The Grampians are a vast mountain range full of sandstone ridges, rock art, wildlife, wineries, and rich history.
Australia’s shoulder seasons (March to May and September to November) are prime time for visitors, but there’s lots to enjoy in the heat of summer or the quiet of winter as well.
We've listed 24 of our favourite Grampians attractions, whether you’re stopping over for a night between Adelaide and Melbourne or staying all week to hike, cycle, and drive the scenic roads. When it comes to accommodation, G'day Parks has six caravan parks to enjoy the Grampians region's best.
BUSHWALKING IN GRAMPIANS (GARIWERD) NATIONAL PARK
The Pinnacle Lookout
Image Credit: The Pinnacle - Robert Blackburn, Visit Victoria
It’s rare to hear the Pinnacle Walk described without the word ‘iconic’. Start at the Sundial Car Park for a 2.1km walk with water crossings and rock-hopping thrown in. To extend the experience further in Grampians National Park, park at the Wonderland Car Park for a longer and steeper climb. Either way, the summit lookout provides a magnificent, sweeping view of the Grampians.
Venus Baths Loop Walk
Image Credit: Venus Baths Loop Walk - Carmen Zammit, Visit Victoria
The flat, 2.3km Venus Baths Loop Walk begins in the Halls Gap Botanic Gardens. Follow Stoney Creek to arrive at picturesque rock pools—brilliant to cool down when the weather’s warm and the water’s deep.
Boroka Lookout
Image Credit: Boroka Lookout - Safari Global, Visit Victoria
Get a good look over Halls Gap, the Wonderland Range, and Lake Bellfield at the Boroka Lookout. Travellers with limited mobility can easily access the lookout via a short stroll from the Boroka Lookout Car Park, or visitors can make a hike out of it leaving from the Wonderland Car Park for an 8.8km, hard trail.
Waterfall Spotting
Image Credit: Mackenzie Falls - LVDI, Tourism Australia/Visit Victoria
There are many waterfalls in Grampians National Park. Arguably the most famous is MacKenzie Falls (Migunang wirab), which you can enjoy all year from the wheelchair-accessible Bluff viewing platform, or via a steep trail that leads to the base of the falls (expect an hour's return trip). Other waterfalls to add to your sightseeing list are Silverband Falls, Fish Falls, Clematis Falls, Nigretta Falls, Splitters Falls, Beehive Falls, Wannon Falls, Kalymna Falls, Ferntree Falls, and The Lower Waterfalls of Gar.
Boronia Peak
Image Credit: Mt William - Boronia Peak - Robert Blackburn, Visit Victoria
Take a rocky climb to Boronia Peak for stunning views over the Fyans Valley and Lake Fyans. This medium-grade, 6.6km hike requires a few hours to complete.
Hollow Mountain (Wudjub-guyan)
Image Credit: Hollow Mountain, Grampians National Park - Robert Blackburn, Visit Victoria
Hollow Mountain (Wudjub-guyan) Walk is full of rock hopping, ridges, and caves – with breathtaking views peeking through the formations – to feel like a true adventurer. Pardon the pun, but for experienced hikers, this trail rocks!
Reed Lookout and The Balconies
Image Credit: Reed Lookout - Safari Global, Visit Victoria
It’s a two-in-one deal! From the same car park, you can take a short and steep walk up to Reed Lookout, as well as a slightly inclined, 2km walk to The Balconies. Both spots are notorious for misty sunrises and glowing sunsets.
Mud-Dadjug (Mount Abrupt)
Image Credit: Mt Abrupt in the Southern Grampians - Marcus Thomson Photography, Southern Grampians Shire Council
If you don’t have 13 days spare to hike the full Grampians Peaks Trail, but want a taste of its scenic spoils, Mad-Dadjug (Mount Abrupt) Walk incorporates part of the trail. Fair warning, it’s a steep, 6.5km journey, but the 360-degree views are worth it.
Mount Stapylton (Gunigalg)
Image Credit: Grampians Peaks Trail - Hiking near Mt Stapylton - Northern 1 - Parks Victoria
Starting from the Mt Zero Picnic Area, this hard, 4.6km return Mount Stapylton (Gunigalg) Walk can take up to three hours, depending on fitness levels. Expect rock hopping and scrambling on your journey through the forest to the summit.
Mount Sturgeon (Wurgarri)
Image Credit: Bushwalking in Mount Sturgeon - Mt Abrupt in background - Robert Blackburn, Visit Victoria
The 7km return Wurgarri (Mount Sturgeon) Walk leads you to the southernmost point of Grampians National Park, with stunning views of the surrounding ranges, volcanic plains, and Dunkeld. Just note that this walk has its share of water crossings, steep sections, slippery track surfaces, and rock hopping.
