Savage River National Park, Nature reserve in Waratah-Wynyard, Australia.
Savage River National Park is an 18,000-hectare protected area in north-west Tasmania, about 233 km north-west of Hobart. It is dominated by cool temperate rainforest with extensive stands of myrtle beech, while wet scrubland and buttongrass moorland cover the Baretop Ridge on its eastern edge. The Savage River rises at the park's western edge and flows south-west.
Savage River National Park was established in April 1999 under the Regional Forestry Agreement, which set the area aside to remain undisturbed and unvisited. It covers just under 18,000 hectares about 233 km north-west of Hobart and forms roughly 5% of the Tarkine, one of Australia's largest temperate rainforest regions. No roads or visitor buildings were ever built inside it.
The park lies within the Tarkine, one of Australia's largest areas of temperate rainforest, and forms about 5% of it. It was created under the Regional Forestry Agreement to keep the area undisturbed, so there are no buildings or roads for visitors. Its name comes from the Savage River, which rises at the park's western edge and flows southwest.
There is no road access and no facilities inside the park, which is managed to stay undisturbed. The only motorised approach is via the surrounding Savage River Regional Reserve, where 4WD tracks give limited access to the edges of the ecosystem. The park lies about 233 km north-west of Hobart.
The park covers roughly 5% of the Tarkine, one of Australia's largest temperate rainforest areas, and was created under the Regional Forestry Agreement to leave the country undisturbed. Its moss flora alone counts 239 species, including 93 mosses and 146 liverworts.
The community of curious travelers
AroundUs brings together thousands of curated places, local tips, and hidden gems, enriched daily by 93,774 contributors worldwide.