reef Eagle Rock Jawbone Marengo Reefs Merri Mushroom Reef Point Cooke Point Danger Ricketts Point The Arches
Other parks Wilderness parks Avon Big Desert Wilderness Park Wabba Wilderness Park Heritage / Historic parks Beechworth Historic Park Castlemaine Diggings National Heritage Park Point Gellibrand Heritage Park Steiglitz Historic Park Wimmera River Heritage Area Park Woodlands Historic Park

• IUCN Category II
• Parks of Greater Melbourne (region)
• National parks of Victoria (state)
• Mornington Peninsula
• Protected areas established in 1988
• 1988 establishments in Australia