Mount William (Duwul)
Image Credit: Mount William - Grampians National Park - Matt Donovan
Start or end your day at Mount William (Duwul)—the highest point in the Grampians! The steep, 45-minute, one-way walk to the summit monument is worth it for the sunset and sunrise glow over the mountain ranges and open plains. Who knows, come winter on Mount William, you might even spot a hint of snow?
Mount Difficult (Mt Gar)
Image Credit: Grampians Peaks Trail - Gar summit view - Northern 2 - Parks Victoria
Aptly, the hike up Mount Difficult (Mount Gar) is considered a difficult, four-hour walk just over eight kilometres long. With a connection to the Grampians Peaks Trail, you can also take the 4.2km medium walk from Troopers Creek Campground through to the Lower Waterfalls of Gar.
FAMILY EXCURSIONS
Halls Gap Zoo
Image Credit: Halls Gap Zoo - Safari Global, Visit Victoria
One for wildlife lovers, Halls Gap Zoo is Victoria's largest regional zoo, boasting more than 120 species and 500 animals. They facilitate amazing animal experiences, from meerkats perching on your shoulders to feeding giraffes.
Rosehaven Farms
Image Credit: Rosehaven Farms - LVDI, Tourism Australia/Visit Victoria
In the northern Grampians, Rosehaven Farms is home to up-close animal encounters, beekeeping, and farm-fresh products. Their Country Life Experience is the best way to meet, feed, and pat sweet farm animals like mini donkeys, alpacas, dorper sheep, and mini goats, and don’t forget to stop at their Farm Shop for beeswax and honey products.
Rock Climbing
Image Credit: Hangin' Out in the Grampians - LVDI, Tourism Australia/Visit Victoria
The Grampians cliff faces are ideal for rock climbing, so why not sign up for a three-hour experience in the heart of Grampians National Park? You can also head to Victoria Valley or the nearby Mount Arapiles-Tooan State Park, a hotspot for climbing, abseiling, and bouldering.
Pink Lake Dimboola
Following fresh rainfall, admire the natural phenomenon that is the coloured waters of Pink Lake in Dimboola. Only 30 minutes out of Horsham, it’s a top picnic spot, so why not make a day out of it?
Little Desert National Park
Image Credit: Little Desert National Park - Anne Morely, Visit Victoria
Little Desert National Park is full of nature walks and four-wheel driving opportunities. This national park is known for its pure mallee heathland, woodlands, sand dunes, and spring wildflowers.
One Tree Hill
You can reach the One Tree Hill lookout by car, bike, or foot for 360-degree views over Ararat, the Grampians region, the Black Range, and Mount Langi Ghiran. Leaving from Ararat, the walk up is 4.8km one-way.
FOOD AND DRINK
Grampians Olive Co.
Image Credit: Grampians Olive Co - LVDI, Tourism Australia/Visit Victoria
Located in Laharum, the Grampians Olive Co. grove is open on weekdays for visitors to enjoy gourmet olive oil products and delicious lunch platters while overlooking the mountains. Learn how their products are made, from growing to hand-bottling, after which you’ll gain extra appreciation for the organic olive oils, vinegars, and skincare products you're bound to buy from their shop.
Seppelt Wines Great Western Tours and Underground Cellar Experiences
Image Credit: Grampians Wine Tours - LVDI, Tourism Australia/Visit Victoria
It would be enough to visit Seppelt Wines just to taste their delicious, local wines, but there’s so much more to their Great Western cellar door. Book an Underground Cellar Tour to explore the largest underground cellar in the Southern Hemisphere! After three kilometres of tunnels, top off the experience by a tasting of Seppelt Sparkling Shiraz, first produced in the early 1890s.
The Grampians Wine Region
Image Credit: Fallen Giants - LVDI, Tourism Australia/Visit Victoria
Complement your national park adventures with visits to cool climate wineries throughout the Grampians Wine Region, including Fallen Giants, Best's Wines, and Pomonal Estate (which doubles as a microbrewery and cider house). From wine tastings to cellar door platters, taste the region with the Grampians as your backdrop. To explore further, head to the Pyrenees or the Henty Wine Region for more award-winning wines.
LOCAL CULTURE AND CREATIVITY
Silo Art Trail
Image Credit: Grampians Silo Trail - Sheep Hills by Adnate - Anne Morely, Visit Victoria
As the Australian Silo Art Trail expands around the country, the Grampians are no exception. Travel north for over an hour to the street art town of St Arnaud. Then, follow the silo art trail to Wimmera towns like Brim, Sheep Hills, and Rupanyup before checking out the silo in Horsham.
