Conway National Park
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]
| Conway National Park Queensland | |
|---|---|
  Conway National Park | |
| Nearest town or city | Proserpine |
| Coordinates | 20°15′48″S 148°45′54″E |
| Established | 1938 |
| Area | 225 km2 (86.9 sq mi) |
| Managing authorities | Queensland Parks and Wildlife Service |
| Website | Conway National Park |
| See also | Protected areas of Queensland |
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]
The average elevation of the terrain is 44 meters.[2]
Flora and Fauna
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]
See also
References
- "About Conway". Department of National Parks, Recreation, Sport and Racing. 3 August 2012. Retrieved 8 March 2014.
- "Conway National Park topographic map, elevation, relief". topographic-map.com. Retrieved 3 March 2022.
- Science, jurisdiction=Queensland; sector=government; corporateName=Department of Environment and (21 October 2009). "About | Conway National Park". Parks and forests | Department of Environment and Science, Queensland. Retrieved 2 March 2022.
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