# Queensland national parks

* Conservation areas in Australia topics: National parks • Marine parks • Indigenous Protected Areas
* State/territory national parks: NSW • NT • Qld • SA • Tas. • Vic. • WA
The second largest state of Queensland has the most amount of national parks in Australia, with a good 237 national parks (and that number is increasing), from the Daintree in the north to Boodjamulla in the north-west, to Lamington in the south-east, and the Whitsundays in the centre-east, the state of Queensland has a vast variety of landscapes, and most of them can be found in its national parks.

## Understand

Whilst Queensland might have the largest amount of national parks (even more than even the PRC) and some of Australia's most internationally recognised ones, the efficacy of its national park system and its management has received a fair amount of criticism. Queensland also has the least amount of area as a percentage that is protected (includes other areas like nature reserves, conservation parks, etc.) and like its southern neighbour New South Wales, does not distinguish the finest landscapes of the state and parks that are no more than your ordinary suburban park so under the Queensland Parks and Wildlife Services, Burleigh Heads National Park and Daintree National Park both get the same classification.

### Visitor information

Official park information can generally be found on des.qld.gov.au, the parks and forests section of Queensland government's Department of Environment and Science. The information may not be the most informative of all though, and there are fewer resources available than what you can find on the parks pages of other states. However, if you go and pick up a park brochure at a visitor information centre in the nearest town with one, those brochures are usually very detailed and informative – if you're going to a park, try and pick one of these up if you can.

## Get in

Most national parks into Queensland will have some form of road access, but many parks in the Far North or the Outback may only be connected via a gravel road – keep in mind that you can go for hours on these roads and still be a while away from anything.

## National parks
### Regions

The Queensland Parks and Wildlife Services divides the state into the following regions
* Tropical North Queensland
* Outback Queensland
* Townsville
* Whitsundays
* Mackay
* Capricorn
* Southern Queensland Country
In SE Queensland
* Gladstone
* Bundaberg
* Fraser Coast
* Sunshine Coast
* Brisbane
* Gold Coast

### South-East Queensland
#### Brisbane Region

* -27.308889152.7777781 D'Aguilar National Park
* -27.412222153.152 Fort Lytton National Park
* -27.0525153.3913 Gheebulum Kunungai (Moreton Island) National Park
* -27.984444152.6180564 Moogerah Peaks National Park
* -28.2736152.6625 Mount Barney National Park
* -27.5225153.4766676 Naree Budjong Djara National Park (Blue Lake)
* -27.718056153.3844447 Southern Moreton Bay Islands National Park
* -27.393333153.2316678 St Helena Island National Park
* -27.496389153.3536119 Teerk Roo Ra National Park
* -27.6275153.20027810 Venman Bushland National Park

#### Gold Coast Region

* -28.095278153.4572221 Burleigh Head National Park
* -28.1422153.1152 Lamington National Park
* -27.9722153.3033 Nerang National Park
* -28.1894153.4244 Nicoll Scrub National Park
* -28.046713153.1231555 Sarabah National Park
* -28.14153.2741676 Springbrook National Park
* -27.860278153.1783337 Tamborine National Park

#### Sunshine Coast Region

* -26.324593152.6457221 Amamoor National Park
* -26.8658152.6892 Bellthorpe National Park
* -26.867222153.1266673 Bribie Island National Park
* -26.663056152.6455564 Conondale National Park
* -26.776667152.9611115 Dularcha National Park
* -26.706944152.9619446 Eudlo Creek National Park
* -26.080825153.057797 Great Sandy National Park (Cooloola)
* -26.8475152.9548 Glass House Mountains National Park
* -26.668056152.8583339 Kondalilla National Park
* -26.630556152.83888910 Mapleton Falls National Park
* -26.578889151.86472211 Mapleton National Park
* -26.721667153.08083312 Mooloolah River National Park
* -26.563333153.08388913 Mount Coolum National Park
* -26.033814152.1973814 Mudlo National Park
* -26.384444153.11277815 Noosa National Park
* -26.379733152.96742416 Tewantin National Park
* -26.655833152.90333317 Triunia National Park
* -26.368938152.84031418 Tuchekoi National Park
* -26.28468152.81176919 Woondum National Park

### Southern Queensland Country (Darling Downs)

* -27.989722149.3133331 Alton National Park
* -28.300278150.5177782 Bendidee National Park
* -26.799444151.5369443 Bunya Mountains National Park – Queensland's second national park home to the 10 kg bunya pine
* -27.253889152.0741674 Crows Nest National Park
* -28.8225146.8258335 Culgoa Floodplain National Park
* -28.7742151.9126 Girraween National Park
* -27.439601152.24317 Lockyer National Park
* -27.8158152.2668 Main Range National Park
* -27.356667152.2016679 Ravensbourne National Park
* -27.814722150.13555610 Southwood National Park
* -28.868333151.61861111 Sundown National Park
* -26.811667151.86194412 Tarong National Park
* -26.934722151.87861113 The Palms National Park
* -27.763889147.66666714 Thrushton National Park
* -28.0633151.02215 Wondul Range National Park

