Where to See Koala in Great Otway National Park

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Koala sightings in Great Otway

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Where Koala has been reported, from 204 sightings. Not a live tracker: animals move, and an empty area doesn’t mean there are none.

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Timing

When to look

12 AM17% of the busiest hour1 AM11% of the busiest hour2 AM9% of the busiest hour3 AM11% of the busiest hour4 AM44% of the busiest hour5 AM78% of the busiest hour6 AM94% of the busiest hour7 AM83% of the busiest hour8 AM61% of the busiest hour9 AM39% of the busiest hour10 AM22% of the busiest hour11 AM17% of the busiest hourNoon13% of the busiest hour1 PM13% of the busiest hour2 PM17% of the busiest hour3 PM33% of the busiest hour4 PM67% of the busiest hour5 PM89% of the busiest hour6 PMBusiest hour7 PM94% of the busiest hour8 PM78% of the busiest hour9 PM61% of the busiest hour10 PM44% of the busiest hour11 PM28% of the busiest hour

Koala is most seen 6 AM and 5–8 PM. Bars compare each hour with the busiest one.

Koala sightings by hour, as a share of the busiest hour
Hour	Share of busiest hour
12 AM	17%
1 AM	11%
2 AM	9%
3 AM	11%
4 AM	44%
5 AM	78%
6 AM	94%
7 AM	83%
8 AM	61%
9 AM	39%
10 AM	22%
11 AM	17%
Noon	13%
1 PM	13%
2 PM	17%
3 PM	33%
4 PM	67%
5 PM	89%
6 PM	100%
7 PM	94%
8 PM	78%
9 PM	61%
10 PM	44%
11 PM	28%

Audio tour

Hear about Koala on the drive.

Parkwolf’s Tour Guide plays stories like this one as you drive Great Otway, triggered by GPS and read through your car’s speakers.

Great Otway Tour Guide

Living on Gum Leaves

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“A koala curled up in a gum tree is living on a surprisingly difficult diet. Eucalypt leaves are fibrous and low in nutrition, and koalas choose only certain kinds.”

Plays as you drive in Parkwolf’s Great Otway Tour Guide.

One more story about Koala in the app

Bimbi Park: Camping Among Manna Gums

4.7 from 8,600+ ratings

Where to look

Great Otway spots that mention Koala

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Places and trails whose Parkwolf guides talk about Koala. A good start, never a guarantee.

Places

CampgroundBimbi ParkCamp beneath manna gums for a chance at koalas overhead.

CampgroundAire River East CampgroundAn unpowered estuary camp for paddling, koalas and quiet bush nights.

SightWildlife WondersA guided Otways wildlife walk through coastal bushland.

BeachBlanket BayA sheltered cove where low tide reveals patterned rock shelves.

BeachShelly BeachFern-lined walk to tide pools and a small, rugged cove.

Picnic areaGrey River Picnic AreaA quiet rainforest picnic stop with a glow-worm walk after dark.

CampgroundAire River West CampgroundA roomy riverside base for caravans, groups and walkers.

CampgroundBig Hill CampgroundAn unpowered forest camp with parrots and close-spaced pitches

Trails

ModerateSheoak Falls–Castle Rock Circuit9 km · 3.5 hrA creekside loop links a swallow cave, waterfall and ocean lookout.

EasyDistillery Creek Nature Trail1.5 km · 45 minA short ironbark loop with trunks still blackened by the 1983 fires.

ModerateWye to Kennett River Walk5.5 km · 3 hrCoastal views give way to ferny gullies and old mill country.

EasySheoak Picnic Ground Nature Walk1.3 km · 30 minA fern-gully circuit with a suspension bridge over Sheoak Creek.

Wolf sightings in Yellowstone on Parkwolf’s Find Wildlife map, brightest around Lamar Valley — Wolf sightings in Yellowstone, in the app

Find Wildlife in Parkwolf

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16 sighting mapsfor Great Otway, on the same park map as your route
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Wildlife

More wildlife in Great Otway

All 16 sighting maps

35 sightingsGrey KangarooMacropus giganteusMost seen 6 AM & 5–7 PMSighting map

109 sightingsEchidnaTachyglossus aculeatusMost seen 7 AM & 5–7 PMSighting map

58 sightingsKookaburraDacelo novaeguineaeMost seen 5–8 AM & 5–7 PMSighting map

97 sightingsSwamp WallabyWallabia bicolorMost seen 6 AM & 6–8 PMSighting map

20 sightingsBrushtail PossumTrichosurus vulpeculaMost seen 7–9 PMSighting map

21 sightingsRing-tailed PossumPseudocheirus peregrinusMost seen 6 AM & 6–9 PMSighting map

10 sightingsSugar GliderPetaurus notatusMost seen 7–9 PMSighting map

19 sightingsWedge-tailed EagleAquila audaxMost seen 9 AM–4 PMSighting map

Where to see Koala in Great Otway