Victoria's Great Outdoors

Better campgrounds, walking trails, 4WD tracks and visitor facilities for Victoria.

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Investing in our great outdoors

Victoria’s Great Outdoors is a $106.6 million investment in better campgrounds, walking trails, 4WD tracks and visitor facilities in Victoria’s parks and state forests.

We want to make spending time in nature and experiencing the health and wellbeing benefits of getting outdoors easier for everyone.

We've provided more opportunities to explore our parks and forests. This includes building new and upgrading campgrounds, trails, tracks and visitor facilities, halving the cost of camping in national parks and supporting employment and volunteer initiatives to protect our environment.

These projects will create jobs, boost regional tourism and support local economies while ensuring everyone can enjoy more of our great outdoors.

How we're investing

$12m
Cutting national park camp fees in half
$44.6m
Building new and upgraded campgrounds
$4.3m
Building new and upgraded walking trails
$10.5m
Improving 4WD tracks
$7.1m
Grants for camping and caravan parks
$4.5m
Supporting conservation and volunteer programs
$1.5m
Hiring seasonal rangers
$20.6m
Creating the new Yallock-Bulluk Marine Park
$1.5m
Planning for the Sea to Summit

Find out more about our projects

Three people bushwalking in Beauchamp Falls in the Otways

Investing in walking trails

New routes, better accessibility and safer trails to improve your walking experience.

A campground in the desert

New and upgraded campgrounds

A $44.6 million investment in new and upgraded campgrounds across Victoria.

4WD driving through Barmah State Park

Improving 4WD tracks

Victoria's Great Outdoors made upgrades to Victoria’s extensive 4WD track network.

Photograph of bass coast with green cliffs and a sandy beach

Yallock-Bulluk Marine and Coastal Park

A spectacular new marine and coastal park spanning 40km of the Bass Coast in Gippsland

An aerial view of waterfalls running between tall green trees.

Sea to Summit

Planning and feasibility of a multi-day walk in East Gippsland.

Two caravans set up in the bush

Camping and caravan grants

Grants to fund better facilities and visitor experiences at Crown land caravan parks and campgrounds across Victoria

A ranger on top of a mountain looking out at views of Victoria

Seasonal Rangers

Seasonal rangers help to protect and conserve Victoria's parks and forests.

Volunteers working to clear a rural path

Volunteering in nature

Supporting innovative projects which inspire more Victorians to volunteer.

A caravan is towed by a 4WD vehicle along a coastal road

Audit of Crown land caravan and camping park fees

An audit into fees charged for stays at Crown land caravan and camping parks.

Working together

Victoria’s Great Outdoors is delivered in partnership with the Department of Energy, Environment and Climate Action and Parks Victoria, and working in close collaboration with Traditional Owners, local communities and stakeholders.

Supporting regional tourism

The Victorian Government is helping communities get back on their feet following the 2019/20 bushfires, coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic and storms and flooding events.

By building and upgrading visitor facilities throughout regional Victoria, we've helped to create jobs and support the recovery of local communities, small business and regional tourism.

Investing in visitor infrastructure provides a much-needed boost to regional tourism by offering more opportunities for people to visit regional areas and enjoy the outdoors.