What is Creswick Regional Park?
[[File:Creswick Regional Park trail.JPG|thumb|Cyclists following a mining water race in the Creswick Regional Park]] The '''Creswick Regional Park''', also known as the '''Creswick State Forest''', is a large forest near the town of [[Creswick, Victoria|Creswick]], in [[Victoria (state)|Victoria]], [[Australia]].<ref name =creswickrp>{{cite web |url=http://parkweb.vic.gov.au/explore/parks/creswick-r.p. |title=Creswick Regional Park |work=Parks Victoria |year=2013 |access-date=25 August 2013 |archive-date=5 April 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130405014340/http://parkweb.vic.gov.au/explore/parks/creswick-r.p. |url-status=dead }}</ref> It covers an area of 930 [[hectare]]s.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.bonzle.com/c/a?a=p&p=58000&cmd=sp |title=Map of Ballarat-Creswick Regional Park in Victoria |work=Bonzle Digital Atlas of Australia |year=2013 |access-date=25 August 2013 |archive-date=10 August 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160810145213/http://www.bonzle.com/c/a?a=p&p=58000&cmd=sp |url-status=dead }}</ref> Much of the forest was heavily logged to supply timber to the gold mines in Ballarat and Creswick during the 1850s and 1860s. Many gold mining sites can be found in the forest. St.Georges Lake is a man-made lake built to supply water for hydraulic sluicing.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://parkweb.vic.gov.au/explore/parks/creswick-r.p./things-to-do/st-georges-lake-and-dam-wall |title=St Georges Lake |work=Parks Victoria |year=2013 |access-date=25 August 2013 |archive-date=7 March 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140307022630/http://parkweb.vic.gov.au/explore/parks/creswick-r.p./things-to-do/st-georges-lake-and-dam-wall |url-status=dead }}</ref> Eaton's Dam is another gold water supply. In 1942, students from the Creswick Forestry School fenced a small area of forest to create a breeding area for [[koalas]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://parkweb.vic.gov.au/explore/parks/creswick-r.p./things-to-do/koala-park3 |title=Koala Park |work=Parks Victoria |year=2013 |access-date=2