PARKING GUIDEUpper Ferntree Gully
1000 Steps, Ferntree Gully: Car Park Full by 10am on Weekends, 1,200m From the Train, Night Closures Until 19 November (VIC)
Parks Victoria says the car park at Ferntree Gully Picnic Ground, where the 1000 Steps starts, will be full by 10am on most weekend mornings. Its alternatives are One Tree Hill Picnic Ground at the top of the steps, or the train: it is a leisurely 1200m stroll from Upper Fern Tree Gully station to the bottom of the steps. This guide sets out what Parks Victoria says about getting there, the hours, the closures that apply until 19 November 2026 and the walk itself, as of 10 November 2026.