Power's Lookout Reserve

Power's Lookout Reserve was set aside as public land in 1886. The first grazing lease was granted in 1902 and in 1908 there was a proposal to construct a road for tourist access. The road was finally built by locals in 1924 but it was not until 1980 that the Land Conservation Council recommended it be made into a scenic reserve.

When visiting Power's Lookout Reserve watch for birds such as the grey shrike thrush, superb lyrebird, peregrine falcon, kookaburra and currawong. Swamp wallabies, wombats, alpine copperheads, red-bellied black snakes, brown snakes, echidnas and Cunningham's skink are also found in the reserve.

Power's Lookout is surrounded by mixed eucalypt forest. Narrow-leaf peppermint and broad-leaf peppermint are the predominant species. The rocky outcrops at Power's Lookout were once part of an ancient river system.