Petrified Forest — Attraction in Cape Bridgewater

The Petrified Forest at Cape Bridgewater is one of the most unique natural attractions I’ve visited, and honestly it felt like stepping onto another planet. The strange rock formations rising from the ground look almost otherworldly, and combined with the backdrop of the towering wind turbines, it has the atmosphere of a scene from a sci-fi movie.

Getting there is straightforward, you drive through the Cape Bridgewater Wind Farm, passing beneath the massive turbines before reaching the car park. From there, a short walk takes you to the viewing platforms overlooking the Petrified Forest. The formations are actually hollow tubes of limestone created by a process called “solution pipes,” but they look like the remains of ancient, fossilised trees, which is where I understand the name comes from.

The location is spectacular, set right on the edge of the cliffs with sweeping views over the Southern Ocean. You can also continue your walk towards the Blowholes viewing platform, where the waves crash through openings in the rock with dramatic force, or head further along the coast towards the seal viewing platform.

Between the geological formations, rugged coastline, and the sheer size of the nearby wind turbines, this is a spot that feels both surreal and beautiful. Well worth making the time to visit if you’re exploring Cape...

Any visit to Portland should include a trip out to Bridgewater as the list of area's worth visiting are all in close proximity 👌The Petrified forest is also located at the Blow holes & part of the great south West walking track also provides excellent access to area's of interest like viewing the seals at the cove 🙂 some of the rock platform's can be accessed by following the walking track towards discovery bay & and if the swell is up 🌊 don't place your safety in a position of risk 👍 as the area is part of the Victorian marine parks ! No fishing activities are permitted ! Other inclusions to visit are Bridgewater beach &...

Beautiful spot, both the blowhokes and the "Petrified Forrest". Just the explanstion is weird. The holes are not solution channels, but degassing pipes from the early intrusing basaltic layer underneath (density is 3.3, while the sediments density is 2.7, that's why the basalt in intruding). The basalt boiled the layer above with high energy. Solution channels would be much less. The basalt shows typical hexagonal cooling structures, idenifying it as basalt.

Greetings from Geologist having the same structures at home...