Lamington National Park

Introducing Lamington National Park

West of Springbrook, this 200-sq-km park covers much of the McPherson Range and adjoins the Border Ranges National Park in NSW. It’s a landscape characterised by rugged mountain scenery, subtropical rainforests, fern gullies, wildflower heaths and some of Queensland’s best bushwalking trails.

The wildlife is equally varied, and commonly seen animals include satin and regent bowerbirds, and pademelons (a type of small wallaby). It is also home to rare and threatened species such as the coxens fig parrot and eastern bristlebird.

The two most popular and accessible sections of the park are Binna Burra and Green Mountains, both reached via paved roads from Canungra. Binna Burra can also be reached from Nerang. There are 160km of walking tracks within the park and some of the favourites include the excellent tree-top canopy walk along a series of rope-and-plank suspension bridges at Green Mountains, and the 21km Border Track that follows the dividing range between NSW and Queensland and links Binna Burra to the O’Reilly’s Rainforest Guesthouse.

Walking trail guides are available from the ranger stations (Binna Burra 07-5533 3584; 1-3.30pm Mon-Fri; Green Mountains 07-5544 0634; 9-11am & 1-3.30pm Mon, Wed & Thu, 1-3.30pm Tue & Fri).

Last updated: Feb 17, 2009