Mount Eccles

Mount Eccles: crowds and conditions

Typical pattern: heavy on weekends and holidays; arrive early morning. Been there recently? Post today’s status and it shows here for the next traveller.

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

Best time to visit Mount Eccles

Season: November to March for sightings; sanctuaries may close in peak monsoon.

Busiest days: Weekends, public holidays, Sankranti and Dasara breaks.

Crowd: Heavy on weekends and holidays; arrive early morning.

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

How to reach Mount Eccles — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: -38.06667, 141.91667. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Mount Eccles

• Lake Condah Eel Traps · fort · Shire of Moyne · ~0 km · Must-see
• Budj Bim · viewpoint · Shire of Moyne · ~1 km · Must-see
• Budj Bim National Park · sanctuary · Shire of Moyne · ~5 km · Must-see
• Lake Condah · lake · Shire of Glenelg · ~9 km · Must-see
• Mount Napier · viewpoint · Shire of Southern Grampians · ~29 km · Must-see
• St Andrews Presbyterian Church · church · Shire of Southern Grampians · ~46 km · Must-see
• Hamilton Botanic Gardens · sanctuary · Shire of Southern Grampians · ~46 km · Must-see
• St Michael's Lutheran Church, Tarrington · church · Shire of Southern Grampians · ~46 km · Must-see
• Lake Hamilton · lake · Shire of Southern Grampians · ~48 km · Must-see
• Mount Rouse Reserve · viewpoint · Shire of Southern Grampians · ~49 km · Must-see
• Lady Julia Percy Island Wildlife Reserve (no hunting) · sanctuary · Deen Maar · ~50 km · Must-see
• Whalers Lighthouse · beach · Shire of Glenelg · ~50 km · Must-see
• Cobboboonee National Park · sanctuary · Shire of Glenelg · ~54 km · Must-see
• Port Fairy Botanic Gardens · sanctuary · Shire of Moyne · ~56 km · Must-see
• Southcombe Beach · beach · Victoria · ~57 km · Must-see
• Griffiths Island Lighthouse · beach · Shire of Moyne · ~58 km · Must-see
• 'Minjah' · fort · Shire of Moyne · ~59 km · Must-see
• Tower Hill · viewpoint · Shire of Moyne · ~60 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Mount Eccles

Other wildlife, forests & gardens near Mount Eccles

• Budj Bim National Park · sanctuary · Shire of Moyne · ~5 km · Must-see
• Hamilton Botanic Gardens · sanctuary · Shire of Southern Grampians · ~46 km · Must-see
• Lady Julia Percy Island Wildlife Reserve (no hunting) · sanctuary · Deen Maar · ~50 km · Must-see
• Cobboboonee National Park · sanctuary · Shire of Glenelg · ~54 km · Must-see
• Port Fairy Botanic Gardens · sanctuary · Shire of Moyne · ~56 km · Must-see
• Mount Richmond National Park · sanctuary · Shire of Glenelg · ~61 km · Must-see
• Cape Nelson State Park · sanctuary · Shire of Glenelg · ~65 km · Must-see
• Discovery Bay Coastal Park · sanctuary · Victoria · ~74 km · Must-see
• Cavendish Bushland Reserve · sanctuary · Shire of Southern Grampians · ~76 km · Must-see
• Piccaninnie Ponds Conservation Park · sanctuary · The District Council of Grant · ~108 km · Must-see

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