National Park, Tasmania — interactive Google street map, satellite and terrain views, Street View, live local weather conditions and 7-day forecasts, real-time local and world news, and an editorial description of National Park, in the Derwent Valley Council local government area.
| Locality | National Park |
| State | Tasmania (TAS) |
| Local Government Area | Derwent Valley Council |
| Country | Australia |
| Timezone | Australian Eastern Time (AEST/AEDT) |
| Remoteness | Outer Regional Australia |
| Latitude | -42.70768 |
| Longitude | 146.7219 |
| Population | 72 |
| Density | 2.2 /km² |
| Area | 32.9 km² |
| Elevation | 155 m |
| Postcode | 7140 |
| Area Code | 03 |
| Distance to Hobart | 53 km west-northwest |
National Park is a locality in the Derwent Valley Council local government area of Tasmania, Australia. It is a small community with a population of 72. The locality covers an area of 32.9 km², giving a population density of about 2.2 people per km². It sits at an elevation of around 155 m above sea level. It lies approximately 53 km west-northwest of Hobart. National Park is located at 42.7077°S, 146.7219°E. It observes Australian Eastern Time (AEST/AEDT). Postcode: 7140. The Australian Bureau of Statistics classifies the area as Outer Regional Australia.
National Park unfolds across a dramatic sweep of Tasmania’s interior, a landscape carved by ancient rivers and cloaked in resilient eucalypt forests. It lies 53.2 km west-north-west of Hobart, TAS (from Hobart, TAS: bearing 291°T), and is situated 28.7 km west-north-west of New Norfolk. Here, granite peaks, softened by millennia of wind and rain, guard valleys where ferns unfurl in damp, shadowed gullies. The air, crisp and carrying the scent of damp earth and gum leaves, often holds a profound stillness, broken only by the occasional call of a currawong or the murmur of water over stones. Sunlight, when it breaks through the canopy, paints fleeting patterns on the moss-covered rocks, lending a transient, almost ethereal quality to the scene.
This wild expanse of National Park holds echoes of a past shaped by resourcefulness and resilience. For generations, Indigenous peoples traversed these lands, their intimate knowledge of its bounty woven into the very fabric of their existence. Later, the allure of minerals drew prospectors, and the whisper of gold can still be imagined in the glint of quartz veins exposed by erosion. The local economy, now largely sustained by the steady flow of visitors drawn to its natural grandeur, also retains a connection to its pastoral roots, with hardy sheep grazing on higher, more open slopes. The Lyell Highway, a vital artery, threads through the park, a testament to the enduring human desire to connect with and traverse these magnificent, untamed territories.
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This page provides an interactive Google map of National Park, Tasmania with street, satellite and terrain views and integrated Street View imagery. Live weather conditions with current observations and a 7-day forecast are powered by Open-Meteo. Real-time local news and world news feeds keep the page current, while an editorially written description provides background on National Park, in the Derwent Valley Council local government area.
Detailed location data for National Park includes the postcode (7140), telephone area code (03), and local government area (Derwent Valley Council), with an ABS remoteness classification of Outer Regional Australia. These are among the most commonly searched location details for any Australian city, town or locality.
Location data is drawn from Geoscape Administrative Boundaries (GDA2020) and enriched with GeoNames and Australian Bureau of Statistics data, matched by coordinate proximity — ensuring the correct National Park is identified even where the name is shared across multiple localities.
| Page generated | June 2026 |
| Location data | Geoscape Administrative Boundaries (GDA2020); enriched with GeoNames and ABS 2021 Census data, matched by coordinate proximity |
| Description | Editorial description generated with AI assistance from verified Geoscape, ABS and GeoNames location data. |