The Australian Alps National Parks
The Australian Alps national parks offers vistors a diverse range of experiences through Australia's alpine and subalpine environments. Recognised as a National Landscape and listed as a National Heritage area, the eleven national parks and reserves in the Australian Alps work collectively across State and Territory borders as the Australian Alps National Parks to protect an area of great national and international importance.
Alps news
Continuing a long tradition of Aboriginal gatherings in the Australian Alps | 29 April
More than 150 Aboriginal elders and traditional owners from across the Australian Alps region will gather in Jindabyne this weekend for an historic meeting that must have occurred many times over the thousands of years of Aboriginal occupation on the Australian continent. Find out more
News from the Alps #39 | Read more news >>
Experience the Alps
Australian Alps regions offer a diverse range of experiences and activities for all visitors - the links below will give you information on many of them. No matter what kind of activities you enjoy in the Alps, challenge yourself to leave as little trace of your visit as possible. Care for the Alps now - so they'll be just as wonderful in the future.
Activities | The Great Australian Alps Walking Track | Regions | Safety | Leave no trace
Learn about the Alps
The alpine and sub-alpine terrains of the Australian Alps are highly valued for their environmental, cultural, historic and recreational significance. Today most of the Australian Alps lie within national parks with state and federal governments work cooperatively to manage these reserves as one biogeographical area.
Nature and biodiversity in the Alps | Culture and history | The Alps Partnership | Alps research | Looking after the Alps | Education kit
Alps partner agency websites
Australian Government Department of the Environment, Water, Heritage and the Arts
ACT Parks Conservation and Lands
NSW National Parks and Wildlife Service


