In response to illegal off-track four-wheel-driving activity, a new gate has been installed by the Tasmania Parks and Wildlife Service (PWS) at the end of the four-wheel-driving track leading into Clarence Lagoon. Beyond the new gate, the track is classified as a walking track.

Significant environmental harm has occurred to these previously rehabilitated areas, caused mainly by off-track four-wheel-drive activity and illegal campfires.

Illegal campfires being lit are a strong concern after the 2019 Great Pine Tier fire that burned 700 square kilometres of alpine forest, including conifers that will never regenerate.

Clarence Lagoon is known among anglers as a challenging but rewarding brook trout fishery located within the Tasmanian Wilderness World Heritage Area.

While enjoying the fishery at Clarence Lagoon, we ask all anglers to comply with rules and regulations that ensure the protection of this unique area of Tasmanian wilderness.