Halls Gap is located within the picturesque Fyans Valley, 250 metres above sea-level. By road it is 251 km northwest of Melbourne via Ararat. It is foremost a tourist village at the eastern edge of the Grampians National Park - one of the state's most outstanding natural features and a major destination for holiday makers and bushwalkers alike.

Grampians National Park is one of the state's most popular tourist attractions, straddling a rugged sandstone mountain ridge. This 167,000 hectare park is noted for:

  • Aboriginal art sites (it contains the majority of Aboriginal rock art sites in southeast Australia)
  • A great variety of plant and animal life, including 200 bird species, koalas, kangaroos, emus, gliders, echidnas and deer.

Silverband Falls
3.5 km along Silverband Rd from Rosea Campground is the Silverband Carpark. An easy well-constructed 1.4-km return track through beautiful bushland leads to the foot of the small perennial waterfall.


Heatherlie Quarry
14 km north of Halls Gap. A compressor engine and some brick structures remain. The quarry opened in the 1860s. Sandstone mined was used in Melbourne, for the new Government House, the Melbourne Town Hall, the law courts, the public library and the museum.

Brambuk Cultural Centre
Located within Halls Gap the centre offers an insight into the Aboriginal culture of the Grampians.

 

A large variety of activities exist within the area. These range from bush walking, absailing, rock climbing, fishing, canoeing, hang gliding, trail riding, bird watching and much more.