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Errinundra National Park

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Nearest town or city
  
Cann River

Area
  
268.8 km²

Established
  
1988

Managing authorities
  
Parks Victoria

Phone
  
+61 13 19 63

Management
  
Parks Victoria

Errinundra National Park

Website
  
Errinundra National Park

See also
  
Protected areas of Victoria

Address
  
Goongerah VIC 3888, Australia

Hours
  
Open today · Open 24 hoursWednesdayOpen 24 hoursThursdayOpen 24 hoursFridayOpen 24 hoursSaturdayOpen 24 hoursSundayOpen 24 hoursMonday(Labour Day)Open 24 hoursHours might differTuesdayOpen 24 hours

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The Errinundra National Park is a national park located in the Gippsland region of Victoria, Australia. The 26,875-hectare (66,410-acre) national park is situated 373 kilometres (232 mi) east of Melbourne via the Princes Highway and is centred on the Errinundra Plateau, a southwards extension of the Monaro Tablelands of New South Wales.

Features

The Errinundra National Park preserves the largest remaining cool temperate rainforest in Victoria and supports some of South Eastern Australia's most spectacular old growth forests. There are also many rare and threatened species of flora and fauna, including powerful owls, tiger quolls and long-footed potoroos.

Cool and warm temperate rainforest, wet open forest, montane forests and woodlands are the dominant vegetation communities. There is also a sub-alpine wetland.

The majority of the park is accessible only in the drier months. In winter, rain and snow generally make the unsealed roads impassable.

There has been extensive logging of all forest types surrounding the park including Brown Mountain forest and there have been some instances of logging within the national park's boundaries due to administrative errors. In addition logging occurred in many areas before the national park was established.

References

Errinundra National Park Wikipedia