Clair National Park is located on the island state of Tasmania northwest of Hobart in southern Australia. The national park area encompasses an area of Lake St. Clair is located in the southern region of the park. The lake and Cradle Mountain serve as the inspiration for the name of the national park.
Over half of the vegetation and alpine flora is endemic to the area. The renowned Tasmanian devil calls the park home. There are a variety of other popular Australian species found in the national park which include platypuses, wombats, wallabies, currawongs, and echidnas.
There are an additional 11 endemic bird species here as well. The mountain landscape and terrain featuring Cradle Mountain and neighboring peaks are an immediate draw to the park. Clair provides spectacular lake landscapes surrounded by the higher elevation summits as well. Below are the estimated travel times to Cradle Mountain from various departure points.
From Devonport Spirit of Tasmania arrival point : 1h 20m To book your journey to the stunning Cradle Coast region, book online or give our consultants a call on Hotels in Cradle Mountain Most of the hotels at Cradle Mountain are near the Visitors Centre, not at the foot of the mountain, and some include views.
The most popular is Cradle Mountain Lodge, but there are a variety of options that can suit a range of budgets. There is also good accommodation at reasonable prices at Cradle Valley, about 20 minutes drive from the National Park, or Mole Creek. Searching Availability…. Continue to Secure Booking System ». Concierge Booking. Book Yourself. Accommodation Activities All.
About Cradle Mountain. Where to Stay. Located at the northern end of the Cradle Mountain - Lake St Clair National Park, Cradle Mountain is surrounded by smooth glacial lakes, ancient rainforest, and unusual alpine vegetation. Credit - Pierre Destribats. Concierge Booking Our team is here to help you plan, quote and book extraordinary Tasmanian experiences. Things To Do. See All Activities. Places To Stay.
Find A Rate. Situated in the mountains, this cabin is 0. Cradle Mountain Hotel Cradle Mountain. This famous Tasmanian Wilderness World Heritage Area national park has two widely-separated visitor access points: Cradle Mountain in the north of the park and Lake St Clair in the south.
The Cradle Mountain webcam will be off line for periods and the camera pole relocated as part of the shelter building works. The Cradle Mountain region is an area of marked geological contrasts, shaped by glacial erosion and deposition over the past two million years. The various glaciers that covered the area have left behind a variety of glacial features, including the valley of the Dove River, and numerous lakes and tarns.
Cradle Mountain comprises a diverse mosaic of vegetation communities, from rainforest to buttongrass moorlands. The area contains ancient plants of Gondwanan origins, including long-lived endemic conifers such as the King Billy pine, pencil pine and celery-top pine, as well as Tasmania's deciduous beech fagus , which colours the hillsides each autumn.
The area's Gondwanan heritage is further revealed through the existence of species such as velvet worms, fish in the family Galaxiidae, aquatic insects and crustaceans. Other invertebrates, such as the pencil pine moth, reveal even more ancient links to the super-continent Pangea. Cradle Mountain contains a wide range of habitats and is home to some of the world's largest carnivorous marsupials — the Tasmanian devil , spotted-tailed quoll and eastern quoll — as well as wombats, platypus and echidna.
For more information on our wildlife please see Tasmania's wildlife. Visit our caring for wildlife page for more information on interacting with and protecting our native animals. Tasmanian Aboriginal people have been living within the Cradle Mountain area for more than 35 years.
They hunted game and collected food plants with bone, stone and timber tools. There are numerous living sites within this rich cultural landscape that demonstrate continuing human occupation at high southern latitudes during the last ice age.
They are testimony to the adaptation and survival of human societies to glacial climatic cycles and periods of long isolation from other communities. Today's Aboriginal community continue to have a strong connection to this cultural landscape. From the s to the park's declaration as a reserve in , these Aboriginal homelands were visited by explorers, prospectors, trappers, hunters, timber getters and graziers.
Proposals for the area varied from large mines and railways, to farms and plantations. However, it was the vision of Austrian-born Gustav Weindorfer and his wife Kate which ultimately led to Cradle Mountain being declared a national park. In from the summit of Cradle Mountain, Gustav proclaimed "This must be a national park for the people for all time. Weindorfer and a small group of ardent supporters campaigned to have the area preserved and in May an area of 63 hectares was gazetted as Scenic Reserve.
It is 1. From Sheffield, take the C and C to the park entrance. The shuttle bus service aims to protect the important values of the World Heritage Area and preserve the visitor experience by limiting vehicle numbers in the park. Shuttle bus tickets are included in the purchase of your Parks Pass. Please present your vaid Parks Pass at the Visitor Centre to obtain tickets prior to boarding. The shuttle service operates seven days a week. The restriction for private vehicles will generally occur between the hours of am and pm each day over the winter period - 1 April to 30 September; and am to pm over summer period - 1 October to 31 March.
Times are subject to change, please confirm access times with the visitor centre prior to your arrival. Please note: Dove Lake car park restrictions due to shelter construction. During the construction of the new Dove Lake viewing shelter from April to March , there is no private vehicle access past the Ronny Creek car park or to Dove Lake.
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