Stawell Caravan Park

The kangaroos on site not enough to satisfy your passion for wildlife? Halls Gap Zoo (five minutes’ drive, or a half-hour walk) more than steps up to the plate with meerkats, giraffes and red pandas, plus native species such as wallabies and dingos. As part of their Animal Encounters sessions, you can feed cheetahs and handle meerkats. Check out the rock art at Bunjil’s Shelter (15 minutes), in the Black Range Scenic Reserve. This cave painting, which dates back at least a millennium, portrays Bunjil (the creator, according to Aboriginal lore) flanked by two dingos. While you’re in Grampians National Park, don’t miss the dramatic MacKenzie Falls (half an hour), which you can admire from the observation deck high above the MacKenzie River. For a different perspective, climb the 260 steps leading right down to the base of the cascade, where you might also feel the water spray on your face.