Getting there
From the Great Ocean Road, turn onto Old Coach Road east of Moggs Creek Bridge, continue onto Old Neuk Road, then follow the unsealed access road to the picnic ground. Pets aren’t permitted in Great Otway National Park.
Overview
About Moggs Creek Picnic Area
Why stop
- Wood-fired barbecues make it easy to settle in for lunch.
Heads up
- The coastal lookout circuit has sustained uphill sections.
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Where it is
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Before you go
Getting there
7 active Great Ocean Road alerts
- ClosureLorne-area walking trails closed after flood and storm damageSeveral walking trails near Lorne remain closed; do not enter closed tracks. - Phantom Falls Walk is temporarily closed because flood and storm damage affected the trail and structures.Official details
- ClosureWye Road closed after storm and flood damageWye Road is closed until further notice for road maintenance and repairs following storm and flood damage; do not use the road. Check current Great Otway National Park conditions before travelling.Official details
The highest, rockiest slopes around here are a summer buffet for grizzly bears.
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“Up ahead is Old Coach Road, the turnoff for Moggs Creek Picnic Area. The clearing is farther inland, with an unsealed final approach, so choose it if you'd like to settle into the eucalypt forest for lunch.”
Plays as you drive up to Moggs Creek Picnic Area in the Parkwolf Great Ocean Road Tour Guide.
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More about Moggs Creek Picnic Area
A picnic stop with walks attachedMoggs Creek Picnic Area is a forest clearing in Great Otway National Park, inland from the…
Moggs Creek Picnic Area is a forest clearing in Great Otway National Park, inland from the Great Ocean Road. It’s a good place to make lunch a proper stop rather than a quick roadside break: picnic tables and public toilets are here, along with wood-fired barbecues. Bring your own food and firewood.
Take the longer walk for the coastThe Ocean View circuit starts here and takes about 5 km and two hours.
The Ocean View circuit starts here and takes about 5 km and two hours. It climbs through eucalypt forest before a short heathland spur reaches the lookout, with broad views toward Aireys Inlet and Lorne. The uphill sections make this a real walk, but the coastal view gives the stop more to do than eat and turn around.
Look around as you goThe route passes a notable stand of Austral Grass-trees, and small ground orchids may flower in…
The route passes a notable stand of Austral Grass-trees, and small ground orchids may flower in winter and spring. Blackened ironbark trunks recall the 1983 bushfires and later fuel-reduction burns, so there’s a bit of local history in the forest as well as at the lookout.
Wildlife
Wildlife in Great Ocean Road
900 sightingsKoalaMost seen around 5 PMSighting map
358 sightingsKangarooMost seen around 6 PMSighting map
49 sightingsLittle PenguinMost seen around 8 PMSighting map
155 sightingsEchidnaMost seen around 6 PMSighting map
33 sightingsFur SealMost seen around 6 PMSighting map
59 sightingsRed-necked WallabyMost seen around 6 AMSighting mapSighting maps show where each species has been reported across Great Ocean Road. Wildlife moves, so no sighting is guaranteed.
