Cairns Region Parks Gardens

Russell River National Park

Russell River National Park is a coastal park near Russell and Mulgrave River estuaries. Lowland rainforest and paperbark and mangrove swamps....

Eubenangee Swamp National Park

Although not part of the World Heritage Area, the freshwater Eubenangee wetlands are a very important part of the regional ecosystem. They are a...

Davies Creek National Park

Rugged granite outcrops in open eucalypt forest setting. Waterfall. Spring wildflowers. Self-registration camping. East of Mareeba.

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Wooroonooran National Park

Located south of Cairns is the Wooroonooran National Park. It covers 79 500ha of forest and includes the impressive Bellenden Ker Range. Mt Bartle...

Fitzroy Island National Park

Fitzroy Island is a high continental island, most of the 339ha is protected as national park. The fringing reef and coral beaches are protected as...

Mount Whitfield Conservation Park

The rain-forested slopes of the Whitfield Range protect the closest rainforest to Cairns and form the city's backdrop. Walking tracks climb...

Barron Gorge National Park

Rugged mountain scenery, magnificent rainforests, volcanic crater lakes, rich and varied wildlife, a fascinating past and easy access make Barron...

Flecker Botanic Gardens

Flecker Botanic Gardens, located just 4 klms out of Cairns City, will open your eyes to their diverse plants from the steamy jungles of South East...

Frankland Islands National Park

Halfway between Cairns and Innisfail is the Frankland Islands, a group of five continental islands - High, Normanby, Mabel, Round and Russell...

Kuranda National Park

Kuranda National Park and the adjacent Mowbray National Park are entirely within the Wet Tropics World Heritage Area in Queensland. They feature...

Tjapukai Aboriginal Cultural Park

Tjapukai, located at Caravonica in Cairns, is a wonderful attraction and a milestone accomplishment.

This beautiful 25-acre park combines...

Green Island National Park

Green Island has been a popular tourist resort for more than a century. The island became a national park in 1937, a marine park in 1974 and part...

Danbulla National Park and State Forest

Danbulla State Forest is a spectacular part of the Atherton Tableland. Covering 12,000 hectares between Tinaroo and Lamb ranges and bordering Lake...

Josephine Falls

Located with the large tropical rainforest park Wooroonooran National Park are the beautiful Josephine Falls. Queensland's highest peak, Mt...

Crater Lakes National Park

The park contains two volcanically-formed lakes, Lake Barrine and Lake Eacham. In geological terms, the lake is a maar, a volcanic crater formed...

Dunk Island National Park

Dunk Island National park, is one of the national parks in the Family Islands group, and is the largest and most northerly of the islands. The...

Chillagoe-Mungana Caves National Park

Located 215km west of Cairns, the Chillagoe caves contain marvelous mud and coral reefs and impressive limestone towers up to 70m tall. The...

Paluma Range National Park

Paluma Range National Park is a mountainous park on the Paluma Range north-west of Townsville. The park offers dense rainforest, open forest...

Lizard Island National Park

The Lizard Island Group is a continental (high) island group close to the outer barrier reefs on the edge of the continental shelf. The stark...

Magnetic Island National Park

Magnetic Island National Park is a designated World Heritage Area. It is a rugged continental island with hoop pine rainforest and eucalypt...

Michaelmas and Upolu Cays National Park

Michaelmas and Upolu Cays National Park are one of the most important seabird breeding sites on the Great Barrier Reef. It is a unique nesting...

Girringun National Park

Formerly named Lumholtz National Park, Girringun National Park is one of the Wet Tropics World Heritage Area's national parks, and is a...

Low Isles Marine National Park

Low Isles consists of two islands. The first is Woody Island an uninhabited coral/mangrove island, but the main attraction is Low Isle - which is...