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Australian park place

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Jack Cann Reserve

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Situated adjacent to the Garden of St Erth in Simmons Reef, Blackwood the Reserve offers a place to meet before heading off on one of two picturesque walks. The Reserve offers a toilet and picnic tables and provides an excellent meeting point before embarking on either the Whipstick Loop Walk or Lerderderg Heritage River Walk. The Jack Cann Reserve is located opposite the Garden of St Erth and offers the traveller a meeting point to access other State Forest sites including the Whipstick Walk and the Great Dividing Trail. The traveller will find a unisex toilet, bench seating and picnic tables nestled below some towering messmate stringy bark trees and some remnant pine trees.

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CampingNot listed100%BookingNot required100%ShowersUnknown50%Hot waterUnknown50%WaterUnknown50%BBQNot listed100%TablesAvailable100%ShelterUnknown50%PowerUnknown50%FireUnknown50%

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Situated adjacent to the Garden of St Erth in Simmons Reef, Blackwood the Reserve offers a place to meet before heading off on one of two picturesque walks. The Reserve offers a toilet and picnic tables and provides an excellent meeting point before embarking on either the Whipstick Loop Walk or Lerderderg Heritage River Walk. The Jack Cann Reserve is located opposite the Garden of St Erth at Simmons Reef, Blackwood in the Wombat State Forest. From Melbourne Blackwood is 88 km via the Western Hwy and north of Myrniong and Greendale. Head west from Blackwood on Simmons Reef Road for 2km to the Jack Cann Reserve.

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BeachUnknown50%FishingUnknown50%SwimmingUnknown50%WalksUnknown50%PlayUnknown50%PetsUnknown50%

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