State Park
Mount Arapiles-Tooan State Park
Regulations on 30 October 2026
Signs at the site and later resolutions prevail; check the source.
These hold everywhere inside the boundary, whether or not a site is marked.
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Regulated
Climbing and hiking · All year
In force on 30 October 2026
About this Access Changes Summary
This Access Changes Summary is intended as a practical guide of where recreation can and cannot occur within the Dyurrite Landscape from October 2026.
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What visitor needs to know
- - From October 2026, opportunities for recreation will continue across many parts of the Dyurrite landscape with access arrangements in place to strengthen the protection of Aboriginal cultural heritage.
- - Current voluntary closure areas will be removed and replaced with the new access arrangements.
- - The maps and location information in this document show where access is prohibited (including walking, climbing and bouldering).
- - Visitors and Licensed Tour Operators are responsible for ensuring they do not enter prohibited areas.
- - Temporary or seasonal closures may also occur for reasons such as wildlife protection (i.e. Peregrine Falcon nesting), fire management, park operations, maintenance works or emergency events. These temporary closures operate in addition to the access arrangements outlined in this document.
- - Visitors should check current conditions and closures on the Parks Victoria website before visiting the park.
Why access arrangements are in place
Parks Victoria is required to protect Dyurrite’s unique cultural and natural heritage for current and future generations while supporting opportunities for access to recreational and other activities in the park.
Under the Aboriginal Heritage Act 2006, avoiding harm to Aboriginal cultural heritage is the preferred management outcome. To support this, Parks Victoria has implemented access arrangements through Set Aside Determinations made under the National Parks Regulations 2024, which operate alongside the National Parks Act 1975, the Aboriginal Heritage Act 2006 and relevant park management plans.
Published by Parks Victoria · Dyurrite Access Changes Summary
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Prohibited all year
Camping & bivouac · All year
In force on 30 October 2026
Popular with rock climbers and bushwalkers, Centenary Park Campground is the only place to camp in the park. There are three camping areas here with toilets and picnic tables.
Published by Parks Victoria · Camping in Mount Arapiles-Tooan State Park
Regulated sites
42 sites · Regulations on 30 October 2026
- Baby Buttress Some climbs closed Climbing Prohibition in force
- Bakers Wall Load Shooter closed Climbing Prohibition in force
- Beyond the Pharos Boulders Beware of the Slee Stacks and Hokey Pokey closed Climbing Prohibition in force
- Bluff Major (Thundercrack Area) 3 climbs re‑routed Climbing Permitted, with conditions
- Bluff Major North Face (Anxiety Area) 3 climbs re‑routed Climbing Permitted, with conditions
- Bluff Minor (Flinders Lane Area) Some climbs closed Climbing Prohibition in force
- Brain Death Boulder & Declaration Crag Brain Death Boulder and some climbs closed Climbing Prohibition in force
- Bum Rock Lower off only Climbing Permitted, with conditions
- Bushrangers Bluff Back Wall Troopers 0–3 closed Climbing Prohibition in force
- Castle Crag Nati Dread and Procol Harum re‑routed Climbing Permitted, with conditions
- Castle Crag Shady Side Some climbs closed Climbing Prohibition in force
- Centenary Park Campground Camping & bivouac Permitted, with conditions
- Chicken Boulder Some climbs closed Climbing Prohibition in force
- Comic Strip Wall Lower off only Climbing Permitted, with conditions
- D Minor Pinnacle Aardvark re‑routed Climbing Permitted, with conditions
- Denim Wall & Johns Pinnacle and below Vixen and Allez closed, 5 re‑routed Climbing Prohibition in force
- Ethereal Buttress Some climbs closed Climbing Prohibition in force
- Evelyn and Lou The Foxhole Explorer re‑routed Climbing Permitted, with conditions
- Fang Buttress & Bard Buttress 3 climbs re‑routed Climbing Permitted, with conditions
- Kachoong Some climbs closed, High Dive re‑routed Climbing Prohibition in force
- Lower Hum Some climbs closed Climbing Prohibition in force
- Ministry Wall Undercover Agent closed Climbing Prohibition in force
- Minstrel Pinnacle Pestilence and Chancre re‑routed Climbing Permitted, with conditions
- Mitre Rock Guiding Light Area Seamy Side closed, 4 re‑routed Climbing Prohibition in force
- Pharos (entry to Spasm Chasm) Prohibited area Climbing Prohibition in force
- Pharos Back Wall Masada and Trojan closed Climbing Prohibition in force
- Pharos Front Wall Prevarication and Sport Climb This closed, 2 re‑routed Climbing Prohibition in force
- Pilot Error Wall & Lois Lane Wall Some climbs closed, 5 re‑routed Climbing Prohibition in force
- Plaque Rock Age of Reason closed, 2 re‑routed Climbing Prohibition in force
- South Mitre Right Side Cooking for Beginners closed Climbing Prohibition in force
- Southern Finger Prohibited area, no climbs closed Climbing Permitted, with conditions
- Steel Delinquency Pinnacle (Organ Pipes) Frenzy and Trench Rawfare closed Climbing Prohibition in force
- The Colosseum Some climbs closed Climbing Prohibition in force
- The Pharos Boulders 4 boulders closed Climbing Prohibition in force
- The Pinnacle Face Just out of Habit and Cruella de Ville closed Climbing Prohibition in force
- The Watchtower Pumping and Project Route closed Climbing Prohibition in force
- Tiger Wall Islamabad and some climbs closed, 10 re‑routed Climbing Prohibition in force
- Upper Hunger Prohibited area, no climbs closed Climbing Permitted, with conditions
- Voidoid Pinnacle Jack Ass Crack and Last New Route re‑routed Climbing Permitted, with conditions
- Werewolf Area Lower off only Climbing Permitted, with conditions
- White Mice Walls Left Hand Variant and Right Hand Variant closed Climbing Prohibition in force
- Yesterday Gully Elongate closed Climbing Prohibition in force