Byfield National Park

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Byfield National Park
Byfield National Park (Queensland)
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Coordinates: 22 ° 47 ′ 2 ″  S , 150 ° 43 ′ 54 ″  E
Location: Queensland , Australia
Specialty: Coastal landscape with sand dunes and sandy beaches
Next city: Byfield, Yeppoon
Surface: 146.45 km²
Founding: 1988
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The Byfield National Park ( English Byfield National Park ) is a national park in the southeast of the Australian state of Queensland .

location

It is 60 kilometers northeast of Rockhampton on the Capricorn Coast . A small part of the park is separated from the rest on the southern bank of Corio Bay .

Terrain forms

In the southern part of the park, huge, parabolic sand dunes dominate the picture. The oldest are already five to six kilometers inland. The northern part is occupied by the peaks of The Peaks and Mount Atherton . The park is also famous for its long beaches.

Flora and fauna

Coastal heathland is typical of this national park. But there is also light eucalyptus forest . There you can see different species of migratory birds and other birds.

Facilities

There are hiking trails in the park. All-wheel drive vehicles are allowed to drive on the beach at marked points. Camping is allowed in three places in the park.

Driveway

The national park can only be reached from Yeppoon via a 41-kilometer back road . The use of an all-wheel drive vehicle is recommended. In rainy weather this road can be impassable. The beaches can also be reached by boat from the sea.

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Australian Government - CAPAD 2010 ( MS Excel ; 170 kB), DSEWPaC , accessed on January 7, 2013 (English)
  2. ↑ Australian Government - CAPAD 1997 ( MS Excel ; 93 kB), DSEWPaC , accessed on January 7, 2013 (English)
  3. ^ Steve Parish: Australian Touring Atlas. Steve Parish Publishing, Archerfield QLD 2007, ISBN 978-1-74193-232-4 , p. 11.
  4. ↑ a b Byfield area parks and forests visitor guide. (PDF, 1.5 MB) In: Queensland Parks and Wildlife Service. February 2013, accessed March 19, 2013 .
  5. ↑ a b c d Byfield National Park . Department of Environment and Resource Management. Retrieved October 26, 2012