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However, the opportunity opportunity the However, challenges. its without rest can you where spots shady cool of plenty has Area Living and working on a remote national park is not not is park national remote a on working and Living days exploring Carnarvon Gorge and discover its many secrets. many its discover and Gorge Carnarvon exploring days many sites. The lush and inviting Carnarvon Gorge Visitor Visitor Gorge Carnarvon inviting and lush The sites. many place that will entice, inspire and recharge you. Spend a few few a Spend you. recharge and inspire entice, will that place your long hot day on the road or after exploring the gorge’s gorge’s the exploring after or road the on day hot long your relax over a picnic or explore along the creek—this is a special special a is creek—this the along explore or picnic a over relax palms amid grazing kangaroos and chattering birds after after birds chattering and kangaroos grazing amid palms Enjoy Carnarvon Gorge your way. Tackle an adventurous walk, walk, adventurous an Tackle way. your Gorge Carnarvon Enjoy Rejuvenate in a green oasis beneath tall eucalypts and and eucalypts tall beneath oasis green a in Rejuvenate Stay a while a Stay Rest and relax and Rest Carnarvon Gorge where you can go swimming. swimming. go can you where Gorge Carnarvon water of past floods, the Rock Pool is the only place in in place only the is Pool Rock the floods, past of water © Qld Govt Govt Qld © or phone 13 19 40. 19 13 phone or Carved from the bed of Carnarvon Creek by the turbulent turbulent the by Creek Carnarvon of bed the from Carved Photos: Robert Ashdown Ashdown Robert Photos: qldtraffic.qld.gov.au at conditions road check out, set for fish and turtles, or take a refreshing dip on a hot day. day. hot a on dip refreshing a take or turtles, and fish for yellow-bellied glider (right). glider yellow-bellied Carnarvon Gorge Visitor Area (above); (above); Area Visitor Gorge Carnarvon watching trees casuarina and fig of shade the in Linger you Before it! forget flooded, it’s If roads. access cutting Camping Area (top); Picnicking at at Picnicking (top); Area Camping from the Carnarvon Gorge Visitor Area Visitor Gorge Carnarvon the from access for all vehicles. Carnarvon Creek rises rapidly after rain, rain, after rapidly rises Creek Carnarvon vehicles. all for access Gorge Carnarvon in Camping 3.6km or park car Pool Rock from return 400m conditions along the way. The bitumen road to the park allows allows park the to road bitumen The way. the along conditions Ranger Emma Ranger Carnarvon Gorge is remote so expect some challenging challenging some expect so remote is Gorge Carnarvon Rock Pool Rock M heading out at night spotlighting. spotlighting. night at out heading south-east of Emerald. Emerald. of south-east © Qld Govt; © John Augusteyn John © Govt; Qld © it be sitting quietly by the creek or or creek the by quietly sitting be it Ashdown Robert right): to (left Photos the Mickey Creek car park. car Creek Mickey the 241km and Roma of north 246km Rockhampton, of west beautiful surroundings. Whether Whether surroundings. beautiful Mickey Creek Gorge walk (right) walk Gorge Creek Mickey the country with care and respect. and care with country the from 1.5km ends track formed The crossings. creek on south- 450km Brisbane, of north-west 740km approximately (left); Creek Carnarvon Exploring viewing opportunities in these these in opportunities viewing Photographer Duncan McDermant, 1978 McDermant, Duncan Photographer cultural heritage place and ask that you explore explore you that ask and place heritage cultural needed is caution and slippery are track the of sections cliffs rising above the distant tree-line. Carnarvon Gorge is is Gorge Carnarvon tree-line. distant the above rising cliffs Enjoy the many great wildlife wildlife great many the Enjoy enjoy the scents of the bush. the of scents the enjoy can look for swamp wallabies resting from the heat. Rocky Rocky heat. the from resting wallabies swamp for look can Feel the excitement build as you drive across plains towards towards plains across drive you as build excitement the Feel Aboriginal people have