Stringers Knob Historic Fire Tower is a Parks Victoria picnic area in Victoria’s High Country, 16 km SE of Buchan.
The original wooden fire tower was destroyed in the January 2020 bushfires. You can still enjoy a picnic at this site and read the interpretive signs to cast your mind back in time to a bygone era with this experimental single pole fire tower. The tower was built in 1941 following the disastrous 1939 bushfires. The fire spotter's cabin is perched on top of a 28m tall pole made of 2 massive logs (red iron bark & yellow stringy bark trees) spliced lengthwise.
Facilities
- Picnic area
- Toilets
- Heritage
Getting there
Access is via the Buchan Road (sign posted). Turn onto Monument Rd following the track up to the tower. This site forms part of the Far East Gippsland Backroad Tour - Stringers Knob Mottle Range.
Track closures nearby
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Nearby
- Far East Gippsland Backroad Tour - The Mighty Snowy - Sandy Point Tk Drive · 1.8 km E
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