Just 50 km from Launceston situated the national Park "Ben Lomond" – a huge plateau on top of the cliffs, which rise above the plains of North-Eastern Tasmania. Your name, the Park was named in honor of mount Ben Lomond in Scotland. In the Park area of 16, 5 thousand hectares is the second highest peak of the island – Ledges Thor (1572 m). The Park was founded in 1947 as an important habitat for birds, the home of 10 of the 13 endemic species of birds Tasmania.

Today, "Ben Lomond" is the main ski resort of Tasmania modern apartments and equipment. A relatively small number of visitors, scenic views and varied wildlife of the Park are undoubtedly an advantage. Here are Grand rocks that Tasmania is so famous among rock climbers. In summer, the plateau is covered with a luxurious carpet of wild flowers. The sharp turns of the road, known as Jacob's ladder, and opening with it's breathtaking views make the path to the plateau quite independent adventure.

The most common inhabitants of the Park are wallabies and wombats, which can often be found in the ski village. In the South-Western part of the Park forest live kangaroo, and in the river at the upper Ford – the echidna and the platypus.