Lakes Entrance
Boasting Australia's largest inland network of waterways, Lakes Entrance has been a popular Gippsland holiday spot for more than 100 years.
Seaside charm
Lakes Entrance is situated on the edge of Ninety Mile Beach where the Gippsland Lakes meets the Southern Ocean. The town has a population of approximately 5,250.
Water-based activities
Cross the footbridge to the popular Ninety Mile Beach surf beach, patrolled by lifesavers during the summer months, or take a hike to 'the entrance' of the Gippsland Lakes. Visitors can enjoy a boat cruise on the Lakes or hire a paddleboat or catamaran in the summer months. Nearby scenic Lake Tyers is bordered by the ocean, a state forest and a river that meanders inland to Nowa Nowa.
Amazing seafood
Lakes Entrance is renowned as a 'seafood capital' due to the large number of fishing trawlers operating in the area. Catch your own fish or savour the catches from fresh seafood shops.
Discover Gippsland's Ninety Mile Beach, one of the longest and most beautiful stretches of sand in the world.
Go on a scenic boating expedition and discover Australia's largest and most beautiful inland network of waterways.
Enjoy kayaking, paddle boating and a range of other water-based activities in and around Lakes Entrance.
Experience the Lakes environment with a relaxing cruise. Dolphins are often spotted in the winter/spring season.
Gippsland fishing opportunities are plentiful and extend to picturesque estuary, river, beach and offshore areas.
Major events
- Female Fishing Classic - February
- Lions Club Easter Fish Tasting - March/April
- East Gippsland on Show - April/May
- Creative Gippsland, Be Inspired Festival - May
- Country Cruise Hot Road Weekend - June
- Rotary Art Show - July
- Seafarers Festival - December
- Sky Show - New Years Eve
How to get there
Lakes Entrance is approximately 4 hours (319 kilometres) from Melbourne along the Princes Highway. It is serviced daily by rail to Bairnsdale and then coach to Lakes Entrance from Melbourne. Public transport is available from Bairnsdale to Lakes Entrance.
