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Park is closed
The park is home to endangered species such as Alwal (golden-shouldered parrot).
Location
Located on Cape York Peninsula, the park is approximately 200km south of Coen and 320km north-west of Cooktown.
Welcome
Olkola National Park (Cape York Peninsula Aboriginal Land) (CYPAL) is a living, cultural landscape which is of great importance to the Olkola People. For thousands of years the Olkola People have been custodians for over one million hectares of land on Cape York Peninsula.
Olkola National Park (CYPAL) is jointly managed by the Olkola Aboriginal Corporation and the Queensland Government in accordance with an Indigenous Management Agreement. Read more about joint management of Cape York Peninsula national parks.
Accessible by
- 4WD
Park facilities
- No campfires
- Indigenous culture
- Information shelter
- No rubbish bins
- Parking area
- No camping
- Fishing prohibited
- Swimming prohibited
- Walking
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![Eight Mile Creek in flood.]()
Eight Mile Creek in flood.
Photo credit: Chayne Struckel © Queensland Government
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![Termite mounds.]()
Termite mounds.
Photo credit: © Francis Malcolm
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![Water lily.]()
Water lily.
Photo credit: © Francis Malcolm
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![Bench seat on the Nukakurra Lagoon walking track.]()
Sit down and take a break along the Nukakurra Lagoon walking track.
Photo credit: © Queensland Government
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![Water monitor.]()
Water monitor.
Photo credit: © Beth McGrath
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![Spoonbill and egret.]()
Spoonbill and egret.
Photo credit: © Francis Malcolm
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![Spoonbills and radjah shelducks at a drying lagoon.]()
Spoonbills and radjah shelducks at a drying lagoon.
Photo credit: © Francis Malcolm
- Wet season closure: Olkola National Park (CYPAL) 1 November 2024 to 30 June 2025