Visitor facilities update and wet season closures: Misty Mountains and Palmerston (Doongan) Section, Wooroonooran National Park
Closure status: A facility or feature within the park is closed
- Category:
- Park or facility closure
- Applies:
- 19 December 2023 to 27 June 2025
- Published:
- 19 December 2023 9:59am
- Updated:
- 20 May 2025 1:57pm
- ID:
- 23585
This alert applies to the following parks:
- Palmerston (Doongan), Wooroonooran National ParkTropical North Queensland
- Tully Gorge National ParkTropical North Queensland
- Wooroonooran National ParkTropical North Queensland
- Misty Mountains wilderness tracksTropical North Queensland
Please see below update on the status of visitor facilities within the Misty Mountains road and track network in Wooroonooran National Park:
Misty Mountains roads, walking tracks and camping areas that are open:
- K-Tree Road
- Cardwell Range track including access to Cannabullen Falls and Majors Mountain
- Koolmoon Creek track network (except section of track from Walters Waterhole camping area to Elizabeth Grant Falls)
- Cannabullen Creek track between Hinson Creek trailhead and Hinson Creek camping area
- Hinson Creek camping area (accessible via Sutties Gap Road)
- Walters Waterhole camping area
- Koolmoon Creek camping area
- South Johnstone camping area.
Misty Mountains roads, walking tracks and camping areas that are closed for the wet season (anticipated to reopen Saturday 28 June 2025):
- Maple Creek Road
- Gorrell track
- Downey Creek camping area.
Walking tracks and camping areas that are currently closed due to access issues:
- Carter Creek camping area
- Cannabullen Creek camping area
- Cochable Creek camping area
- Cannabullen Creek track between Hinson Creek camping area and Cochable Creek camping area.
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