View of Shipstern Bluff from Cape Raoul, Tasman National Park.
View of Shipstern Bluff from Cape Raoul, Tasman National Park. (photograph: Dan Broun)
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Planned burn: Tasman Arch - Tasman National Park
Applies from 13/5/2025

​​Weather permitting, we will be conducting a fuel reduction burn at Tasman Arch in the Tasman National Park on 13 May 2025. The burn will take 1 to 2 days to complete. Please comply with directions from staff or any signs if you are in the area.

Tasman Arch, Devils Kitchen and the Tasman Coastal Trail from Waterfall Bay Road to Tasman Arch will be closed to visitors while burning operations take place.

The total area of the burns is approximately 34 hectares.

This burn is part of the state-wide Fuel Reduction Program. Visit our webpage​ for more information about planned burns.

Last reviewed 12/5/2025 09:22 AM


Closed area: Wughalee Falls Campsite – Tasman National Park
Applies from 2/12/2022

​​​​​​​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​.​​​​

Last reviewed 11/10/2024 11:41 AM


5 hours return, 14km
Grade 4: Bushwalking experience recommended. Tracks may be long, rough and very steep. Directional signage may be limited.
Supervise children, hazardous cliffs, unprotected track edges.
A valid parks pass is required for entry to Tasmania's national parks.
Take the B37 from Port Arthur. Drive 8km west of Port Arthur, then turn left at the sign to Highcroft and Stormlea, located at Parsons Bay Creek. Drive along Stormlea Road for 9km (dirt road) to the carpark. If travelling from Nubeena, turn right into this road 3km south of Nubeena.

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​What starts as a pleasant bushwalk soon turns into a stunning, often breathtaking journey. The newly refurbished track climbs through open forest to a cliff edge that may take some walkers by surprise. From there on the 14km return walk, through heath and light forest, it’s never far from those jaw-dropping cliffs. The stunning coastal scenery continues all the way out to Cape Raoul. The dolerite cape drops dramatically into the ocean. Keep an eye out for seals on the rocks and small islands below.​