Jells Park

Jells Park
Jells Lake, in the centre of the park
Type	Metropolitan Park
Location	Wheelers Hill, Victoria, Australia
Coordinates	37°53′56″S 145°12′05″E / 37.89890°S 145.20149°E / -37.89890; 145.20149
Area	127 hectares
Created	30 April 1976
Operated by	Parks Victoria
Visitors	900,000 (in 2016)[1]
Status	Open all year
Paths	Conservation Trail, Dandenong Creek Trail, Scotchmans Creek Trail, EastLink Trail
Habitats	Swampy woodland, swampy riparian woodland

Jells Park is a public park in Wheelers Hill, a southeastern suburb of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. The park opened on 30 April 1976 and is named after Joseph Jell, a cattle grazier who worked in the area in the mid-late 1800s.^[2] The park attracts in excess of 900,000 visitors a year.^[1]

Located on the western bank of the Dandenong Creek, the park covers around 127 hectares (310 acres) and contains 9 km (5.6 mi) of paths for cycling and walking, including Scotchmans Creek Trail, EastLink Trail, and Dandenong Creek Trail which connects to Blind Creek Trail.