A UNESCO Biosphere Reserve since 1977; its remote coast holds one of the least altered stretches of shoreline in south-eastern Australia
Area
875 km²
Designated in
1979
Region
Victoria
Established in 1979 and a UNESCO Biosphere Reserve since 1977 — before it was even formally made a national park — Croajingolong protects one of the least altered stretches of coast in the whole of south-eastern Australia, where eucalypt forest, coastal heath and all but untouched estuaries run along more than 100 km of remote shoreline, far from the main tourist routes of Victoria.
1 dive site within 300 km is also shown.
Ecosystems found in Australia, where Croajingolong lies.
Where can I dive near here?
178 km away
What is worth looking out for this month in Australia?
Now is a good time: The Humpback Highway on Australia's east coast (May to November (northbound May to August, southbound return August to November))
Now is a good time: Red crab migration on Christmas Island (October to January (spawning Nov-Dec))
Which other parks are like this one?
Same country: Australia
Same country: Australia
Same country: Australia
Same country: Australia
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Climate
Tropical, Arid / desert, Temperate, Mediterranean
Best season
March to May
Threatened:Koala,Grey-headed Flying Fox,Greater Glider
Least ConcernWillie Wagtail
Rhipidura leucophrys
Not EvaluatedOgrefaced Spider
Deinopis spinosa
Least ConcernHumpback Whale
Megaptera novaeangliae
Least ConcernEastern Grey Kangaroo
Macropus giganteus
Least ConcernLaughing Kookaburra
Dacelo novaeguineae
VulnerableKoala
Phascolarctos cinereus
Near ThreatenedPlatypus
Ornithorhynchus anatinus
Least ConcernAustralian Pelican
Pelecanus conspicillatus
Least ConcernMainland Island Snake
Notechis scutatus
Least ConcernRed-necked Wallaby
Notamacropus rufogriseus
Least ConcernBare-nosed Wombat
Vombatus ursinus
VulnerableGrey-headed Flying Fox
Pteropus poliocephalus