Nelson Falls Nelson Falls is a gorgeous wall of water tumbling some 30m in an upside down wine glass shape. We were very pleasantly surprised to see this waterfall pumping the way it did. From the easy-to-spot car park, it's only a 20-minute return walk to experience this waterfall from both its viewing decks, and it provides a good stretch for the legs as we were in the midst of a long drive along the Lyell Highway through the largely undeveloped Franklin-Gordon Wild Rivers National Park in the Tasmanian Wilderness. Considering that this area is one of the largest tracts of untouched wilderness in Tasmania, perhaps that was why the falls maintained its flow. Then again, it could just be that the flow was aided by the rain we got last night thereby reviving its flow. Well whatever the case, at least it was flowing during our visit where so many others during our November 2006 trip were victims of the serious drought. [Back to top]  The waterfall seen from the further overlook Pleasant stroll within the rainforest Another look at the nice rainforest walk[Back to top] Fixated on the falls TRIP REPORTSFor more information about our experiences with this waterfall, check out the following travel stories.GUIDEBOOKS / OTHER RESOURCESNEARBY WATERFALLSHave You Been To This Waterfall?
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