D'aguilar National Park Discovery Guide
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D’Aguilar South in permitted not are Vehicles • o b y w a D h of the forest around you. around forest the of Drive safely Drive Cyclists can also enjoy exploring the management roads roads management the exploring enjoy also can Cyclists g i H family activity trail—explore the smells, sounds and textures textures and sounds smells, the trail—explore activity family mountain bikes through a winding network of shared trails. trails. shared of network winding a through bikes mountain e c u r Caboolture section Bike Skills Park. Nurture your children’s love of nature on a a on nature of love children’s your Nurture Park. Skills Bike Ignite your sense of adventure as you ride horses and and horses ride you as adventure of sense your Ignite B D’Aguilar south via Lovedays Road. Lovedays via south track and conquering rock gardens at the Junior Mountain- Junior the at gardens rock conquering and track North y Ride adventurously Ride a w h 15 for a picnic then complete the 18km loop loop 18km the complete then picnic a for Broadwater g Kids aged 9–14 years can feel the rush of racing along Pump Pump along racing of rush the feel can years 9–14 aged Kids i H r 14 to paddle in the cool waterhole. From here, drive to to drive here, From waterhole. cool the in paddle to a l i u g important safety notices. safety important A 12 or push on to Rocky Hole Hole Rocky to on push or at Falls lookout and Bulls Falls Bulls and lookout Falls at ’ D lake’s permitted recreation activities, current closures and and closures current activities, recreation permitted lake’s public holidays. public Coast on Neurum Creek Road. Check out the magnificent waterfalls waterfalls magnificent the out Check Road. Creek Neurum on To Sunshine To seqwater.com.au for latest information on the the on information latest for Check are open from 9am to 4.30pm every day, excluding some some excluding day, every 4.30pm to 9am from open are 11 forest drive forest and travelling north north travelling and starting at The Gantry Gantry The at starting and see freshwater turtles sunning themselves on logs. logs. on themselves sunning turtles freshwater see and Mount Mee Mee Mount Embark on a half-day family adventure on the the on adventure family half-day a on Embark weekends). The Information Centre and Wildlife Centre Centre Wildlife and Centre Information The weekends). beach or glide a canoe serenely among the lagoon’s lilies lilies lagoon’s the among serenely canoe a glide or beach qld.gov.au/ParkBrochures at at (open 10am to 2pm Monday–Friday, and 9am to 4pm on on 4pm to 9am and Monday–Friday, 2pm to 10am (open exiting at the bottom of the park via Laceys Creek Road. Creek Laceys via park the of bottom the at exiting This brochure is also available online online available also is brochure This Plunge into cool freshwater for a dip, play on the sandy sandy the on play dip, a for freshwater cool into Plunge under the trees, or head to the Green Tree Frog Café for lunch lunch for Café Frog Tree Green the to head or trees, the under 11 and travel south-east along Peggs Road, Road, Peggs along south-east travel and The Gantry Gantry The bike ride or take a stroll around the Enoggera Reservoir. Reservoir. Enoggera the around stroll a take or ride bike scrub to the highest point of the range. Start this drive at at drive this Start range. the of point highest the to scrub in the Gondwana-inspired rock pool. Relax with a picnic picnic a with Relax pool. rock Gondwana-inspired the in @QldParks; #QldParks @QldParks; Experience the thrill of open-air adventure on a scenic scenic a on adventure open-air of thrill the Experience drive , cruising past ghost-grey gums, grasstrees and twisted twisted and grasstrees gums, ghost-grey past cruising , the platypus—steals the show diving for crayfish and worms worms and crayfish for diving show the platypus—steals the park alerts park qldnationalparks Explore the great outdoors great the Explore Scan to check check to Scan Range Road forest forest Road Range Admire breathtaking views on the 25km 25km the on views breathtaking Admire national parks, where the world’s most intriguing mammal— intriguing most world’s the where parks, national (access, closures and conditions) and closures (access, National Park National into gullies and forge through creek crossings. creek through forge and gullies into Show. Visit the Wildlife Centre showcasing wildlife of of wildlife showcasing Centre Wildlife the Visit Show. qld.gov.au/ParkAlerts Walkabout Creek Discovery Centre. Centre. Discovery Creek Walkabout section. Journey along the top of escarpments, plunge down down plunge escarpments, of top the along Journey section. with fascinating creatures at a ranger-led Wildlife Discovery Discovery Wildlife ranger-led a at creatures fascinating with D’Aguilar D’Aguilar qld.gov.au/Camping Discover the best that Brisbane’s backyard has to offer at at offer to has backyard Brisbane’s that best the Discover wheel drive or trail bike journey through North D’Aguilar D’Aguilar North through journey bike trail or drive wheel parks from a panoramic virtual lookout, or come face-to-face face-to-face come or lookout, virtual panoramic a from parks Discovery Centre Discovery qld.gov.au/NationalParks Rumble along curves of dirt road on an exhilarating four- exhilarating an on road dirt of curves along Rumble Be transported through Queensland’s beautiful national national beautiful Queensland’s through transported Be Explore Walkabout Creek Walkabout Explore information Further Drive boldly boldly Drive Explore the centre the Explore Queensland National Parks National Queensland Welcome to Walks to wander South D’Aguilar Day-use areas at a glance Camp peacefully Track name Distance Walk time Access Point Be invigorated on one of the many bushwalks that go deep Bellbird Grove There’s no finer end to a day of adventure than to kick back 2 D’Aguilar National Park into the heart of the park—with not a high-rise in sight.