Lake Barrine
The largest crater lake on the tableland, with a century-old lakeside teahouse serving scones and a boat tour to spot birds and freshwater turtles.
Lake Barrine is the largest crater lake in Crater Lakes National Park. Near the start of a roughly 5-kilometer rainforest loop around the lake stand two twin kauri pines, about 50 meters tall and roughly 1,000 years old. The Lake Barrine Teahouse, which has operated since the 1920s, is a long-standing institution on the tableland, where you can enjoy a Devonshire tea (scones with jam and cream) on the terrace while looking out over the lake. Every day the teahouse runs an approximately 45-minute lake cruise to observe waterbirds, freshwater turtles and the lakeside rainforest. It is about 10 minutes’ drive from Lake Eacham, and the teahouse and the cruise are charged separately.
Opening hours
Tea room about 9:00 am–3:00 pm
Nearby sights
- Lake Eacham (Yidyam)
- Curtain Fig Tree
- Millaa Millaa Falls
- Babinda Boulders
- Crystal Cascades
- Josephine Falls
- Granite Gorge Nature Park
- Rusty's Markets