Greater Bendigo National Park

"Greater Bendigo National Park surrounds the city of Bendigo. This park protects some of the highest quality Box-Ironbark forest in north-central Victoria, along with mallee and grassy woodlands.Explore the park by car, bike or on foot. While most roads in the park are unsealed, they're suitable for car touring, cycling and walking. Horse riding is permitted on tracks through the Whipstick and Mandurang sections of the park.This is an ideal spot for nature study, birdwatching, bushwalking, picnics, horse riding and camping. Many signs of the gold rushes are scattered throughout the park. This includes alluvial diggings, old mining dams and water races, shafts and mullock heaps."