Lake Tyers Beach aerial shot of lake and beach showing pink and purple sky at sunrise

Lake Tyers State Park

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Lake Tyers State Park

Surrounding lovely Lake Tyers and taking in the coastline of Lake Tyers Beach, this state park is ripe for camping, boating and fishing.

Pitch a tent under the canopy of tall eucalypt forests that fringe the lake. Get your tinnie in the water from the boat ramps, or cast a line from the jetty. Jet skiing is permitted in the lower lake.

At times, the lake breaks through to the ocean through sand flats at Lake Tyers Beach.

Lake Tyers Beach young family playing on sand near ocean

Lake Tyers person fishing from jetty in lake next to beach

Fishing & Boating in Lake Tyers

Head lakeside for one of the many boat ramps, then explore the lake beaches and islands.

The fishing gods have been kind to these waters; the lake is abundant with flathead, bream, crabs and prawns. Fish like to bite at Burnt Bridge, Crystal Bay and Cherry Tree.

Surf and rock fishing are also popular with good spots at at Pettmans and Gibson Beaches.

Lake Tyers person walking along jetty with fishing gear

Indigenous Heritage

Lake Tyers has a deeply significant Aboriginal history and was the site of one of Victoria’s Mission Settlements during the late 1800s. The Lake Tyers State Park was Australia’s first successful Aboriginal Rights Land Claim and the title deeds were handed over to Gunaikurnai Traditional Owners.

On the western side of the Nowa Nowa arm is Burnt Bridge Reserve, a sacred place for the Gunaikurnai and key interest point along the Bataluk Cultural Trail. This productive area was a “bush pantry” with food, medicines and supplies to make tools and weapons.