Date: 27th February 2026
Travelled: 80 kms from Alberton to Wilsons Promontory
Visited: Tidal River
Stayed: Big 4 Wilsons Prom, , N38.81431, E146.26763
The drive from Alberton to Yanakie on the edge of the Wilsons Promontory National Park takes about 45 minutes but a supermarket stop in Foster adds another 30 minutes to travel time. Itโs a nice day and the drive easy.
After a week trying to book a site at the Tidal River campsite within the national park weโve given up and settled for the Big 4 at Yanakie, 30 kms from Tidal River and the walking trails. Thanks to the Suzuki its workable but it will add a 30 minute drive in and out on both days we plan on doing some walks, bugger.
Why Wilsons Promontory, well we did Phillip Island on our last trip through Gippsland and itโs the opportunity to visit the most southern point of mainland Australia, so here we are.
Driving into Tidal River for the first time we make our way to the visitors centre, get some advice and walk off to start the Little Oberon Bay trail.
The walk starts with a 1.5 km walk south along Norman Beach, pictured below.
From there the trail winds its way up and around Norman Point to Little Oberon Bay. The trail provides some excellent views, lots of sweat and sore legs but itโs a great couple of hours walking.
The first dayโs walk done, one thing is obvious, even though the Big4 CP is 30 kms away it looks better than the dust bowl and shamozzle of backpackers at the Yanakie campsite.
A quiet afternoon passes with a drink watching the sunset (see the cover photo).
The weather changes overnight itโs much windier next morning as we make the drive back to Tidal River again. Soon enough we park the car at the Lilly Pilly car park and start up the Mount Bishop track.
The track winds its way up and around Mount Bishop, then turns down through a forest of stringy bark trees. We turn for the Lilly Pilly nature walk, this 900m loop along an elevated walkway over a creek and adjoining wetland makes the climb up Bishop well worthwhile.
So thatโs Wilsons Promontory done. We could spend another few days and complete some of the shorter walks but weโve done the best we can in a couple of days. The wind continues overnight, dinner a delicious slow cook thatโs been simmering all day.
Thereโs a little drizzle in the air this morning as we make ready for the road once again.
Michael + Pam
