The Spring

The Spring: crowds and conditions

Typical pattern: usually quiet; mostly local visitors. Been there recently? Post today’s status and it shows here for the next traveller.

Status options for this heritage site: Open, good conditions · Very crowded · Approach road bad · Closed / not accessible.

Best time to visit The Spring

Season: October to February; carry water in summer.

Crowd: Usually quiet; mostly local visitors.

Typical week: Mon quiet · Tue quiet · Wed quiet · Thu quiet · Fri light · Sat light · Sun light.

Visiting The Spring: tips

• Opening hours change with the season; check the last entry time.
• Wear shoes with grip for steps and uneven stone.

How to reach The Spring — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: -38.50528, 144.00478. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near The Spring

• Fairhaven · beach · Victoria · ~8 km · Must-see
• Sheoak Falls · waterfall · Surf Coast Shire · ~10 km · Must-see
• Split Point Lighthouse · attraction · Surf Coast Shire · ~12 km · Must-see
• Sunnymead Beach · beach · Victoria · ~15 km · Must-see
• Lake Elizabeth · lake · Shire of Colac Otway · ~28 km · Must-see
• Ingleby · fort · Surf Coast Shire · ~29 km · Must-see
• Addiscot Beach · beach · Victoria · ~32 km · Must-see
• Christ Church Birregurra · church · Shire of Colac Otway · ~33 km · Must-see
• Great Otway National Park · sanctuary · Shire of Colac Otway · ~34 km · Must-see
• Bells Beach · beach · Surf Coast Shire · ~36 km · Must-see
• St Thomas' Anglican Church · church · Surf Coast Shire · ~37 km · Must-see
• Barwon Park · fort · Surf Coast Shire · ~39 km · Must-see
• Jan Juc Beach · beach · Surf Coast Shire · ~40 km · Must-see
• Torquay Back Beach (Surf Beach) · beach · Victoria · ~41 km · Must-see
• Australian National Surfing Museum · museum · Surf Coast Shire · ~42 km · Must-see
• Front Beach · beach · Victoria · ~42 km · Must-see
• Murdeduke · fort · Surf Coast Shire · ~44 km · Must-see
• Mooleric · fort · Shire of Colac Otway · ~44 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of The Spring

Other forts & heritage near The Spring

• Ingleby · fort · Surf Coast Shire · ~29 km · Must-see
• Barwon Park · fort · Surf Coast Shire · ~39 km · Must-see
• Murdeduke · fort · Surf Coast Shire · ~44 km · Must-see
• Mooleric · fort · Shire of Colac Otway · ~44 km · Must-see
• Mountside · fort · Shire of Colac Otway · ~51 km · Must-see
• Golf Hill · fort · Golden Plains Shire · ~70 km · Must-see
• Fort Nepean · fort · Shire of Mornington Peninsula · ~76 km · Must-see
• Pearce Barracks · fort · Shire of Mornington Peninsula · ~76 km · Must-see
• Fort Queenscliff · fort · Borough of Queenscliffe · ~78 km · Must-see
• SS Alert · fort · Victoria · ~81 km · Must-see

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