The Grampians is a popular long weekend or week long destination from
Melbourne and travellers in general. The
park offers some fantastic scenery,
wildflowers, walking and climbing opportunities and has a number of bush
camp sites and plenty of room. For the 4WDer, there are a myriad of 4WD tracks to travel.
How to Use this Route
- Open the route in the ExplorOz Traveller app to navigate with real-time positioning. Download the app from your device’s app store if you don’t already have it. See the ExplorOz Traveller webpage for more information.
History
The history of the Grampians dates back some 5,000 years ago when it was home to the Aboriginals. The Grampians were named in 1836 by NSW Surveyor-General Sir Thomas
Mitchell who thought the ranges reminded him of his home in Scotland. But the Aboriginal name is Gariwerd. As
European settlement grew, the Grampians became an excellent source of
water for farming and domestic purposes. In the early days, they were also an excellent source of timber, gold and quarrying. Declared in 1984, the
Grampians National Park is a 167,000 hectare
park and is home for almost a third of Victoria's plant species. Today the National
Park is officially called Grampians (Gariwerd) National
Park.
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