Cape Pillar and Tasman Island from the Three Capes Track
Cape Pillar and Tasman Island from the Three Capes Track

Tasman Cape Pillar

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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


2-3 days return or circuit, 29 km return via Old Cape Pillar track; 34km circuit via Mount Fortescue and Cape Hauy
Grade 3: Some bushwalking experience recommended. Tracks may have short steep hill sections, a rough surface and many steps.
Hazardous, unfenced sheer sea cliffs at numerous places near the cape. Please keep at least 2m back from exposed cliff edges. Beware of strong, gusty winds en-route to Cape Pillar.
A valid parks pass is required for entry to Tasmania's national parks.
The walk to Cape Pillar starts on the Old Cape Pillar Track, 300m back from the campground office, along Fortescue Bay Road.

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​An unforgettable journey to the Island’s south-easterly tip. Your walk begins along a narrow track through forest and moorland. Approaching halfway to Cape Pillar, you’ll ​link with the Three Capes Track on​​​​​​ Tornado Ridge.

​Return via the same track or add an extra day to walk the ​mystical wet forests of Mount Fortescue. Experience more clifftop drama as you head out and back to Cape Hauy, before winding your way along the coast through delightful heathland into the glistening arc of Fortescue Bay.