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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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Fire ban: Seasonal campfire bans are in place
Applies from 20/12/2025

​There is currently a seasonal campfire ban on PWS managed parks and reserves in the following areas:

  • ​Maria Island and Flinders Island

  • All parks and reserves in the municipalities of Glamorgan-Spring Bay, Dorset, Break O’Day and Tasman.

  • Narrawntapu National Park, Tooms Lake and Snakey Creek Conservation Area

This ban includes campfires, pot fires and other solid fuel.

The map​ below shows all affected areas. You can still use gas stoves and gas barbecues.​

A map of Tasmania highlighting areas where campfire bans are in place​

Look out for these signs.

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Stylised campfire with a red cross through it

Round pot on three legs with a flue. Red cross through it showing that these are not allowed to be used

Please note: Parts of the reserved estate including The Tasmanian Wilderness World Heritage Area, the Vale of Belvoir Conservation Area and the Three Capes Track are fuel stove only areas at all times of the year.​

Last reviewed 10/3/2026 12:06 PM

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

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  • Camping
  • Fuel stove only
  • Overnight walk
  • Toilets

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    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.

    About

    ​​​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. 

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      ​Tasman National Park is located in the south-eastern corner of Tasmania. It's a 90-minute drive on sealed roads from Hobart via Sorell on the A3, and then the A9 (Arthur Highway) toward Port Arthur. The park straddles both the Tasman and Forestier peninsulas, however most of its accessible features are on the Tasman Peninsula.

      ​​​​​To reach Fortescue Bay from Eaglehawk Neck, continue along the A9 towards Port Arthur ​until you reach the junction with C344. Follow the C344 until you reach Fortescue Bay. This is a 12km drive along an unsealed road but is suitable for 2WD vehicles and mountain bikes. Beware of towing vehicles, delivery trucks and tour buses. Keep to the left of the road particularly on blind corners.

      Access to the south-western part of the park is also via the Arthur Highway (A9), then following Safety Cove Rd at Port Arthur township to access Remarkable Cave and walking tracks to Maingon Blowhole, Mount Brown and Crescent Bay. Further west, on the road to Nubeena, the access to the Cape Raoul Great Short Walk, Shipstern Bluff and Tunnel Bay leave the Arthur Highway at Highcroft Road, which turns into Stormlea Road.

      Where possible, please avoid driving in our reserves at night. You are sharing the roads with our native wildlife, so take it slow and watch out for animals on the road.

      ​​With the exception of designated areas in the Fortescue Bay campground, Tasman National Park is a Fuel Stove Only area and campfires are not permitted. 

      To find out what fuel stoves are permitted see the Fuel Stove Only area ​page.​​

      ​The walking track starts on the Fortescue Bay Road, as you approach the Fortescue Bay campground​.​

      Campsites and toilets are available at Fortescue Bay and Bare Knoll. ​​​​

      If you're intending to camp at the Bare Knoll Campground, please register your stay and walk intentions at the Fortescue Bay Site Office.​

      Wughalee Falls Campsite has been closed.​

      When walking on the Old Cape Pillar Track, the first junction reached is at Tornado Ridge (after about 2 hours), where you'll cross onto Three Capes Track and Cape Pillar Track. Walkers cannot proceed west along the Three Capes Track from this junction, to protect the environmental values of the Tasman National Park.

      ​​Walkers continue south-east on the Cape Pillar Track. 

      Bare Knoll is approximately 1km from the cross road of Old Cape Pillar and Three Capes Track in the direction of Cape Pillar, on the right hand side of th​e track.​ Bare Knoll​ has 12 dedicated tent platforms and a toilet. We strongly recommend you bring water in with you as natural water sources should not be relied on.​

      ​​​For walkers wanting to incorporate Mount Fortescue, Cape Hauy and the coastline, this section can only be walked in a south to north direction. This walk is a 34km circuit and recommended to walk over 3 days.

      ​Parts of this walk are shared with multi-day Three Capes Track walkers. Cabin accommodation facilities are only available to these walkers. 

      Annual track closure information

      Each year the track closes for maintenance and fuel reduction burns. The proposed future closure dates are:

      • 2026: Monday 13 April - Sunday 26 April 2026 (14 days)​

      • 2027: Monday 5 April - Sunday 18 April (14 days)

      • 2028: Monday 24 April - Sunday 7 May (14 days)

      • 2029: Monday 9 April - Sunday 22 April (14 days)

      Closures affect the: 

      • Three Capes Track

      • Bare Knoll campground

      • Old Cape Pillar Track 

      • Cape Hauy Track (not affected by the 2026 closure)

      ​Find out other essential information for visiting Tasmania's parks and reserves on our know before you go section.

      ​Remember the safe walking guidelines

      • ​Plan to walk safely
      • Be prepared
      • Avoid walking alone and let someone know your plans
      • Record your trip intentions in the log books 
      • Be prepared to turn back