1. Visit website of Parks Victoria www.parkweb.vic.gov.au. The Parks Victoria website is the most reliable source of information.
It gives you details of:
Change of Conditions, Things to Do, Facilities, Heritage, Looking After the Park, Precautions, How to Get There, Special Needs Access, Nearby Parks, Guided Activities, Publications
Use the site's Search facility and access printable publications regarding details and requirements of the parks.This information helps you get the best out of your local camping experience.

2. Contact Parks Victoria Mansfield office via 13 1963 for further information.

3. Contact or visit
Mansfield Visitor Information Centre
Railway Station Precinct, 167 Maroondah Highway, Mansfield 
Telephone: 1800 039 049
Fax: (03) 5775 2518
Email: reservations@mansfield-mtbuller.com.au
Website: http://www.mansfield-mtbuller.com.au 
to obtain Parks Victoria and other camping information.

Consider taking a snake repeller with you as snakes are in abundance up here in the Summer and we all try to live in harmony with them. Snake repellers are solar-powered devices, similar in appearance to a garden light. They emit a vibration which is effective for up to 15m radius which snakes do not like.

See them in operation and purchase them at Mansfield Produce and Pet Supplies.

4. See Campfire Information


Day Visitor Areas
- Powers Lookout
- Paradise Falls

Walking Tracks
- Howqua Feeder Track – From Running Creek to 6 mile (Alpine National Park)
- Eagles Peaks Walking Track – From Sheepyard Flat to 8 Mile Gap
- All ski trails and walking tracks on Mt Buller and Mt Stirling
- Howqua Hills Heritage Track – From Sheepyard Flat to Frys Flat

Horseriding and camping with horses in State parks

Valleys and bluffs around Mansfield, Howqua Valley and Whitfield
VicMap 1:50,000 Buller - Stirling
VicMap 1:50,000 Tamboritha - Moroka
VicMap 1:50,000 Howitt - Selwyn

Bush Maps of Victoria - Watersheds of the King, Howqua and Jamieson Rivers
Tracks where riding is not permitted:

Paradise Falls Walking Track
Paradise Falls - Little Falls Walking Track
Australian Alps Walking Track (north of Mount Howitt)
Cobbler Lake - Mount Cobbler Walking Track
Sheepyard Flat Heritage Walking Track
Razor Viking Wilderness

Horses are not permitted in wilderness areas

Defined camping areas
A marked route has been specified providing access through the Howqua Hills Historic Area, using the High Track. Access through the park from 4 mile onwards should be via the Low Track.

Howqua Hills Historic Area
Horse yards are provided at:
• Tunnel Bend Flat (for small groups)
• Fry’s Flat (for larger groups)
A booking system for the yards has been implemented, all group sizes are advised to book to ensure camp space.

Designated horse yards - Camps in the Alpine National Park
7 Mile Flat, Ritchies Hut, Bluff Hut, Pikes Flat, Mitchell’s Flat.
King River Hut.

For further information
Parks Victoria Information Centre Call 13 1963 or visit our website at www.parkweb.vic.gov.au

Caring for the environment
Help us look after your park by following these guidelines:
Take your rubbish home with you
Dogs and other pets are not permitted
Firearms are only permitted in the park in accordance with Hunting Regulations

Choose a firm, dry, well drained camp site at least 20 metres
from any watercourse
Use a portable stove instead of lighting a fire - especially above
or near the tree line
Always check fire danger forecasts. No fires (including stoves) on days of Total Fire Ban (Eastern and North-Eastern Fire Ban District)

Where toilets are not provided, bury your toilet waste at least 100 m from water or camp sites
Wash up away from streams to protect the stream environment
Enjoy a visit to a hut but do not use them for accommodation, always carry a tent
Vehicles, including trail bikes are restricted to existing roads
and tracks. They must be fully registered and drivers licensed

Feeding horses
Processed supplementary feed (eg: processed pellets, certified clean lucerne chaff, rolled or cracked clean grain) may be brought into the park. Nose bags must be used for feeding.
Hay is not permitted.

Get these feed products from Mansfield Produce and Pet Supplies

Horse camping
Horse camping is generally appropriate in those areas where horseriding is permitted.
Horse camping is not permitted in defined camping areas unless horse yards are provided. Where yards are provided in defined camping areas, horse parties must yard their horses.

Parks Victoria has constructed yards at various locations across the Alpine National Park and Howqua Valley. Permanent yards at huts may be used.
Pretty Valley, Langford West and West Kiewa can be booked when obtaining a permit from Bright. Tunnel Bend and Frys Flat can be booked through the Mansfield Office by phoning 13 1963.

Tethering to trees and the use of picket lines between trees overnight cause unacceptable damage and are not permitted.
A maximum of two consecutive nights camping in one location is permitted.
Horses must be held at least 30 metres from any hut, stream or campsite, unless constructed yards are within that distance.

Horses must be watered downstream of any hut or campsite, and washed away from streams and aqueducts.

Support vehicles are only permitted on those roads open for public use.

The Australian Alps Horse Riding Code provides more information on horseriding. Copies are obtainable from Parks Vic