Kinglake (Victoria)

Kinglake is a town of 1,700 people (2021) in the Yarra Valley. Many areas of Kinglake overlook the Melbourne skyline to the south west and the Yarra Valley wineries to the south, with views of Port Phillip Bay south of Melbourne possible on clear days.

Understand
Kinglake, comprising forest, farmland, a national park and a township, is located 57 km (35 mi) north east of Melbourne, in the Kinglake Ranges, part of the Great Dividing Range.

Kinglake is generally 3 °C colder than Metropolitan Melbourne, with the summers being very pleasant and heavy frosts and occasional snowfalls during winter.

History
Gold was discovered in 1861 on Mount Slide to the east of the locality at an area which became known as Mountain Rush. A Mountain Rush Post Office opened on 7 May 1862, but closed in January 1863 as the miners moved to other locations.

Kinglake township was established much later and was named after British historian Alexander William Kinglake, whose eight-volume history of the Crimean War had recently been completed.

Kinglake Post Office opened on 14 May 1883. There was also an office at Kinglake East open from 1914 until 1950.

Get in
Bus services are available from Whittlesea to Kinglake, which arrive at the police station. Otherwise, the only way into Kinglake is by car. Kinglake is on the C724 route, and is 57 km (35 mi) northeast of Melbourne via the C746 route.

Get around
Kinglake town is accessible by foot. Getting to neighboring attractions, however, will likely require a car. There is a petrol station in Kinglake.

Buy
There aren't any souvenir shops in Kinglake.

Connect
Telstra has 5G in the town and 4G everywhere else. There's also 3G in the coverage black spots.

Go next

 * Dargo
 * Maffra
 * Stratford