Mossman Gorge day-use area
Arrive at this busy day-use area by shuttle bus, ready to relax with a picnic and explore the walks in Mossman Gorge.
Accessible by
- Conventional vehicle
Attraction facilities
- Picnic tables (some sheltered)
- Toilets (flush)
- Wheelchair access (may require assistance)
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Mossman Gorge day-use area has toilets and picnic tables. Photo credit: © Queensland Government
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At Mossman Gorge, from the day-use area you can access walks along the scenic Mossman River. Photo credit: Maxime Coquard © Queensland Government
The Mossman Gorge day-use area is usually very busy from 8am to 5.45pm, when the Mossman Gorge Centre’s shuttle buses are running.
Set off to explore one of several walking tracks through Mossman Gorge with its lush rainforest featuring strangler-figs and epiphytes, then relax with a picnic in the shady day-use area or find a spot beside the river.
This park is part of the Wet Tropics World Heritage Area, famed for its exceptional natural beauty, outstanding examples of the record of life, evolutionary history and remarkable diversity.
Getting there and getting around
The Mossman Gorge day-use area is in the Mossman Gorge section of Daintree National Park (CYPAL), about 80km north of Cairns.
- The day-use area is near the shuttle bus stop and car park in Mossman Gorge.
Wheelchair access
The day-use area, shuttle bus, toilets and the rainforest boardwalk Baral Marrjanga, which leads from the car park to the Mossman River lookout, are all wheelchair accessible.
Before you visit
Opening hours
Mossman Gorge day-use area is open 24 hours a day
Check park alerts for the latest information on access, closures and conditions.
Visiting safely
For more safety information see Visiting Daintree safely.
- Visitor facilities update: Jindalba, Cape Tribulation section, Daintree National Park (CYPAL) 1 July to 30 December 2024
- Temporary walking track closure: Mount Sorrow ridge trail, Cape Tribulation, Daintree National Park (CYPAL) 23 May to 30 July 2024
- Temporary walking track closure: Manjal Jimalji (Devils Thumb) walking track, Daintree National Park 11 January to 31 July 2024
- Maintenance works: Dubuji car park, Cape Tribulation section, Daintree National Park 8–9 July 2024
- Temporary partial track closure: Lower river walking track, Mossman Gorge, Daintree National Park (CYPAL) 31 December 2023 to 31 July 2024