Mount Field
Gateway to Tasmania's most visited waterfall
Overview
Mount Field is the locality surrounding Mount Field National Park, about 80 kilometres north-west of Hobart at the head of the Derwent Valley. Proclaimed in 1916, it is one of Tasmania's two oldest national parks and one of its most visited, drawing well over 200,000 visitors a year to Russell Falls, the tall swamp gum forest and the alpine country around Lake Dobson.
Lifestyle
There is no conventional suburb here — holdings are rural and tourism-facing, with visitor accommodation, cafés and small farms along Gordon River Road. Russell Falls is a 20-minute walk from the visitor centre on a sealed path; in winter the road up to Lake Dobson serves Tasmania's original ski field. Westerway is a few minutes away and New Norfolk about 40 minutes.
Cafés
- ### Waterfalls Cafe & Gallery
- Set inside the Mount Field National Park visitor centre, Waterfalls Cafe & Gallery is the natural first stop before the walk to Russell Falls and the last stop on the way home. Espresso from a proper machine, house-baked cakes and slices, sandwiches and a full lunch menu — all served in a warm timber-and-charcoal room that opens straight onto the ferns.
- The adjoining gallery quietly champions Tasmanian makers: framed landscape photography, ceramics, hand-knits, native food pantry lines and small-batch Derwent Valley wines. Worth the browse whether you're staying the afternoon or passing through.
Gallery
