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Family looking over Canberra from Red Hill Lookout
Mother and son looking towards Black Mountain and Telstra Tower
Views towards Parliament House and the Australian War Memorial
Couple eating outside with great views

Red Hill Lookout

Red Hill Lookout

Family looking over Canberra from Red Hill Lookout
Mother and son looking towards Black Mountain and Telstra Tower
Views towards Parliament House and the Australian War Memorial
Couple eating outside with great views

Overview

South of the city centre, Red Hill offers an amazing lookout over many of our national icons and sweeping vistas of Canberra from the south. In autumn, the brilliant reds and oranges of the deciduous trees in the suburbs below are stunning.

Do some bird watching. The eucalypt hollows are the favourite nesting places of white-throated treecreepers and southern boobooks.

Red Hill Drive, Red Hill, Australian Capital Territory, Australia

TripAdvisor Traveller Rating

TripAdvisor ratingBased on 9 reviews

“Great to see again”

TripAdvisor ratingReviewed 1w ago by Karrst

This is still a great spot to view the Lake Lefroy Salt plains. Since my first visit the area around the parking has been up graded with some cover. The paths are still rugged and you do need good...

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“Wonderful and unique view”

TripAdvisor ratingReviewed 8mos ago by sydneysider48

From the lookout there is a wonderful view across the unique and vast salt surfaces of Lake Lefroy, the stark white salt flats glinting in the sunlight, and Kambalda town and smelter. There is a...

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“Wow!”

TripAdvisor ratingReviewed 3yrs ago by 2Ad2Ch

This is an awesome place, mostly because it appears not many people know about it, and we had the whole place to ourselves. It's a bit eerie as the wind whistles through the communication tower stop...

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Facilities
  • Cafe
  • Carpark
  • Restaurant