Things To See and Do
Bunya Mountains National Park
Bunya Mountains
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Bunya Mountains National Park, Queensland's second-oldest national park, protects the world's largest remaining bunya pine rainforest. Until the late 1800s, Aboriginal people travelled here from far distant places for bunya nut festivals. Today visitors camp, walk and relax in the cool air and observe southern boobook owls snoozing in grass trees. This park is a walker's paradise, with 35 kilometres of tracks (from 500 metres to 10 kilometres), many leading to attractive natural grassland 'balds' with great views. Serious walkers find remote lookouts and waterfalls. Birdwatchers seek catbirds, rare sooty owls and quails. Watch red-necked wallabies graze at numerous picnic areas.
CONTACT DETAILS
Phone:
13 0013 0372
Tollfree:
1300 130 372
Email: csc@epa.qld.gov.au
Web:
http://www.derm.qld.gov.au/parks/bunya-mountains/index.html
ENTRY INFORMATION
Open Times:
Park is open 24 hours.
Free Entry:
Yes.
FURTHER INFORMATION
Children: Children are welcome.
Disabled: Disabled parking and toilets are available.
How to get There
The park is 200 kilometres north-west of Brisbane. Access is from Toowoomba or Dalby or, if coming from the Fraser and Sunshine Coast region, via Kingaroy or Nanango. All roads within the park are steep, winding and narrow. Most are sealed but some are gravel. None is suitable for buses or caravans.
