Alerts

​Toilet waste removal flights are scheduled all day on 30th April 2025.

Please follow all direction and signage to stay safe.

On the same day, we will also be closing Mt Amos Track and the Shared Use Track for 30min to deliver gravel for maintenance. This work should be finished before 9am

Wineglass Bay lookout and all other walking tracks will be open all day.

Tasmania Parks and Wildlife Service apologises for any inconvenience.

Please contact the Freycinet Field Centre on 6256 7000 for more information

Locations affected: Freycinet National Park;

Last reviewed 24/4/2025 03:51 PM

Locations affected: Southwest National Park;

Last reviewed 23/4/2025 03:49 PM

​From the 7 April there will be ongoing road and drainage works taking place on Hartz Mountain Road.

The road is open and is being managed by traffic control. Please adhere to speed limits and signage that is in place. ​​

Locations affected: Hartz Mountains National Park;

Last reviewed 11/4/2025 04:09 PM

The Trousers Point Day Use and Campground Area will be closed from 20 May to 13 June for upgrades to the site. Visitors should use alternative day use and campground areas during this time ​

Locations affected: Trousers Point;

Last reviewed 28/3/2025 02:03 PM

The Allports Day Use Area and Campground will be closed from 22 April  to 19 May for upgrades to the site. Visitors should use alternative day use and campground areas during this time. ​

Last reviewed 28/3/2025 02:03 PM

The NE River Day Use Area will be closed from 31 March to 17 April for upgrades to the site and roadworks leading to the day use area. Visitors should use alternative day use areas during this time. ​​

Last reviewed 28/3/2025 02:03 PM

​​​​​There is a bushfire within the Reynolds Falls Nature Recreation Area. 

Reynolds Falls and the Reynolds Falls track are​ closed to bushwalkers until further notice. 

Bushwalkers are asked to stay away from the area.

​For more information, and to monitor conditions,​ visit the Tas Alert website or app.​​

Locations affected: Cradle Mountain (Cradle Mountain - Lake St Clair National Park);

Last reviewed 23/4/2025 09:19 AM

Three Capes Track within the Tasman National Park will be closed from 28 April to 11 May 2025 for planned burn operations and annual maintenance. The closure applies to The Old Cape Pillar Track (inland route to Cape Pillar), Bare Knoll Campground and Three Capes Track (Denmans Cove, Stinking Bay, Arthurs Peak, Cape Huay). ​

Commercial and public visitors will not be permitted on the track during this period. ​

Locations affected: Three Capes Track; Cape Hauy;

Last reviewed 6/3/2025 01:24 PM

A partial closure of Mill Creek Campground within Fortescue Bay Campground will be in place as a result of planned burns and annual maintenance between 28 April and 11 May 2025.

This will coincide with the closure of Three Capes Track over the same dates including the Old Cape Pillar Track (inland route to Cape Pillar), Bare Knoll Campground and Three Capes Track (Denmans Cove, Stinking Bay, Arthurs Peak, Cape Huay). Banksia Campground, part of Mill Creek and the Boat Ramp will remain open. 

Visitors during this period are advised that there is a chance of smoke and ash within the campground as a result of planned fuel reduction burns. ​

Locations affected: Fortescue Bay camping;

Last reviewed 6/3/2025 01:28 PM

Locations affected: Cradle Mountain (Cradle Mountain - Lake St Clair National Park); Overland Track;

Last reviewed 10/4/2025 10:22 AM

​​​​​​​​​Snug Tiers Nature Recreation Area vehicle tracks are closed to vehicles​. 

All access is closed including due to safety issues resulting from Fire.

​For more information and to monitor conditions please visit the Tas Alert website or app.​

Last reviewed 24/4/2025 03:56 PM

Locations affected: Ben Lomond Alpine Village; Ben Lomond National Park; Ben Lomond Summit Link Track; Ben Lomond camping;

Last reviewed 19/2/2025 01:30 PM

Locations affected: Arthur-Pieman Conservation Area;

Last reviewed 4/4/2025 09:01 AM

​​​Donaldson River Nature Recreation Area ​and ​Mount Donaldson walking track​​ is closed due to a bushfire in the area.  

For more information, and to monitor conditions,​ visit the Tas Alert website or app.

Last reviewed 24/3/2025 02:57 PM

​​​Montezuma Falls Walking track is closed. We are working to get the track re-opened as soon as possible.

The track was damaged during a bad storm in 2024 which caused:

• extensive tree falls

• a major landslide

A new section of track must be​ built around the landslide area. 

​For more information please contact the West Coast Field Centre on (03) 6409 1020 or PWS.WestCoast@parks.tas.gov.au​

Locations affected: Montezuma Falls;

Last reviewed 19/3/2025 01:55 PM

​​Public access to Pioneer Lake and Pioneer Dam has been closed until further notice.

An engineering assessment of the structural integrity of the dam wall has recommended that the area be closed to the public while a review is undertaken.

Warning signage have been installed. The public is recommended to avoid the area while investigations progress.

Last reviewed 4/3/2025 01:39 PM

​​​​​Demand to travel to Maria Island National Park is currently very high. 

