Kondalilla National Park

Kondalilla Tops National Park
Queensland
Pool above Kondalilla Falls
Kondalilla Tops National Park is located in Queensland
Kondalilla Tops National Park
Kondalilla Tops National Park
Nearest town or cityMapleton, Queensland
Coordinates26°40′05″S 152°51′30″E / 26.66806°S 152.85833°E / -26.66806; 152.85833
Established1945
Area3.27 km2 (1.3 sq mi)
Managing authoritiesQueensland Parks and Wildlife Service
WebsiteKondalilla Tops National Park
See alsoProtected areas of Queensland

Kondalilla is a national park in the Blackall Range of South East Queensland, Australia, 91 km north of Brisbane. William Skene founded this area on his property while searching for lost cattle. He named it Bon Accord before giving it to the Queensland Government who, during the fifties, renamed it Kondalilla which is an Aboriginal word for running water. The area was first officially protected in 1906 as a recreational area, becoming a national park in 1945.[1][2]

Access is easiest by road from Flaxton, east of the park. There is a large picnic area where there are toilet facilities (non potable water). There are two tracks which lead to the upper falls swimming hole. A longer circuit track will take you to the bottom pool which is not suitable for swimming. Allow at least two hours for the circuit trip, which in some places is close to the cliff edge and is not fenced.

Camping in the park is not permitted.[1]

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