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Lake St Clair Visitor Centre - TAS

Hikers arriving and departing on the ferry

Entrance to the Lake St Clair visitor centre

The restaurant at the visitor centre

Marker for the finish (or start) of the Overland Track walk

Visitor Centre deck area

Information

Position

DEG: -42.11631 146.174019

DMS: 42º 06' 58.72" S 146º 10' 26.5" E

UTM: 55 G 5336980mN 431719mE

Altitude: 748.52m

Address & Contact

520 Lake St Clair Rd
Lake St Clair TAS 7140

Phone: 03 6289 1172

Email: lakestclair@parks.tas.gov.au

Web: https://parks.tas.gov.au/explore-our-parks/lake-st-clair

Information

The visitor centre at Lake St Clair marks the southern end of the Overland Track through the Cradle Mountain Lake St Clair National Park. It is located at the lake edge at the southern end of the park.Lake St Clair was carved by glaciers and at 167 metres is the deepest natural lake in Australia. Walkers on the track either set out or complete their journey, that takes about eight days, at this point. Shorter walks are available in the Lake St Clair area. Walkers arrive or set out on their walk at the northern end of the lake. A ferry service supplies either the first or last link.The visitor centre has extensive facilities including a restaurant, and the separate lodge offers accommodation, toilets and a picnic area.

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Weather

Closest Weather Station

Butlers Gorge at 20/05:30am EST

Distance from Lake St Clair Visitor Centre 19.55km SE

Temperature	Feels Like	Rel. Humidity	Dew Point	Pressure	Rainfall	Wind Direction	Wind Speed	Gusts
3.5°C	0.9°C	98%	3.2°C	hPa	0.0mm	SW	6km/hr 3knots	7km/hr 4knots

Closest Climatic Station

Lake St Clair National Park

Distance from Lake St Clair Visitor Centre 0.31km SE

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Mean Max. °C	19.3	19.3	16.6	13.0	10.2	7.7	7.2	8.2	10.0	12.7	15.6	17.2
Mean Min. °C	6.3	6.0	4.2	2.9	1.7	0.2	-0.1	0.3	0.9	2.0	3.6	5.0
Mean Rain mm	100.7	79.8	110.2	136.5	156.8	169.6	202.0	246.0	220.2	173.3	134.2	130.9