Rising high above the surrounding plains the park protects deep gorges, spectacular lookouts, scenic waterfalls and Ghungalu cultural sites.

Welcome to the traditional homeland of the Ghungalu people. They ask that you respect Blackdown Tableland National Park by learning about their culture and taking a moment to acknowledge their spiritual ancestors during your time here.

Rising abruptly above the surrounding dry plains, Blackdown Tableland protects spectacular sandstone scenery with deep gorges, springs and waterfalls. It lies at the north-east edge of the central Queensland sandstone belt.

The park supports diverse plant communities including heathlands, dry eucalypt forests and moist pockets of ferns, mosses and orchids. Being elevated, the tableland is often cooler and moister than nearby plains. Its isolation means plants and animals that are found nowhere else thrive here. These include the Blackdown stringybark, a macrozamia, red bottlebrush, the Blackdown “monster” (a type of underground cricket) and a Christmas beetle.

This is the traditional home of the Ghungalu people, who have visited Blackdown Tableland for thousands of years. The park’s cultural sites are vivid and visual reminders of their continued connection to this country.