Parklands
The peninsula is one of four biosphere reserves in Victoria, the other three being national parks, and the only one with a resident population that reaches some 250,000 people during the peak tourist season. Some of the major parklands on the peninsula include:
- Land:
- Mornington Peninsula National Park
- Point Nepean National Park
- Arthurs Seat State Park
- Moonlit Sanctuary Wildlife Conservation Park
- Quail Island Nature Conservation Reserve
- Mount Martha Park
- Main Ridge Flora Reserve
- Coolart Wetlands and Homestead Reserve
- Baxter Park
- Marine:
- Port Phillip Heads Marine National Park
- Yaringa Marine National Park
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