Carnarvon National Park 
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223,000ha.
The Carnarvon National Park, first designated as a reserve in 1932, is one of the most important national parks in Australia. The area was discovered in 1844 by Ludwig Leichhardt, who called it Ruined Castle Valley. The original park was later enlarged by the addition of the Salvator Rosa area (to the west), with eroded sandstone pinnacles, and the wilderness area of Ka Ka Mundi, with Mount Moffatt (an arid region with isolated sandstone cliffs and Aboriginal sites; Kenniff Cave). These areas are wild and without any tourist facilities - for experienced bush walkers only.
The most interesting feature is the 30km long Carnarvon Gorge, with sheer sandstone walls rising to heights of up to 200m. In the main gorge, with a perennial flow of water, there are tall trees (eucalyptuses, casuarinas, palms). The park has an extraordinarily rich fauna: no fewer than 172 species of birds and 28 species of mammals have been recorded.
The Carnarvon National Park, first designated as a reserve in 1932, is one of the most important national parks in Australia. The area was discovered in 1844 by Ludwig Leichhardt, who called it Ruined Castle Valley. The original park was later enlarged by the addition of the Salvator Rosa area (to the west), with eroded sandstone pinnacles, and the wilderness area of Ka Ka Mundi, with Mount Moffatt (an arid region with isolated sandstone cliffs and Aboriginal sites; Kenniff Cave). These areas are wild and without any tourist facilities - for experienced bush walkers only.
The most interesting feature is the 30km long Carnarvon Gorge, with sheer sandstone walls rising to heights of up to 200m. In the main gorge, with a perennial flow of water, there are tall trees (eucalyptuses, casuarinas, palms). The park has an extraordinarily rich fauna: no fewer than 172 species of birds and 28 species of mammals have been recorded.
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Address:
Carnarvon National Park, Carnarvon Gorge Section, Rolleston, QLD 4702, Australia
Tips: Best time to visit: April to October. In summer it is too hot. Wild flowers in spring.
Access from Gladstone via Rolleston to Carnarvon Gorge; from Brisbane via Roma. After heavy rain the tracks to the park may be impassable even by all-terrain vehicles.
Visitors must take their own food and water: neither is available in the park.
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