A season page
Each winter, roads and 4WD tracks in Victoria's alpine parks close for the season. Parks Victoria gives 29 October 2026 as the date the High Country closures in Alpine National Park are scheduled to lift. This page gathers what the agencies list now for the High Country's parks, and the dates they give.
Quoted as they wrote them. Closures can be extended.
Parks Victoria · June to the end of October
“Seasonal road closures generally operate from after the King's Birthday long weekend in June through to the end of October, but the closures may be extended if conditions are not suitable to safely re-open the roads.”
Read it on the Parks Victoria site. We last checked it on 30 Sep 2026.
Parks Victoria · 29 October 2026
“These tracks will now remain closed until seasonal closure openings on the 29th of October 2026.”
Read it on the Parks Victoria site. We last checked it on 30 Sep 2026.
Parks Victoria · 29 October 2026
“Reservoir Road is subject to seasonal road closure from the Thursday after the Kings Birthday long weekend to the Thursday before the Melbourne Cup long weekend inclusive.”
Read it on the Parks Victoria site. We last checked it on 30 Sep 2026.
Dates differ road by road, and some roads lift later. We don't track individual roads: check each one on Parks Victoria's seasonal road closures page. Seasonal road closures.
Parks Victoria · Partial closure
These roads and tracks are closed due to current weather conditions at alpine elevations: Dargo High Plains Road Blue Rag Range Track Basalt North Track Twins Track Twins Jeep Track Mount Murray Track North Gunns Track These tracks will remain closed until seasonal closure openings on 29 October 2026. In the interest of public safety, Victoria Police, Department of Energy Environment and Climate Action (DEECA) and Parks Victoria closed these high elevation alpine roads and tracks in State Forest and the Alpine National Park.
Dates given: “on 29 October 2026”
First seen by us at 8:10 am Thu 1 Oct 2026 (Melbourne time) (Parks Victoria doesn't give times). As of 7:46 am Fri 2 Oct 2026 (Melbourne time). Read it on the Parks Victoria site.
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Parks Victoria · Partial closure
Dargo High Plains Road, Blue Rag Range Track, Basalt North Track, Twins Track, Twins Jeep Track, Mount Murray Track North and Gunns Track. Due to current weather conditions at alpine elevations and in the interest of public safety Victoria Police, Department of Energy Environment and Climate Action (DEECA) and Parks Victoria will be closing the above-mentioned high elevation alpine roads and tracks in State Forest and the Alpine NP. These tracks will now remain closed until seasonal closure openings on the 29th of October 2026.
Dates given: “on the 29th of October 2026”
First seen by us at 8:10 am Thu 1 Oct 2026 (Melbourne time) (Parks Victoria doesn't give times). As of 7:46 am Fri 2 Oct 2026 (Melbourne time). Read it on the Parks Victoria site.
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At Mount Buffalo National Park
Parks Victoria · Partial closure
Reservoir Road is subject to seasonal road closure from the Thursday after the Kings Birthday long weekend to the Thursday before the Melbourne Cup long weekend inclusive.
First seen by us at 8:10 am Thu 1 Oct 2026 (Melbourne time) (Parks Victoria doesn't give times). As of 7:46 am Fri 2 Oct 2026 (Melbourne time). Read it on the Parks Victoria site.
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Parks Victoria · Partial closure
Lake Mountain Alpine Resort and the National Park will be closed to the public for September and will be reopening to the public on Monday 5th October 2026. This is post snow season while preparations for green season are underway. Please refer to Lake Mountain Alpine Resort for further information.
Dates given: “Reopening 5th October 2026”
First seen by us at 8:10 am Thu 1 Oct 2026 (Melbourne time) (Parks Victoria doesn't give times). As of 7:46 am Fri 2 Oct 2026 (Melbourne time). Read it on the Parks Victoria site.
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Parks Victoria · Partial closure
What? Gap Track, between Pinnacle Track and O’Toole Creek, is closed. There is no vehicle access to Gap Track directly from Eildon Jaimeson Road. By vehicle, Gap Track must be accessed from Pinnacle Track (when seasonally open), Jerusalem Creek Track, and Simms Track only. By vehicle, the shortest way back to the bitumen from this location is via the Simms Track connector to Eildon Jamieson Road. Why? This is to protect O'Toole Creek from damage by vehicles fording the creek, as the bridge over O'Toole Creek has failed. O'Toole Creek flows directly into White Creek which is home to the critically endangered Spotted Tree Frog. Spotted Tree Frogs are threatened by loss of vegetation on creek banks, and by sediment in waterways. When will it be re-opened? Gap Track, between Pinnacle Track and O’Toole Creek, will be re-opened when a bridge or protected creek crossing are installed. There is no timeframe for this replacement. What about O’Toole Flat Camping Area This small camping area has been re-opened. It is accessible by vehicle from Eildon Jamieson Road only, and is designed for self-sufficient visitors. It is recommended for 4WDs with small camping set-ups; long vehicles and towing vehicles are not recommended.
First seen by us at 8:10 am Thu 1 Oct 2026 (Melbourne time) (Parks Victoria doesn't give times). As of 7:46 am Fri 2 Oct 2026 (Melbourne time). Read it on the Parks Victoria site.
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Always check the official site and local conditions before you go.