Parks and forests
Parks and forests
Fire ban in Queensland
A Queensland Fire and Rescue Service (QFRS) local fire ban applies in parts of south-western, central and north Queensland, due to very high/extreme fire danger. All wood fires are prohibited on parks and forests in affected areas. Gas fuel and electric stoves only may be used. This restriction will apply until conditions improve. For more information on the QFRS fire ban visit www.ruralfire.qld.gov.au.
Welcome to the amazing diversity of Queensland's national parks and forests. On this website you will find detailed information about the most popular places to visit.
"Queensland's Parks and Forests", a free guide to more than 160 of Queensland's parks and forests, is now available. Read more.
Explore the new Carnarvon Great Walk
Walk the trails of the 86km Carnarvon Great Walk to experience a remote and beautiful landscape of towering sandstone cliffs, sweeping tablelands and shaded side-gorges. The Carnarvon Great Walk links the Carnarvon Gorge and Mount Moffatt sections of Carnarvon National Park, an area of outstanding natural beauty and human history set within the highlands of the Central Queensland Sandstone Belt. More>>
A new national park on Aboriginal land at Cape York.
Queensland's second national park (Cape York Peninsula Aboriginal land) was dedicated on 8 August 2008. The new KULLA (McIlwraith Range) National Park (Cape York Peninsula Aboriginal land) is an area of outstanding beauty and biological richness with spectacular escarpments, gorges, waterfalls and rainforests that has been the home of Aboriginal people for thousands of years. It's jointly managed by the Kulla Land Trust and the Queensland Government. More>>
Read more about the Great Walks of Queensland - a $10 million State Government initiative to develop a series of six world-class, long-distance walking tracks
Read more about the Tourism in Protected Areas initiative - a new framework for managing commercial tourism in Queensland's parks and forests.
Read more about Tourism Tools - the online commercial tour operator handbook.
DERM is continually striving to improve access to parks and forests for people with differing disabilities. We encourage people with a disability to provide feedback on their experiences whilst accessing our parks and forests. Please provide details of any good news stories or any barriers you may have encountered accessing our facilities. We welcome suggestions to improve our services.
Last updated: 13 October 2009
