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A National Park is a large natural area of land containing a representative or outstanding sample of major natural regions, features or scenery.

(Source: National Parks and Wildlife Act 1970)

The aims of declaring an area a National Park include:

• conserving natural biological diversity

• conserving geological diversity

• preserving the quality of water and protecting catchments

• conserving sites or areas of cultural significance

• encouraging education based on the purpose of reservation and the natural or cultural values of the National Park

• encouraging research, particularly that which furthers the purpose of reservation

• protecting against, and rehabilitating from impacts such as fire, introduced species, disease and soil erosion

• encouraging and providing for tourism and recreational use

• preserving the natural, primitive and remote character of wilderness areas.

NATIONAL PARKS, Tasmania
Name	Area (ha)	Year gazetted		Location		Description
Ben Lomond	18,192	1947		North-east		Alpine, skifields
Cradle Mountain-Lake St Clair(a)	161,204	1922		West central		Mountains, lakes
Douglas Apsley	16,086	1989		East coast		Dry schlerophyll forest
Franklin-Gordon Wild Rivers(a)	446,342	1939		South-west		Wilderness, rivers
Freycinet	16,803	1916		East coast		Coastal, granite
Hartz Mountains(a)	7,140	1939		South		Mountains, forest
Kent Group	2,374	2001		North-east		Wildlife, coastal
Maria Island	11,550	1972		East coast		Wildlife, historic
Mole Creek Karst(a)(b)	1,345	1996		Central North		Caves, karst landscape
Mount Field	15,881	1916		South central		Alpine, skifields
Mount William	18,439	1973		North-east		Coastal, wildlife
Narawntapu (formerly Asbestos Range)	4,349	1976		North coast		Coastal heathland
Rocky Cape	3,064	1967		North-west		Coastal heath
Savage River	17,980	1999		North-west		Wilderness, rainforest
South Bruny	5,059	1997		South-east		Coastal, heath
Southwest(a)	618,190	1951		South-west		Rugged wilderness
Strzelecki	4,215	1967		Flinders Island		Mountains, coastal
Tasman	10,750	1917		Tasman Peninsula		Dry schlerophyll forest, scenic
Walls of Jerusalem(a)	51,800	1981		West central		Alpine plateau
(a) Constitute Tasmanian Wilderness World Heritage Area, from 12.12.82, extended 15.12.89. Includes part of Mole Creek Karst. (b) Gazetted as a series of State Reserves in 1939. The National Park was established in 1996, derived from the existing State Reserves. Source: Parks and Wildlife Service of the Department of Primary Industries, Water and Environment (National Parks listing).