Point Nepean
Point Nepean is a highlight of the Mornington Peninsula National Park. Once the site of a quarantine station for immigrants and later home to a military fortress, visitors can explore a maze of tunnels, lookouts and fortifications as well as enjoy coastal scenery and panoramic views of the Bass Strait, the Rip and Port Phillip Bay. Walk, cycle or ride the Point Explorer to discover the area.
Access to Point Nepean is between 9am and 5pm. An entry fee applies and the entry gate and Visitors Centre are about 1 kilometre from Portsea.
Getting there and around
- Take the bus direct to Point Nepean from the Visitor Information Centre at the park entrance or from Gunner Car Park
- Alternatively you can walk to the point from Gunners Car Park. It is a 3.5 kilometre walk one way
- You can also hire a bike from the Visitor Information Centre at the entrance to Point Nepean and cycle the 6-kilometre track to Fort Pearce. It is then a 1-kilometre walk from Fort Pearce to the Point. Cycling is not permitted beyond Fort Pearce, as the roadway is not suitable for bicycles. Point Nepean is not suitable for inexperienced or learner cyclists due to several hills, sharp bends and management vehicles using the roadway. Cyclists must be over five years old and children must be escorted by an experienced adult cyclist.
For more information contact the Visitor Information Centre at Point Nepean
End of Point Nepean Road, Portsea
Ph 03 5984 4276
