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Eildon

Waterskiing on Lake Eildon

Cast a line, hitch a ride on the back of a boat, or float along in the comforts of a houseboat around Eildon, where water means life.

Life on the water
Use the small, welcoming village of Eildon as a base for enjoying a wide range of recreational activities around Lake Eildon, with its 500 metres of shoreline, sheltered bays and safe swimming areas.

Try your hand at exhilarating water sports, like water-skiing, kayaking and wakeboarding, as well as the more leisurely pastimes of fishing and houseboating.

Thrills in the great outdoors
Bushwalk, camp and picnic in Lake Eildon National Park, which surrounds the lake's shore. Witness stunning panoramas over the lake and keep your eye out for native wildlife.

Head into the nearby forests and mountains, perfect for four-wheel-driving and mountain biking, while the rushing rivers offer the thrills of canoeing, white water rafting, and some of the state's best trout fishing.

Life-giving waters
Learn about the importance of Eildon Dam, established in the 1950s to deliver life-sustaining irrigation waters to a large area of northern Victoria.

Things to do

Lake Eildon

Lake Eildon

Swim, canoe, jet and water ski, sailboard and sail on the lake, or cast a line in a secluded fishing spot.

Houseboating on Lake Eildon

Houseboats

Experience the freedom of captaining your own houseboat around Lake Eildon.

Houseboat on Lake Eildon

Fishing

Try your luck with a rod and reel and catch the prize trout in Eildon's waterways.

Lake Eildon

Lake Eildon Walks

Get different perspectives of Lake Eildon and surrounds on one of two exciting walks.

Mountain biking in the High Country

Mountain biking

Roam the High Country on two wheels and explore hard-to-reach places in the forest around Eildon.

Major events

  • Lions Club Monster Easter Market - Easter
  • Trout River Opening Festival - September

How to get there

Eildon is 138 kilometres from Melbourne on the Goulburn Valley Highway. Follow the Maroondah Highway to Taggerty then take the turn off to Thornton, then the Goulburn Valley Highway.