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Conway National Park

Coordinates: 20°15′48″S 148°45′54″E / 20.26333°S 148.76500°E / -20.26333; 148.76500
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Conway National Park
Queensland
Coral Beach, Conway National Park
Conway National Park is located in Queensland
Conway National Park
Conway National Park
Nearest town or cityProserpine
Coordinates20°15′48″S 148°45′54″E / 20.26333°S 148.76500°E / -20.26333; 148.76500
Established1938
Area225 km2 (86.9 sq mi)
Managing authoritiesQueensland Parks and Wildlife Service
WebsiteConway National Park
See alsoProtected areas of Queensland

Conway is a national park in Queensland, Australia, 911 km northwest of Brisbane. The park's main feature is the Conway Peninsula which is covered by the largest area of lowland tropical rainforest in Queensland outside Tropical North Queensland.[1]

The average elevation of the terrain is 44 metres.[2]

Flora and Fauna

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Saltmarsh and dry vine forest, Conway National Park, Mt Rooper

Among the plant species in the park are dry vine thicket, mangroves, open forests with a grasstree understorey, paperbark and pandanus woodlands and others. Park is also home to two mound-building birds, the australian brush-turkey and the orange-footed scrubfowl.[3]

Public access

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Walk-in bush camping is permitted however there are no established camp sites.[1] There are a number of walking tracks graded from easy to moderate.[1]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b c "About Conway". Department of National Parks, Recreation, Sport and Racing. 3 August 2012. Archived from the original on 3 September 2016. Retrieved 8 March 2014.
  2. ^ "Conway National Park topographic map, elevation, relief". topographic-map.com. Retrieved 3 March 2022.
  3. ^ "About | Conway National Park". Parks and forests. Queensland Government. 21 October 2009. Retrieved 28 August 2023.