Inside tip · Launceston

When does the First Basin pool at Cataract Gorge usually open?

Answer: November to March

The council says the First Basin pool typically opens from November to March, weather permitting.

Nov–Mar · Basin car park $1 an hour or $6 a day

Lifeguards supervise every day in Tasmanian school holidays. Outside the holidays there's weekend cover from 11am to 4pm, which ends each April.