with this significant significant this with have people Aboriginal and tranquillity enter the spirit. Breathe deeply and and deeply Breathe spirit. the enter tranquillity and where walking changes to an off-track adventure. Here you you Here adventure. off-track an to changes walking where Getting to the Gorge the to Getting We acknowledge the long and ongoing connection connection ongoing and long the acknowledge We great rivers. great Hasten slowly in this wild place. Let the feeling of peace peace of feeling the Let place. wild this in slowly Hasten Wander along Mickey Creek and into narrow side-gorges side-gorges narrow into and Creek Mickey along Wander the aptly-named ‘Roof of Queensland’, the source of many many of source the Queensland’, of ‘Roof aptly-named the 3km return from Mickey Creek car park car Creek Mickey from return 3km out onto the rugged plateaus of the Great Dividing Range— Dividing Great the of plateaus rugged the onto out senses and nurture your spirit discovering the wealth of cultural and natural treasures of this very special park. park. special very this of treasures natural and cultural of wealth the discovering spirit your nurture and senses Mickey Creek Gorge Creek Mickey 87km Carnarvon Great Walk. Wind up towering slopes and and slopes towering up Wind Walk. Great Carnarvon 87km K Venture deep into cool, lush side-gorges, their subtly-coloured walls carved by water and time. Awaken your your Awaken time. and water by carved walls subtly-coloured their side-gorges, lush cool, into deep Venture answer the call of adventure and trek some or all of the the of all or some trek and adventure of call the answer views over the luscious green gorge below a lookout or or lookout a below gorge green luscious the over views watching visit at dusk or dawn. or dusk at visit watching strewn Carnarvon Creek reveal a splendid scene, new plant or amazing animal. animal. amazing or plant new scene, splendid a reveal Creek Carnarvon strewn narrow side gorges on longer walks. Soak up the magnificent magnificent the up Soak walks. longer on gorges side narrow you might spy an elusive platypus. For the best wildlife wildlife best the For platypus. elusive an spy might you white sandstone cliffs envelop a creek-side oasis. Let every twist and turn of boulder- of turn and twist every Let oasis. creek-side a envelop cliffs sandstone white beneath towering sandstone walls and deep inside cool cool inside deep and walls sandstone towering beneath Creek. Look for turtles basking in the sun, and if you’re quiet, quiet, you’re if and sun, the in basking turtles for Look Creek. Take an unforgettable journey deep into a spectacular steep-sided gorge, where towering towering where gorge, steep-sided spectacular a into deep journey unforgettable an Take banks on short walks or discover hidden wonders tucked tucked wonders hidden discover or walks short on banks Spot lots of wildlife from the shady banks of Carnarvon Carnarvon of banks shady the from wildlife of lots Spot 1.5km return from the Carnarvon Gorge Visitor Area Visitor Gorge Carnarvon the from return 1.5km waters of Carnarvon Creek as you stroll along its shady shady its along stroll you as Creek Carnarvon of waters Carnarvon Gorge Carnarvon Delight in the dazzling colours reflected in the sparkling sparkling the in reflected colours dazzling the in Delight Nature Trail Nature B Take your time exploring deep into Carnarvon Gorge on foot. foot. on Gorge Carnarvon into deep exploring time your Take Welcome to Welcome Short walks Short foot on Venture Photo: © Michael O’Connor (background); © Qld Govt (Ranger) © Qld Govt (background); O’Connor © Michael Photo: Queensland National Parks Further information Longer walks F Wards Canyon Remote hiking Explore respectfully 9.2km return Pack your hiking gear and take on the remote sections of Unfortunately, some cultural sites within national parks qld.gov.au/NationalParks A The main gorge walking track Be enticed into cool and inviting Wards Canyon on a hot the Carnarvon Great Walk linking the Carnarvon Gorge have been damaged through deliberate or natural means, Criss-cross Carnarvon Creek as it winds 9.7km to the qld.gov.au/Camping day.