Brampton Islands National Park

Brampton Islands National Park
Queensland
Brampton Island
Brampton Islands National Park is located in Queensland
Brampton Islands National Park
Brampton Islands National Park
Nearest town or cityMackay
Coordinates20°47′15″S 149°17′08″E / 20.78750°S 149.28556°E / -20.78750; 149.28556
Established1968
Area10 km2 (3.9 sq mi)
Managing authoritiesQueensland Parks and Wildlife Service
WebsiteBrampton Islands National Park
See alsoProtected areas of Queensland

Brampton Islands is a national park in the Mackay Region, Queensland, Australia,[1] 834 kilometres (518 mi) northwest of Brisbane. The park covers much of Brampton Island and all of Carlisle Island.

The park features rainforests, sandy beaches and coral reefs.[2] Walks exist to the summit and a circuit around the whole island. The 8.7 km circuit track leads visitors through open eucalypt forests, vine thickets, dry rainforests, grasslands and mangroves.[2]

Camping is permitted on Carlisle Island which has some facilities. Marine stingers are found in the waters of the park between October and May.[2]

One of the most striking features of the national park is Brampton Peak, which rises 214 metres above sea level.[3]

Of the mammals in the park, koalas are represented, coastal sheath-tailed bat and black flying-fox.[4]

  1. ^ "Brampton Island National Park (entry 4292)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 25 June 2017.
  2. ^ a b c Explore Queensland's National Parks. Prahran, Victoria: Explore Australia Publishing. 2008. p. 18. ISBN 978-1-74117-245-4.
  3. ^ Science, jurisdiction=Queensland; sector=government; corporateName=Department of Environment and (21 October 2009). "About | Brampton Islands National Park". Parks and forests | Department of Environment and Science, Queensland. Retrieved 5 February 2022.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  4. ^ Science, jurisdiction=Queensland; sector=government; corporateName=Department of Environment and. "Wildlife of Brampton Islands National Park". wetlandinfo.des.qld.gov.au. Retrieved 5 February 2022.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)