### Outback Queensland

* -24.211389140.5691671 Astrebla Downs National Park
* -22.503333142.9880562 Bladensburg National Park
* -19.478889144.1813893 Blackbraes National Park
* -18.7014138.4884 Boodjamulla National Park – a UNESCO World Heritage Site, home to some of the most finest collections of megafauna fossils, and some of the north's most impressive gorges.
* -20.019167138.195 Camooweal Caves National Park
* -28.783703144.4780116 Currawinya National Park
* -23.357222141.1361117 Diamantina National Park
* -22.121667145.1752788 Forest Den National Park
* -23.767222142.2297229 Goneaway National Park
* -25.5375144.15472210 Hell Hole Gorge National Park
* -24.9586144.69711 Idalia National Park
* -28.013333144.19361112 Lake Bindegolly National Park
* -24.237222143.32583313 Lochern National Park
* -26.029444145.07138914 Mariala National Park
* -21.3942144.94115 Moorrinya National Park
* -25.1425138.2416 Munga-Thirri National Park
* -20.399167144.44027817 Porcupine Gorge National Park – a highwayside attraction with a good hiking trail
* -20.541111144.96666718 White Mountains National Park
* -25.058611143.43388919 Welford National Park

### Others

* -15.20338143.5800911 Alwal National Park
* -15.56659145.2069212 Annan River National Park (Yuku Baja-Muliku)
* -25.721667151.0519443 Auburn River National Park
* -17.674722146.1727784 Barnard Island Group National Park
* -16.8428145.6525 Barron Gorge National Park
* -26.006434151.3145186 Beeron National Park
* -15.668056145.2319447 Black Mountains National Park
* -23.7236149.068 Blackdown Tableland National Park
* -21.461667146.7159 Blackwood National Park
* -19.213333147.03388910 Bowling Green Bay National Park
* -20.7875149.28555611 Brampton Islands National Park
* -21.813611149.78722212 Broad Sound Islands National Park
* -24.649087151.50796513 Bulburin National Park
* -17.5803143.82914 Bulleringa National Park
* -24.999167152.467515 Burrum Coast National Park
* -22.783889150.73166716 Byfield National Park
* -20.8989148.99417 Cape Hillsborough National Park
* -14.2764144.51618 Cape Melville National Park
* -21.590278149.427519 Cape Palmerston National Park
* -19.713333147.76083320 Cape Upstart National Park
* -23.122222150.74388921 Capricorn Coast National Park
* -23.508056152.09083322 Capricornia Cays National Park
* -24.6358147.99723 Carnarvon National Park
* -24.1575151.30694424 Castle Tower National Park
* -15.7769145.34625 Cedar Bay National Park
* -26.154167147.32416726 Chesterton Range National Park
* -17.091667144.39305627 Chillagoe-Mungana Caves National Park
* -13.911111143.83388928 Claremont Isles National Park
* -17.820278146.09555629 Clump Mountain National Park
* -25.5978151.90930 Coalstoun Lakes National Park
* -20.263333148.76531 Conway National Park
* -17.245833145.62888932 Crater Lakes National Park
* -22.925146.30388933 Cudmore National Park
* -23.530278151.22111134 Curtis Island National Park
* -15.9592145.40235 Daintree National Park
* -19.787778146.09944436 Dalrymple National Park
* -17.1062145.61137 Danbulla National Park
* -17.009722145.58166738 Davies Creek National Park
* -24.261111151.89194439 Deepwater National Park
* -11.108889143.01583340 Denham Group National Park
* -17.009722145.61666741 Dinden National Park
* -21.938056148.71527842 Dipperu National Park
* -17.891667146.06166743 Djiru National Park
* -20.218056148.56583344 Dryander National Park
* -26.776667152.96111145 Dularcha National Park
* -18.0447146.02846 Edmund Kennedy National Park (Girramay)
* -15.4419145.21747 Endeavour River National Park
* -22.351667146.70138948 Epping Forest National Park
* -17.4233145.95749 Eubenangee Swamp National Park
* -20.861389148.66444450 Eungella National Park
* -25.128889148.86555651 Expedition National Park
* -25.505152.29305652 Fairlies Knob National Park
* -17.925833146.13527853 Family Islands National Park
* -14.073611144.25583354 Flinders Group National Park
* -12.286111143.41111155 Forbes Islands National Park
* -18.0894144.86256 Forty Mile Scrub National Park
* -17.163611146.01166757 Frankland Group National Park
* -18.083333145.59888958 Girringun National Park
* -20.015278148.45559 Gloucester Island National Park
* -23.254167149.75805660 Goodedulla National Park
* -25.221944151.9261 Goodnight Scrub National Park
* -19.881111145.72138962 Great Basalt Wall National Park
* -16.759722145.97444463 Green Island National Park
* -17.042222145.84777864 Grey Peaks National Park
* -18.8675146.26888965 Halifax Bay Wetlands National Park
