Murray-Sunset National Park is in Victoria, Australia. The park is made up of semi-arid plain and four seasonal lakes.
Understand
History
Landscape
Flora and fauna
Climate
Get in
Murray-Sunset is accessible by car from Melbourne (550 km), Adelaide (400 km) or Mildura (50 km). Two-wheel drive autos must use the gravel road from Linga on the Mallee Highway.
Fees and permits
Get around
See
- Pine Lakes - the former site of commercial salt harvesting, so called due to the colour of the algae in the lakes. The lakes are dry in summer.
- Lindsay Island
- Murray River
Do
- Bird watching. Local species include the regent parrot.
- Four-wheel drive
- Hiking. The Pink Lakes area has several trails.
Buy
Eat
Drink
Sleep
Murray Sunset has several options for camping, primitive and with facilities (toilets, showers, BBQ, etc.), and a hostel, Shearer's Hut.