Next time you’re away on holiday or on a weekend off thinks about heading to a National Park.
To get the most out of your experience visit outside during peak season to allow the environment (and the park staff) a little room to breathe. You’ll find less-crowded viewpoints and parking lots, have more uncommon adventures and contribute a bit less to overcrowding and over-loving. However, if you do go during peak season say hi to the people you pass on the track and give the park staff a thank you.
Or here’s a thought, go after dark! Limit the time you spend idling in your car, waiting in lines, and clogging up the park’s resources. Grab a solar-powered headlamp or flashlight, pack your reusable water bottle, and go full-moon hiking or stargazing in the backcountry. Depending on your destination, you’ll likely catch nocturnal wildlife, gaze into the Milky Way, or maybe even catch some ocean or forest phosphorescence—in the morning, it’ll be like you were never there.
Remember when you go to a National Park if you take it in you take it out. The only thing you leave behind is footprints. There are 19 National Parks in Tasmania, each one of them very different.
Here are the top 10 for you to check out:
- Tasman National Park
- Mount Field National Park
- Cradle Mountain-Lake St Clair National Park
- Freycinet National Park
- Strzelecki National Park
- Maria Island National Park
- Ben Lomond National Park
- Bay Of Fires Conservation Reserve
- Southwest National Park
- Mount William National Park
