This Management Plan covers Lawson State Park (13 150 ha) and Mount Granya State Park (6140 ha). These Parks are separated by a small forested area including State forest and privately owned land. The Parks share many characteristics and management issues. Extending from Lake Hume and the Murray River in the north to the Murray Valley Highway in the south, these Parks form a large tract of remote and undeveloped land. Both Parks contain a range of environments with significant conservation values. The Parks are not highly visited but offer a range of opportunities for recreational activities, especially bushwalking, picnicking and self-reliant camping. These Parks will be managed for conservation and recreation consistent with their State Park status. Management will aim to retain an undeveloped and remote character and to protect and enhance the largely undisturbed environments of each Park. Visitors will be able to use low key visitor facilities while enjoying a sense of remoteness, pleasant scenery and interesting cultural features. As part of a series of similar Parks in the North East, these two Parks will play an important role in nature-based tourism in the Upper Murray area. Major management directions for the Parks are outlined below. The remote character and scenic qualities of the Parks will be protected. Significant features, and flora and fauna will be given special protection. A pest plant and animal strategy will be prepared which identifies key sites, target species and methods of control. Visitation will be increased through the promotion of three key visitor contact points, located near major tourist routes. A new picnic and camping area will be established at ‘The Kurrajongs’ in Mount Lawson State Park within easy access of the Murray River Road. New walking tracks will be constructed to improve access for visitors.
The Park visit 3 (cont.) ROAD/TRACK CLASS COMMENTS/USES STATUS MANAGEMENT STRATEGY CURRENT PROPOSED Stockyard Creek Track 3 PV track. Park access through private property. O O Unchanged. Granya State Park Granya Road 1 PV management road. Access to Mount Granya Summit and Fire Tower. O O Continue to maintain in conjunction with the Forests Service. Webb Track 3 PV management track. Park access. O O Unchanged. Bridle Track 3 PV management track. Park access. O O Unchanged. Jurgies 3 PV management track. Park access. O O Unchanged. Jurgies-Wises Creek Link Track 3 PV management track. Park access. O O Unchanged. Wises Creek Track 3 PV track. Park access through private property. O O Unchanged. Pub Track 3 PV track. Park access through private property. O O Unchanged. Star Track 3 PV Park access through private property. O O Unchanged. Webb Lane 1 Shire road. Access to Cotton Tree Creek Picnic Area. O O Unchanged. Sugarloaf Track 3 PV Steep fire access track. O O Unchanged.
TABLE 5 MANAGEMENT OF WALKING TRACKS NAME LENGTH (ONE WAY) CURRENT FUTURE ADDITIONAL WORK REQUIREMENTS Mount Lawson State Park Summit Track 1 km D D Upgrade signage. Explorers Track 1.5 km D D Upgrade signage and link to summit track. ‘The Kurrajongs’ Loop Track 2 km Proposed D Locate and construct a loop track starting at ‘The Kurrajongs’ and incorporating the nearby lookouts and rocky ridges. Flaggy Creek Gorge Walking Track Proposed E Locate and construct a from The Kurrajongs to Flaggy Creek Gorge incorporating the Womoboi Wolfram Mine. Mount Granya State Park Lyrebird Walk 400 m C B Upgrade. Granya Falls Walking Track 1 km D C Upgrade and investigate a loop walk option. Mount Granya Summit Walking Track 4 km Proposed D Locate and construct a track, incorporating Jurgies Track, which links the Mount Granya Summit with Cottontree Creek Picnic Area. Standard (Parks Victoria - guideline 17.5R) Category B Track well defined and drained and surfaced where necessary. Category C Track well defined, benched and drained where necessary. Category D Track defined through use, usually drained and cleared. Category E Track defined through use with no basic construction.