Russell River National Park

Russell River National Park
Queensland
Russell River National Park is located in Queensland
Russell River National Park
Russell River National Park
Nearest town or cityInnisfail
Coordinates17°13′29″S 145°56′20″E / 17.22472°S 145.93889°E / -17.22472; 145.93889
Established1969
Area41 km2 (15.8 sq mi)
Managing authoritiesQueensland Parks and Wildlife Service
WebsiteRussell River National Park
See alsoProtected areas of Queensland

Russell River is a national park in North Queensland, Australia, 1352 km northwest of Brisbane. The park protects a coastal strip between the sea and the Russell River.[1] It is part of the Coastal Wet Tropics Important Bird Area, identified as such by BirdLife International because of its importance for the conservation of lowland tropical rainforest birds.[2]

Camping is allowed with a camping permit, but the park itself has no visitor facilities.

  1. ^ "About | Russell River National Park". Parks and forests | Department of Environment and Science, Queensland. 9 October 2006. Retrieved 6 July 2022.
  2. ^ BirdLife International. (2011). Important Bird Areas factsheet: Coastal Wet Tropics. Downloaded from http://www.birdlife.org on 2011-12-16.