Cape Otway, Victoria

Cape Otway is just over 200 km from Melbourne. From Melbourne take the Princes Highway to Geelong, then the Great Ocean Road through Lorne and Apollo Bay. Sixteen kilometres west of Apollo Bay turn left onto Lighthouse Road. The Lightstation is 13 km from the Great Ocean Road turnoff. Cape Otway is heritage property and a historic place, home to the oldest surviving officially built lighthouse on the Australian mainland. Due to concern over shipwrecks on the Bass Strait coast and King Island, pressure was exerted on the government to build a lighthouse at Cape Otway. Completed in 1848 and constructed of sandstone, it was only the second lighthouse constructed on mainland Australia.
Articles Otway Ranges Fern gullies, rainforest, woodland and heath - as well as spectacular coastline between Apollo Bay and Princetown - make this park a national treasure. Swamp wallabies and ring-tailed possums are common, as are king parrots, owls and the grey goshawk. The park offers camping, walking, fishing, canoeing and surfing.
Facilities
Accommodation	National Park
Experiences	Activities
Caravan and Camping Environmental Flora and Fauna Marine National Park Nature based Remote Wilderness Wildlife	Animal Viewing Bushwalking Walking
Cape Otway is suited to
18-35's Backpacking/Unstructured Budget Empty Nesters Family Group Self-Drive Senior