List of Tasmanian National Parks
From Bushwalk Australia
National Parks in Tasmania
There are currently 19 National Parks in Tasmania with a total area of 1,430,762 hectares, or a little over 21% (more than one fifth) of Tasmania's total land area. Each of these National Parks is represented by a category on this wiki. This list is a quick summary (index) of the category pages.
Name | Location | Area (ha) | Year gazetted | Description |
Ben Lomond | North-east | 18,192 | 1947 | Alpine plateau, skifields |
Cradle Mountain-Lake St Clair | West central | 161,204 | 1922 | Mountains, lakes |
Douglas Apsley | East coast | 16,086 | 1989 | Dry schlerophyll forest |
Franklin-Gordon Wild Rivers | South-west | 446,342 | 1939 | Wilderness, rivers |
Freycinet | East coast | 16,803 | 1916 | Coastal, granite |
Hartz Mountains | South | 7,140 | 1939 | Mountains, forest |
Kent Group | North-east Bass Strait | 2,374 | 2001 | Wildlife, coastal |
Maria Island | East coast | 11,550 | 1972 | Wildlife, historic |
Mole Creek Karst | North Central | 1,345 | 1996 | Caves, karst landscape |
Mount Field | South Central | 15,881 | 1916 | Alpine, skifields |
Mount William | North-east | 18,439 | 1973 | Coastal, wildlife |
Narawntapu | North coast | 4,349 | 1976 | Coastal heathland |
Rocky Cape | North-west Coast | 3,064 | 1967 | Coastal heath |
Savage River | North-west | 17,980 | 1999 | Wilderness, rainforest |
South Bruny | South-east | 5,059 | 1997 | Coastal, heath |
Southwest | South-west | 618,190 | 1951 | Rugged wilderness |
Strzelecki | North-east (Flinders Island) | 4,215 | 1967 | Mountains, coastal |
Tasman | South-east (Tasman Peninsula) | 10,750 | 1917 | Dry schlerophyll forest, scenic |
Walls of Jerusalem | West central | 51,800 | 1981 | Alpine plateau |