Mt Worth State Park

Mt Worth State Park takes in 1,040ha of natural forest, regenerating native bush and cleared pastures in the western Strzelecki Ranges, south-east of Warragul.

Flora & Fauna - The park is home to 91 species of Birds including the Wedge-tailed Eagles & Sooty Owl. Swamp Wallabies, gliders & platypuses are also seen. The Giant Gippsland Earthworm inhabits certain areas of the Park but is never seen as it spends its entire life underground. Copperhead, Red-bellied Black and Tiger Snakes, Blue-tongued Lizards and numerous skinks.

The park protects a rich variety of native flora. Plant species include Silver Wattle, Sassafras, Snowy Daisy-bush, Cassinia, Mountain Correa, Musk Daisy-bush, Victorian Christmas Bush, Blanket Leaf and Hazel Pomaderris. Among the many ferns are the Rough Tree-fern, Soft Tree-fern and the rare Slender Tree-fern with its very narrow trunk sometimes reaching a height of almost 15 metres

Access from Warragul is via the Grand Ridge Road and McDonald's Track, from Darnum via the Darnum-Allambee Road and the Allambee Estate Road, and from Leongatha via the Leongatha-Warragul Road and Leongatha-Yarragon Road via Hallston. All roads are signposted.