Park alerts
COVID-19 impacts - QLD national parks, state forests and recreation areas.
Check the latest information and updates.
Last updated: 3 April 2020
Before you leave home check the park alerts below for the latest information on access, closures and conditions.
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- Around Brisbane
- Around Townsville
- Cape York Peninsula
- Central Coast
- Central Highlands
- Mackay/Proserpine
- North Queensland
- Outback Queensland
- Sunshine Coast
- West of Brisbane
Around Brisbane
- Bribie Island National Park and Recreation Area (view park page)
- Camping closures
- Bribie Island Recreation Area Visitor Facilities - What is open and what is closed?
- Bunyaville Conservation Park (view park page)
- Planned upgrades to underground sewer lines
- D'Aguilar National Park (view park page)
- Camping closures
- Walkabout Creek Discovery Centre closure
- Road closures Mt Mee section of D'Aguilar National Park
- Bellbird Grove day-use area temporarily closed due to facility upgrades
- Westside track closed between the Western Window and Lawton Road
- Maiala day use area Partial re-opening
- Daisy Hill Conservation Park (view park page)
- Daisy Hill Conservation Park Visitor Facilities - What is open and what is closed?
- David Fleay Wildlife Park (view park page)
- David Fleay Wildlife Park closure
- Tallebudgera Creek Conservation Park closed for through walks
- Fort Lytton National Park (view park page)
- Temporary suspension of public events and activities at Fort Lytton National Park
- Gold Coast Hinterland Great Walk (view park page)
- Springbrook National Park Visitor Facilities - what is open and what is closed?
- Camping closures
- Binna Burra section closed due to wildfire
- Lamington National Park (view park page)
- Camping closures
- Binna Burra section closed due to wildfire
- Minjerribah Recreation Area (view park page)
- Camping closures
- North Stradbroke Island (Minjerribah) COVID-19 Restriction
- Moreton Bay Marine Park (view park page)
- Camping closures
- Moreton Island National Park and Recreation Area (view park page)
- Camping closures
- Nerang National Park (view park page)
- Storm damage to shared and mountain-bike trails
- Springbrook National Park (view park page)
- Springbrook National Park Visitor Facilities - what is open and what is closed?
- Camping closures
- Tallebudgera Creek and David Fleay conservation parks (view park page)
- Tallebudgera Creek Conservation Park closed for through walks
- Tamborine National Park (view park page)
- Tamborine National Park Visitor Facilities - What is open and what is closed?
- Teerk Roo Ra National Park (view park page)
- Camping closures
- Venman Bushland National Park (view park page)
- All BBQs in Venman Bushland National Park closed until further notice
Around Townsville
- Barnard Island Group National Park (view park page)
- Camping closures
- Blencoe Falls, Girringun National Park (view park page)
- Camping closures
- Bowling Green Bay National Park (view park page)
- Camping closures
- Broadwater, Abergowrie State Forest (view park page)
- Camping closures
- Wet season safety information: significant stream rises at Broadwater, Abergowrie State Forest
- Cardwell State Forest (view park page)
- Wet season safety information - significant stream rises: Cardwell Forest Drive and Five Mile day-use area
- Wet season safety information - road conditions: Cardwell Forest Drive, Cardwell State Forest
- Dalrymple National Park (view park page)
- Camping closures
- Family Islands National Park (view park page)
- Camping closures
- Girramay National Park (view park page)
- Camping closures
- Temporary closure: Murray Falls camping and day-use area, Girramay National Park
- Girringun National Park (view park page)
- Camping closures
- Wet season safety information: significant stream rises at Stony Creek swimming hole, Wallaman Falls, Girringun National Park
- Wet season closure: Wet Tropics Great Walk, Girringun National Park
- Goold Island National Park (view park page)
- Camping closures
- Hinchinbrook Island National Park (view park page)
- Camping closures
- Jourama Falls, Paluma Range National Park (view park page)
- Camping closures
- Juwun and Jambal walks, Wet Tropics Great Walk (view park page)