Ferry bookings are essential to avoid disappointment and delays at check if you do not have a booking. It also ensures that you will be notified by the ferry company if there are any changes to the schedule. 

​Visit the Encounter Maria Island website for ferry timetables, fares and to make a booking.​

Locations affected: Maria Island National Park;

Last reviewed 5/3/2025 08:58 AM

​​​​Sarah Island is open for cruise boat tours only. The jetty which visitors use to access the island is severely damaged.

​The south-eastern walkway to the shipyards closed. This is as a result of damage from severe weather. Repair work has started. Completion of these works are subject to weather conditions. ​

For more information, contact the West Coast Field Centre on (03) 6409 1020 or email PWS.WestCoast@parks.tas.gov.au

Locations affected: Sarah Island;

Last reviewed 7/4/2025 08:59 AM

​​​​​​Access to the Evercreech Regional Reserve has been restored. The Falls track is open.

The White Knights walking track is currently closed until further notice due to tree falls and track damage.​

For more information, contact the St Helens Field Centre sthelensparks@parks.tas.gov.au​​

Locations affected: Evercreech;

Last reviewed 11/2/2025 09:02 AM

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The St Columba Falls State Reserve walking track and St Columba Falls track are currently closed due to tree falls and track damage.

Views of St Columba Falls can be seen from the carpark. Other attractions in the area include Halls Falls and the many walks at Poimena in the Blue Tier Regional Reserve.

Storms in September 2024 damaged the landslip prevention membrane which provides stabilisation for the walking track. Until the membrane is repaired and additional work to retaining walls and safety railings carried out, there is potential for further landslip of the track. 

We are working on planning and assessments to have the track repaired.

​For more information please contact sthelensparks@parks.tas.gov.au​

Locations affected: St Columba Falls;

Last reviewed 11/2/2025 09:02 AM

​​Reuben Falls Track in the Weld River Region Reserve is closed due to a landslip and is unsafe to access.
The track will be closed until further notice. 
For any enquiries, please contact the Huonville Field Centre on (03) 6121 7026 or email Hu​onville@parks.tas.gov.au

Last reviewed 11/12/2024 02:50 PM

Last reviewed 17/4/2025 12:30 PM

​Lake Augusta Road and side tracks are closed to vehicles annually which helps protect the road surface over winter and rainfall periods. During gate closures all roads can still be accessed for walking.

A boom gate located 350m west of Lake Augusta Dam wall will be closed from the end of April until road condition inspections (starting October) deem suitable for opening.

Talinah Lagoon and Pillans Lake tracks will be assessed from the start of November to determine suitability for opening. 

CURRENT ROAD / TRACK INFORMATION:

• Lake Augusta Road (reserve section) to Lake Augusta Dam wall:   CLOSING 28 APRIL
  
• Lake Augusta Road - Dam Wall to Lake Ada Boat Ramp:   CLOSING 28 APRIL
• Double Lagoon and Lake Kay Tracks:  CLOSING 28 APRIL
• Talinah Track:  ​CLOSING 28 APRIL
• Pillans Track:   CLOSING 28 APRIL​

For further information please contact the Great Western Tiers Field Centre on ph: 6701 2104. 

Locations affected: Central Plateau Conservation Area;

Last reviewed 23/4/2025 10:59 AM

​​Chestermans Road closed due dangerous conditions.

You will need to use an different route to visit Adamson's Falls.

Locations affected: Hastings-Caves;

Last reviewed 24/4/2025 03:57 PM

​​Weather permitting, we will be conducting a fuel reduction burn at Tooms Lake Conservation Area on 11 - 15 April 2025, as part of the state-wide Fuel Reduction Program.

The total area of the burns is listed below. It is likely to take two to five to complete. Smoke may persist some days afterwards.

​View our webpage ​more information about our planned burns.​​​

Last reviewed 17/4/2025 12:30 PM

​Hydro Tasmania is commencing works on Edgar Dam starting 28 January 2025 until mid-2026. 

Locations affected: Southwest National Park; Mount Field National Park;

Last reviewed 5/11/2024 08:50 AM

​​​The bridge on Peegra Road at Mawbanna has failed and is not passable. The road has been closed. ​​​

Last reviewed 28/3/2025 01:58 PM

​​​A section of the Painted Cliffs will be closed to public access, pending ​​geotechnical surveys to determine safety risks of loose overhanging rocks.

For further information, please contact the Maria Island Gateway on (03) 6123 4040.​

Locations affected: Maria Island National Park;

Last reviewed 5/8/2024 11:57 AM

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Locations affected: Southwest National Park;

Last reviewed 26/8/2024 08:37 AM

​​​​​​​Wughalee Falls campsite within the Tasman National Park is closed until further notice. Alternative campsite Bare Knoll remains open approximately 400m beyond the Wughalee campsite turnoff. This Campsite has limited capacity and cannot be booked. 

For further enquiries please call: (03) 6250 3980​.​​​​

Locations affected: Tasman National Park;

Last reviewed 11/10/2024 11:41 AM

​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​The Meadstone Falls Lookout in the Mount Puzzler Reserve is closed until further notice.

The lookout structure is damaged and is unsafe for visitors.

Last reviewed 11/10/2024 11:42 AM