Bunjil Shelter (also known as Bunjils Cave)
Image Credit: Tourism Australia
About 7km out of Stawell, Bunjil Shelter is one of Victoria’s most prominent Aboriginal rock art sites, featuring a painting of Bunjil and his two dingoes. It’s only a short walk from the car park past impressive boulders. For more insight about the region's traditional owners, there are further Aboriginal rock art sites in Wartook Valley, Laharum, and Hamilton (and keep an eye out for the reopening of cultural centre in Halls Gap).
Ararat Gallery TAMA
Image Credit: Ararat Gallery TAMA - LVDI, Tourism Australia/Visit Victoria
Ararat Gallery TAMA (Textile Art Museum Australia) is home to incredible textile and fibre art. Showcasing exhibitions, art workshops, and a gift shop full of creations by local artists, this unique gallery is a great place for art and history fans. While you’re in town, if you’re keen to tour a former gaol and lunatic asylum (scary stories included), go past Alexandra Lake to find J Ward.
Where to stay?
We’ve got six G’day Parks in the vicinity of Grampians National Park, from the heart of Halls Gap to the nearby towns of Horsham, Ararat, and Hamilton.
Halls Gap Lakeside Tourist Park
On the edges of Lake Bellfield with easy access to Grampians attractions, Halls Gap Lakeside Tourist Park will exceed all expectations.
The park has an abundance of modern cabins and safari tents, as well as powered and unpowered camping sites where you might spot visiting kangaroos hopping outdoors while enjoying your morning coffee. A Pinnacle Safari Tent is Grampians glamping like you’ve never seen before, with handmade furniture, an indoor kitchenette, and a private outdoor deck and lounge with a BBQ and mountain views.
Facilities include a luxurious swimming pool, playground, seasonal campfires, kiosk, BBQs, camp kitchen, and tour desk.
Lake Fyans Tourist Park
Make a splash at Lake Fyans Tourist Park, less than a quarter of an hour out of Halls Gap.
Nothing but the in-park boat ramp stands between you and the lake for fishing, canoeing, and water sports. Plus there’s a pool, playground, activity room, tennis court, and seasonal campfires allowed in winter.
Whether you prefer a caravan site or cabin stay, they’ve got accommodation options for every guest. Grampians View Spa Cabins come with a deck to enjoy the best view in the park, or groups can stay in their mega-sized Holiday House.
Horsham Holiday Park
Horsham Holiday Park is just 30 minutes from the Grampians and close to the city’s attractions.
Campers can pick between powered and unpowered sites, while those who prefer walls to canvas can stay in a cosy cabin. A two-bedroom Superior Cabin has room for the whole family, and there are selected pet-friendly cabins (with an in-park, fenced, off-leash dog run to match).
Kids especially love this park, with features like a pool, bouncing pillow, sports facilities, playground, and mini golf. Breakfast, lunch, and dinner are sorted with caravan park mealtime must-haves like camp kitchen, BBQs, and a kiosk.
Horsham Riverside Caravan Park
Perched on the city fringes beside the Wimmera River, Horsham Riverside Caravan Park is the perfect place for both staying in and exploring the Grampians region.
From powered sites to self-contained cabins, we can’t go past the Three-Bedroom Riverfront Cabins that give you a waterfront view from your verandah and outdoor setting, from breakfast to your evening glass of local wine.
The park has a boat ramp, tennis court, playground, camp kitchen, BBQs, and a tour desk to spur on your in-park adventures and beyond, whether you’re going hiking in Grampians National Park, rock climbing in Mount Arapiles, or four-wheel driving through Little Desert National Park.
G’day Parks Ararat
G’day Parks Ararat combines a native bushland setting with proximity to a historic gold-mining town. Less than an hour from Grampians National Park, you can also dabble in day trips to the Pyrenees Wine Region.
They have powered caravan sites and a variety of cabins, from studio apartments to deluxe cabins—the Deluxe Three-Bedroom Cabin is the biggest of the bunch.
Facilities include a pool, kiosk, BBQs, camp kitchen, and playground, plus everything you need to stay warm, clean, and dry!
Lake Hamilton Motor Village & Caravan Park
Less than an hour from the centre of the Grampians, Lake Hamilton Motor Village & Caravan Park is on the brink of awesome opportunities to fish, cycle, and explore the parklands.
Hamilton city centre is a short walk away, and in-park facilities include a pool, playground, BBQs, camp kitchen, tour desk, and games room packed with billiards, table tennis, air hockey, and foosball.
From powered and ensuite caravan sites to wood panelled cabins, like a Deluxe Two-Bedroom Family Cabin, there’s many accommodation options for your visit to the region.
Image Credit: Fallen Giants Vineyard - Safari Global, Visit Victoria
Exploring Grampians National Park and the surrounding region is a blast for families, couples, solo travellers, groups, and everyone in between. Book your Grampians getaway today via the G'day Parks app or online today!
