Wilsons Promontory National Park Things to Do

Millers Landing Nature Walk is also short and easy walk but you can see different kind of nature than on Tidal River’s surroundings. During the walk I saw many kangaroos resting under trees, black swans and mangroves which by the way are most southern mangroves in the world. Also banksias were starting to blossom.

When I came to the beach I tried to find birds which are chippering. After a while I realized that noises are coming from quartz sand while I’m walking on it. Surfers are using this beach.

Squeaky Beach’s parking lot is located along Wilsons Promontory Road little bit before Tidal River camping site. You can also hike from Tidal River, track starts from Tidal River’s Loo-Errn track

Loo-Errn track is located next to the Tidal River camping site. Ground of the track is wooden so you can do the walk also with wheelchair. Even if walk is only one kilometer long, Tidal River offers great surroundings just to relax and fell the nature.
I by myself saw fishes in the river, different kind of parrots in the trees and few wombats dining on the beach.

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One of the other things that people clamour to do is walk Squeaky Beach, or surf it or fish it. It certainy is one of Australia's classic beaches and I, for one, can but agree with the rest.
Here is a selection of shots from my third visit there.

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Mount Bishop, a granite outcrop seen in all bar one of these pictures, is something of a forgotten prominence in the park yet it looms large behind Squeaky Beach and the big bald patch smacks you in the eye when you first approach the park down the main road.
You round a corner and there, right between the trees bordering the road, looms this large slab of granite.
It's always grabbed my attention from a photographic point of view and here I share some of my snaps with you.

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Yes, lots of it, especially in spring when the gum tips compete with flowers for the brightest display.
People from overseas are often surprised that Australian native flowers are generally so small compared to their home country. Indeed, it's the fact that there's a lot of them that gives the colour you see in the bush.
You also have to remember that most of them are primary growth so, if you're walking in a tertiary forest, you may not see a lot of them. Better to be there just after a bushfire when they can be prolific.

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There's three things that most people do when they go to Wilsons Promontory and one of those is to scale the heights of Mount Oberon.
Its brooding presence sits over the campsite at Tidal River and taunts you to come to the top yet it was my third trip there before I managed the peak.
The first was cancelled due to the recent bushfires, the second the weather was unkind and time didn't allow; the third I made it my sole goal and, when I reached the top, was nearly blown off for my troubles, such was the strength of the wind at the summit.
The views are extensive, particularly if you get a clear day. At least four bays are visible to the north and the sea and many islands can be seen to the west and south.
Looking east you can make out the sea again on the other side of the promontory through a gap adjacent to Mount Wilson.
The walk up takes about half an hour and you would be well advised to take some fluids if it's the slightest bit warm. The carpark is about half way up the hill and the track is broad enough to take traffic so you won't get lost.

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Wilsons Promontory is known for its diversity of birdlife. Among the most commonly encountered species are Emu, Pacific and Silver Gulls, Sooty Oystercatcher, Masked Lapwing, Australian Wood Duck, Pacific Duck, Chestnut Teal, Galah, Rainbow Lorikeet, Crimson Rosella, Laughing Kookaburra, Silvereye, and Superb Blue Wren.