Hepburn Regional Park
The forest around Daylesford and Hepburn Springs, on the old Jim Crow diggings. Prospecting continues here; the new Wombat-Lerderderg National Park next door is closed.
Land
Regional park
Nearest town
Daylesford
Distance
Around town
Old workings inside
52
Satellite: Mapbox, Maxar. Boundary: DEECA
Location
Hepburn Regional Park is near the Daylesford region
Fossicking Area Boundary
Official declared boundary from the NT Government. You may only fossick within this area.
Boundary coordinates from NT Government gazettal
Can you prospect here?
- !Regional park: prospecting is allowed with a current Miner's Right and hand tools.
- !Hepburn Conservation Park and Wombat-Lerderderg National Park are closed to prospecting from 5 October 2026.
- !Jim Crow Creek and the Werribee River are on the banned list.
Banned waterways here: Jim Crow Creek, Werribee River. Victoria bans prospecting in these rivers and creeks. Full list.
Mining and exploration licences can sit over any of this ground. On the Dig Here map, turn on Land tenure and Current leases and tap the spot: you get a straight YES or NO, and the titles update every Sunday.
History
Gold was found around Daylesford in the early 1850s, on what was then called the Jim Crow diggings. Swiss and Italian miners settled the district, and their mineral springs made it famous.
Where to look
Old reef workings and surface diggings through the park. Our workings layer shows 52 recorded workings inside the boundary, including Frenchmans Reef.
Getting there
Around Daylesford and Hepburn Springs, about 110 km north-west of Melbourne.
Camping
No camping in the regional park. Daylesford has plenty of accommodation.
See Hepburn Regional Park on the map
Old workings, flow direction on every creek, mining titles and a YES or NO for any spot.
Open the mapMore in Ballarat, Creswick and Daylesford
Rules: Resources Victoria and Parks Victoria, checked 6 Nov 2026. Boundaries: DEECA Public Land and Parks. Always check before you go.