Ben Lomond National Park was named by Colonel Patterson (the founder of the first settlement in Northern Tasmania) in 1804 and can be found in North-eastern Tasmania, about a 1 hour (60km) from Launceston, 3 hours (260km) from Hobart and 2 hours (160km) from here the boat docks at Devonport on Tasmania’s North-west Coast.

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The road to Ben Lomond reaches the plateau after a rather spectacular series of uphill zigzags known as Jacob’s ladder.

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The Ben Lomond National Park covers an area of 16,456 hectares (40,665 acres) and is predominately an alpine plateau more than 1500 metres (4920 feet) above sea level.

Snow can be found to fall on average 1 in every 4 days during the months of July and August, at what is Tasmania’s only downhill skiing area that offers some of the facilities that are expected at a contemporary ski-field.

The National Park is the home of about 222 recorded plant species and various forms of wildlife.