Address & Contact
Paluma Range National Park
Queensland 4816
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Web: https://parks.des.qld.gov.au/parks/paluma-mount-spec/about
Mount Spec, Paluma Range National Park straddles
the summit and escarpment of the Paluma Range, rising 1,000m above the Big Crystal Creek floodplain. This is the most southerly national park in the Wet Tropics World
Heritage Area.
Tropical rainforest grows on the cooler mountain tops and in the valleys, while open eucalypt woodland covers the foothills.
Casuarinas and paperbarks fringe the creeks in the lower, drier parts of the park. Bloodwoods, ironbarks, poplar gums and cocky apple trees grow here. The park is
home to many animals found only in the Wet Tropics.
Paluma Range National Park, the southern gateway for the Wet Tropics World
Heritage Area, is comprised of two sections. The northern section features
Jourama Falls—a picturesque waterfall framed by rainforest. To the south, rainforest-cloaked Mount Spec rises nearly 1000m above the Big Crystal Creek floodplain. Both areas offer a range of recreational opportunities.
Location
Access to the
Jourama Falls section is 91km north of
Townsville or 24km south of
Ingham. Access to the Mount Spec section is 61km north of
Townsville or 40km south of
Ingham.
A
camping area is located at Big Crystal Creek. Remote
bush camping is available for experienced bushwalkers.
Mount Spec
camping area is remote hiking and camping.
Jourama Falls camping area is located beside Waterview Creek, this
camping area is a popular swimming and picnic spot and a good place for birdwatching.