Conondale National Park
View across Conondale Range, Conondale National Park. Photo: Robert Ashdown, DERM.
Location
About 130 km north of Brisbane, inland from the Sunshine Coast
What's special
In 2009 over 30,000 hectares of land was added to this national park increasing it to more than five times its original size. The park provides critical habitat for a wide variety of wildlife including a significant number of rare and threatened species. A large number of plant species that occur here are at the limit of their distribution. Threatened animals which occur here include the cascade treefrog and red goshawk.
With magnificent forests, deep gorges and spectacular views, this park offers walking tracks, scenic drives and grassy camp sites near rainforests and mountain streams. The popular Booloumba Creek camping areas are now part of Conondale National Park.
The Conondale Range Great Walk showcases the very best of Conondale National Park. Ancient rainforest, cascading waterfalls, crystal clear creeks, tall open forest, and expansive views are just some of the spectacular features of this walk. A variety of walk options are available, from short strolls through to the full four-day 56 km circuit walk.
Useful links
- Sunshine Coast hinterland locality map (PDF, 1.0M)*
- Conondale National Park and Imbil State Forest map (PDF, 1.1M)*
- Species lists
Nearby parks
- Amamoor State Forest and Forest Reserve
- Imbil State Forest
- Jimna State Forest
- Kondalilla National Park
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Last updated 18 January 2012