* -16.7983145.15166 Hann Tableland National Park
* -17.300278145.47416767 Hasties Swamp National Park
* -17.365278145.46805668 Herberton Range National Park
* -18.3819146.24769 Hinchinbrook Island National Park
* -19.726944148.3670 Holbourne Island National Park
* -21.356944148.47166771 Homevale National Park
* -15.731389145.45722272 Hope Islands National Park
* -17.9561146.0773 Hull River National Park
* -24.242148.93374 Humboldt National Park
* -25.169444149.94575 Isla Gorge National Park
* -14.949023144.68071276 Jack River National Park
* -17.739722145.88722277 Japoon National Park
* -10.9211142.62778 Jardine River National Park
* -18.180898145.28411979 Kirrama National Park
* -24.400833150.95833380 Kroombit Tops National Park
* -13.900087143.34226181 Kulla National Park (McIlwraith Range)
* -17.009722145.61666782 Kuranda National Park
* -17.732222146.09555683 Kurrimine Beach National Park
* -12.6597143.34884 Kutini-Payamu National Park
* -14.545144.11685 Lakefield National Park
* -14.418889143.68472286 Lama Lama National Park
* -20.475149.08694487 Lindeman Islands National Park
* -24.579167152.04805688 Littabella National Park
* -14.668889145.45944489 Lizard Island National Park
* -16.695145.57333390 Macalister Range National Park
* -19.135833146.84222291 Magnetic Island National Park
* -17.5681145.55392 Malaan National Park
* -17.780556146.06861193 Maria Creek National Park
* -14.226143.79394 Marpa National Park
* -22.231667147.29111195 Mazeppa National Park
* -15.066862145.12479396 Melsonby (Gaarraay) National Park
* -16.608333145.972597 Michaelmas and Upolu Cays National Park
* -17.636389145.45916798 Millstream Falls National Park
* -24.080556148.06416799 Minerva Hills National Park
* -15.4694142.08599 Mitchell-Alice Rivers National Park (Errk Oykangand)
* -20.376667148.857599 Molle Islands National Park
* -17.5375146.07583399 Moresby Range National Park
* -23.325278150.58194499 Mount Archer National Park
* -25.813611152.57333399 Mount Bauple National Park
* -24.4092151.58499 Mount Colosseum National Park
* -15.492778145.25916799 Mount Cook National Park
* -17.425145.48611199 Mount Hypipamee National Park
* -17.946237145.97451999 Mount Mackay National Park
* -16.449054145.20461199 Mount Spurgeon National Park
* -16.273167145.00306299 Mount Windsor National Park
* -22.898056146.94083399 Narrien Range National Park
* -20.851667148.89944499 Newry Islands National Park
* -21.665833150.33638999 North East Island National Park
* -21.317222149.68055699 Northumberland Islands National Park
* -24.965278148.68444499 Nuga Nuga National Park
* -14.655556145.25083399 Nymph Island National Park
* -18.618333146.49361199 Orpheus Island National Park
* -13.4817142.27899 Oyala Thumotang National Park
* -17.57145.89805699 Palmerston Rocks National Park
* -18.8717146.12599 Paluma Range National Park
* -22.481578147.8769699 Peak Range National Park
* -25.984444153.00555699 Pipeclay National Park
* -12.219444143.26361199 Piper Islands National Park
* -25.588889152.82277899 Poona National Park
* -10.724838142.3969199 Possession Island National Park
* -13.366389143.95333399 Precipice National Park
* -12.405833143.48805699 Quoin Island National Park
* -20.6148.87611199 Repulse Island National Park
* -14.858889145.47777899 Rocky Islets National Park
* -21.175278149.26472299 Round Top Island National Park
* -23.660556150.97333399 Rundle Range National Park
* -17.2247145.93999 Russell River National Park
* -13.366389143.95333399 Sandbanks National Park
* -11.703333143.17972299 Saunders Islands National Park
* -11.904444143.46055699 Sir Charles Hardy Group National Park
* -20.589167149.11055699 Smith Islands National Park
* -24.043056147.58361199 Snake Range National Park
* -20.741111149.47361199 South Cumberland Islands National Park
* -14.9411145.03499 Starcke National Park
* -21.239444151.84666799 Swain Reefs National Park
* -23.533333149.22138999 Taunton National Park
* -15.112778145.42027899 Three Islands National Park
* -17.4145.69972299 Topaz Road National Park
* -17.776667145.5699 Tully Falls National Park
* -17.591667145.56805699 Tully Gorge National Park
* -14.7047145.20399 Turtle Group National Park
* -18.2011144.59699 Undara Volcanic National Park
* -21.830278149.48611199 West Hill National Park
* -20.060278148.87416799 Whitsunday Islands National Park
* -17.1464145.79399 Wooroonooran National Park
* -17.287778145.57083399 Yungaburra National Park

## See also

* National parks in Australia
* Marine parks in Australia