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Richards

Check conditions Checked 15 October 2026, 11:57 AM AEDT

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Road and track closures within 5 km

• Seasonal road closure: Sanderson Road · reopens 29 Oct 2026
• Seasonal road closure: Sanderson Road · reopens 29 Oct 2026
• Seasonal road closure: Sanderson Road · reopens 29 Oct 2026
• Seasonal road closure: Sanderson Road · reopens 29 Oct 2026
• Seasonal road closure: Unnamed track · reopens 29 Oct 2026
• Seasonal road closure: Unnamed track · reopens 29 Oct 2026
• Seasonal road closure: Sanderson Link Track · reopens 29 Oct 2026
• Seasonal road closure: Hutchings Track · reopens 29 Oct 2026
• Seasonal road closure: Frees Point Road · reopens 29 Oct 2026
• Seasonal road closure: Long Gully Road · reopens 29 Oct 2026

About

From 5 October 2026, this area will be managed by Parks Victoria. You can visit the Parks Victoria website to see which parks they manage. This change is part of the transition of land management responsibilities to Parks Victoria, helping to strengthen the protection of habitat while supporting opportunities for recreation across western and central Victoria. Situated amongst tall eucalypt forest adjacent to Cave Hill Creek, Richards caters for picnickers and campers as well as providing good access to a network of short (Grevillea, Paradise and Fiery Loop)walks and an overnight (Beeripmo) walk.

Camping

This open site provides both shady and sunny tent-based camping options, within easy reach of the carpark (for convenient vehicle-based camping. Basic facilities include wood-fired BBQs, picnic tables and toilets, with good opportunities to explore the surrounding forest on the walking tracks that link into Richards.

Getting there

From Beaufort, head northeast for 19km on the Main Lead/Raglan Elmhurst Road thorough Raglan to turn left onto The Glut Road. After 1.5km turn left and continue on for another 0.6km to Richards.

Location: -37.301189, 143.275226 · Open in maps · BOM forecast · Campground data dated 2026-10-14