Overlooking the scenic Whitsunday Islands, Dryander National Park is a large coastal park north of Proserpine. It provides important habitat for the endangered Proserpine rock wallaby. Fringing reefs just offshore are protected in marine parks.

Dominated by mountainous terrain Dryander National Park encompasses approximately 55km of coastline including six headlands and Mount Dryander (790m above sea level). The bulky hills of the national park are the remains volcanic activity over the last of 300 million years. Evidence of the Airlie Volcanic can be seen along the coastline.

A landscape of steep ridges and bulky granite formations provides an important watershed for seasonal flowing streams, creeks and rivers which form an integral part of the reef catchment. Typically supporting vine thickets, an endemic rainforest tree Ristantia waterhousei is found in the park. Part of an old growth forest of restricted distribution, this rainforest tree can grow to 45m tall and occurs in clumps on Dryander’s lofty mountaintops. The park contains 52 species of plants which are nationally, state or locally significant— Dryander is known as a ‘Gondwana’ refuge for plants.

The park provides important habitat for the endangered Proserpine rock-wallaby, and other vulnerable species. Populations of ghost bats, coastal sheath-tail bats and water mouse find refuge here, as other areas become increasing fragmented by urban encroachment.

Dryander’s deeply incised coastline shelters beds of sea grass and provides critical habitat for a number of significant marine mammals- dugong, humpback whales and marine turtles.

The Gia and Ngaro people have a strong connection to Dryander and ask that you respect and help care for this land and sea country.