Davies Creek National Park
Encyclopedia
Davies Creek National Park is in Far North Queensland
, Australia
, 1392 km northwest of Brisbane
, 20 km south west of Cairns. The park is located on the Atherton Tableland
, it is very picturesque with its granite outcrops, the Davies Creek Falls
and an open forest. Davies Creek raises in the Lamb Range and eventually flows into the Barron River
. The park is important as a preserve of the Northern Bettong
, an endangered species.
There is a picnic area beside the creek with toilets available, the water of the creek must be boiled for at least five minutes before drinking it. There is a 2 km walking trail upstream that leads to the base of Davies Creek Falls.
The park can be reached on the Kennedy Highway
21 km southwest of Kuranda
. This road is corrugated and unsuitable for caravans.
Far North Queensland
Far North Queensland, or FNQ, is the northernmost part of the Australian state of Queensland. The region, which contains a large section of the Tropical North Queensland area, stretches from the city of Cairns north to the Torres Strait...
, Australia
Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
, 1392 km northwest of Brisbane
Brisbane
Brisbane is the capital and most populous city in the Australian state of Queensland and the third most populous city in Australia. Brisbane's metropolitan area has a population of over 2 million, and the South East Queensland urban conurbation, centred around Brisbane, encompasses a population of...
, 20 km south west of Cairns. The park is located on the Atherton Tableland
Atherton Tableland
The Atherton Tableland is a fertile plateau which is part of the Great Dividing Range in Queensland, Australia. It is located west to south-south-west inland from Cairns, well into the tropics, but its elevated position provides a climate suitable for dairy farming. It has an area of around...
, it is very picturesque with its granite outcrops, the Davies Creek Falls
Davies Creek Falls
Davies Creek Falls are located within Davies Creek National Park, south west of Cairns, in Queensland, Australia....
and an open forest. Davies Creek raises in the Lamb Range and eventually flows into the Barron River
Barron River (Queensland)
The Barron River is located on the Atherton Tableland inland from Cairns in Northern Queensland, Australia. With its headwater at Lake Tinaroo, it is more than 165 km long and has a catchment area of approximately 2138 km².-History:...
. The park is important as a preserve of the Northern Bettong
Northern Bettong
The Northern Bettong is a small potoroid marsupial which is restricted to some areas of mixed open Eucalyptus woodlands and Allocasuarina forests bordering rainforests in far northeastern Queensland, Australia....
, an endangered species.
There is a picnic area beside the creek with toilets available, the water of the creek must be boiled for at least five minutes before drinking it. There is a 2 km walking trail upstream that leads to the base of Davies Creek Falls.
The park can be reached on the Kennedy Highway
Kennedy Highway
The Kennedy Highway is a highway in northern Queensland, Australia. It runs for approximately 250 km from Smithfield, on the northern outskirts of Cairns, to the Gulf Development Road in the vicinity of Forty Mile Scrub and Undara Volcanic national parks, about 40 kilometres south of Mount...
21 km southwest of Kuranda
Kuranda, Queensland
Kuranda is a town on the Atherton Tableland in Far North Queensland, Australia, it is 25 kilometres from Cairns, via the Kuranda Range road. It is surrounded by rainforest. At the 2006 census, Kuranda had a population of 1,611.-History:...
. This road is corrugated and unsuitable for caravans.