Picnic area · Wilsons Promontory National Park
A leafy picnic pause by the northern entrance.
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Wilsons Promontory Tour Guide
Parkwolf is a GPS audio tour guide for Wilsons Promontory National Park. As you drive, it chimes in with what’s ahead: hidden gems, upcoming stops, history, geology, and wildlife, right through your car’s speakers.
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The Walk to Big Drift“You're approaching Stockyard, where the walk to Big Drift begins. The return is about four and a half kilometres and two hours: a firm track through bush, then a steep climb in loose sand.”
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Stockyard Picnic Area is a grassy day-use clearing in the wooded northern part of Wilsons Promontory National Park, close to the entrance. Eucalypts and banksias frame the open ground. It's the park's alternative to often-busy Tidal River: a simple place to pause with a picnic, not a headline viewpoint or destination walk.
Kangaroos, wallabies and wombats may visit the grass, while Crimson Rosellas and New Holland Honeyeaters feed among flowering banksias. Sightings are a bonus, not a sure thing. Look along the clearing's edges and in the trees as you take a break; the appeal is the chance to sit among the bush, not a dramatic outlook.
This is a day-use picnic area, not a campsite; camping is not permitted. Older map labels may still call it a campground, so don't plan an overnight stay here. The park entrance is the clearest landmark, and the approach may require a safe U-turn just beyond the entrance.
Wildlife
18 sightingsWedge-tailed EagleMost seen around 11 AMSighting map
29 sightingsKoalaMost seen around 6 PMSighting map
774 sightingsBare-nosed WombatMost seen around 6 PMSighting map
291 sightingsEastern Grey KangarooMost seen around 7 AMSighting map
512 sightingsSwamp WallabyMost seen around 6 PMSighting map
20 sightingsIndochinese Hog DeerMost seen around 7 AMSighting mapSighting maps show where each species has been reported across Wilsons Promontory. Wildlife moves, so no sighting is guaranteed.
Keep exploring
ModerateBig Drift Walking Track4.5 km · 2 hr · 0.2 km awayA bush track to a steep climb onto the Prom’s shifting dunes.
EasyYanakie Cemetery Walk1.2 km · 20 min · 0.4 km awayA short walk to the Prom’s small early-settler cemetery.
EasyShallow Inlet Walk0.9 km · 30 min · 4.9 km awayA tea-tree gully opens straight onto the inlet shore.
Sight · 0.2 km awayYanakie CemeteryA short walk to five graves from the Prom’s early settlement.
Sight · 2.3 km awayBig DriftA steep sand climb into an inland dune field.
Store · 6.2 km awayYanakie General StoreGet fuel, groceries, bait and takeaway before driving in.
Sight · 7.6 km awayMillers LandingA 4 km woodland walk to the world's southernmost mangroves.Parkwolf’s Wilsons Promontory ranking
The audio tour guide for the drive, plus offline maps, trails, and wildlife heatmaps for when the signal drops.
