Things to do with kids in Tasmania's East Coast

The lookout track is 2.6km return and takes 1 to 1.5 hours, climbing steeply past granite boulders, with seats to rest on. Fit families can carry on down about 1,000 stairs to the beach, a 2.5 to 3.5 hour return trip. You need a parks pass, and the beach is unpatrolled.

Parks Tasmania calls Honeymoon Bay a good sheltered spot for beginner snorkellers, with rockpools worth exploring. Toilets, picnic tables, electric barbecues and taps are close by. It is inside Freycinet National Park, so bring a parks pass.

This 600m loop around the lighthouse takes about 20 minutes on a wide, step-free track, much of it raised boardwalk. It looks over the Hazards, Wineglass Bay and the offshore rocks called The Nuggets. Parts run right to the cliff edge, so keep hold of little ones.

Book the 45-minute passenger ferry from Triabunna; there are no cars on the island. Walk or ride from the Darlington convict village to see wombats, kangaroos and Cape Barren geese. Visit the Painted Cliffs within two hours of low tide, and expect building works at Darlington until about November 2026.

Tasmanian devils are fed at 10am and 1pm every day at this wildlife park, a 5-minute drive north of Bicheno. It covers 150 acres of coastal bush and lagoons and opens 9.30am to 4pm. Come back after dark for the Devils in the Dark tour.

Binalong Bay marks the southern end of the Bay of Fires, where orange lichen coats granite boulders beside white sand. Signs here tell the story of the whales often seen off this coast. Parks Tasmania warns of steep drop-offs into deep water and rips, so take care if you swim.

A 15-minute walk through tall tree ferns leads to the foot of falls more than 90m high, among Tasmania's highest. The falls are 30 minutes' drive from St Helens via Pyengana. The walk back is uphill, and this is a wet area, so check the forecast.

A gentle walk through open woodland reaches a clear pool in the Apsley River, good for a wade or swim in warm weather. Turn off the highway 3km north of Bicheno; the last 6km of Rosedale Road is unsealed and can flood. A parks pass is needed, and phone reception is limited.