Eungella National Park

• Introduction
• Fact file


Araluen Falls, Eungella National Park, Ezra Patchett / Courtesy of Tourism Queensland

Introduction

Situated in the rugged Clarke Range, high above the surrounding plains, this mountainous national park is rent by deep gorges and contains large tracts of both tropical and subtropical rainforest. Isolated from similar forests for at least 30 000 years, this important rainforest refuge supports around 860 plant species and some unique wildlife, including the critically endangered Eungella day frog, the rare Eungella tinkerfrog and the Eungella honeyeater. The park’s 225 bird species also include the wompoo pigeon, crimson rosella, emerald dove and regent bowerbird. Some of the park’s nocturnal residents are greater and sugar gliders, brushtail possums, ringtail possums and tawny frogmouths. Visit Broken River’s platypus viewing deck at sunrise or sunset between May and August and you are likely to see these shy creatures.Eungella is great for bushwalking and there are over 20 kilometres of bushwalking tracks, offering varying degrees of difficulty and breathtaking views. A good introduction to the rainforest environment is Rainforest Discovery Circuit (700-metre loop, 20 minutes, easy). Sky Window Circuit (250-metre loop, 10 minutes, easy) offers wheelchair access and leads to a lookout, with interpretive signs on Aboriginal heritage along the way. Near the bridge over Broken River there is an information office, picnic area and kiosk. There is also a picnic area at Finch Hatton Gorge. The campsite at Fern Flat (walk-in) provides toilets, showers, fireplaces and untreated water; bush camping is also available by arrangement with the park ranger. Lying within the park is the Broken River Mountain Retreat, which offers cabin-style accommodation.

Fact file

Camping

Fern Flat; permit and fees apply

Location and access

83 km west of Mackay via Peak Downs Hwy and Pioneer Valley Rd

Park Information

• NQIS (07) 3227 8185
• Park ranger (07) 4958 4552
• QPWS Mackay (07) 4944 7800

Size

52 900 ha

Where to Stay

Broken River Mountain Retreat
(07) 4958 4528
Broken River/Eungella/Finch Hatton
(07) 4944 5888, 1300 130 001


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• Campsites

Campsites

Fern Flat Campground

Along the Mackay Highlands Great Walk track, 5 km south of Eungella, this campground is just 600 m from the carpark and picnic area at Broken River. The site has toilets and water, but you’ll need to visit the... Find out more

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