- Camping closures
- Wet season closure: Wet Tropics Great Walk, Girringun National Park
- Mount Spec, Paluma Range National Park (view park page)
- Camping closures
- Murray Falls, Girramay National Park (view park page)
- Camping closures
- Temporary closure: Murray Falls camping and day-use area, Girramay National Park
- Orpheus Island National Park (view park page)
- Camping closures
- Paluma Range National Park (view park page)
- Camping closures
- Porcupine Gorge National Park (view park page)
- Camping closures
- Thorsborne Trail, Hinchinbrook Island National Park (view park page)
- Camping closures
- Wallaman Falls Section, Wet Tropics Great Walk (view park page)
- Camping closures
- Wet season closure: Wet Tropics Great Walk, Girringun National Park
- Wallaman Falls, Girringun National Park (view park page)
- Camping closures
- Wet season safety information: significant stream rises at Stony Creek swimming hole, Wallaman Falls, Girringun National Park
- Wet Tropics Great Walk (view park page)
- Camping closures
- Wet season closure: Wet Tropics Great Walk, Girringun National Park
- White Mountains National Park (view park page)
- Camping closures
Cape York Peninsula
- Cape Melville National Park (CYPAL) (view park page)
- Camping closures
- Wet season closure: Cape Melville National Park (CYPAL)
- Cape York Peninsula parks (view park page)
- Camping closures
- Park alerts for Cape York Peninsula parks are published on individual park pages
- Errk Oykangand National Park (CYPAL) (view park page)
- Wet season closure: Errk Oykangand National Park (CYPAL)
- Flinders Group National Park (CYPAL) (view park page)
- Camping closures
- Jardine River National Park, Heathlands Resources Reserve and Jardine River Resources Reserve (view park page)
- Camping closures
- Kutini-Payamu (Iron Range) National Park (CYPAL) (view park page)
- Camping closures
- Lizard Island National Park (view park page)
- Camping closures
- Oyala Thumotang National Park (CYPAL) (view park page)
- Camping closures
- Wet season closure: Oyala Thumotang National Park (CYPAL)
- Rinyirru (Lakefield) National Park (CYPAL) (view park page)
- Camping closures
- Wet season closure: Rinyirru (Lakefield) National Park (CYPAL)
- Three Islands Group National Park (view park page)
- Camping closures
- Turtle Group National Park (view park page)
- Camping closures
- Wuthara Island National Park (CYPAL) (view park page)
- Camping closures
Central Coast
- Broad Sound Islands National Park (view park page)
- Camping closures
- Bulburin National Park (view park page)
- Camping closures
- Park closure due to wildfire damage
- Byfield National Park, Conservation Park and State Forest (view park page)
- Camping closures
- Capricornia Cays National Park (view park page)
- Full and partial campground closures, North West Island from 1 June - 17 October 2020
- Camping closures
- Shark incident North West Island, Capricornia Cays National Park
- Castle Tower National Park (view park page)
- Camping closures
- Charon Point Regional Park (view park page)
- Camping closures
- Curtis Island National Park and Conservation Park (view park page)
- Camping closures
- Shark incident North West Island, Capricornia Cays National Park
- Deepwater National Park (view park page)
- Camping closures
- Eurimbula National Park (view park page)
- Camping closures
- Goodedulla National Park (view park page)
- Camping closures
- Kalpowar State Forest (view park page)
- Camping closures
- Keppel Bay Islands National Park and Keppel Bay Islands National Park (Scientific) (view park page)
- Camping closures
- Shark incident North West Island, Capricornia Cays National Park
- Kroombit Tops National Park (view park page)
- Camping closures
- Mon Repos Conservation Park (view park page)
- Mon Repos Turtle Centre closure
- Mouth of Baffle Creek Conservation Park (view park page)
- Camping closures
- Shoalwater Bay Regional Park (view park page)
- Camping closures
- Wild Cattle Island National Park (view park page)
- Camping closures
Central Highlands
- Blackdown Tableland National Park (view park page)
- Camping closures
- Smoke advice - planned burning at Blackdown Tableland National Park
- Carnarvon Gorge, Carnarvon National Park (view park page)
- Camping closures
- Carnarvon Great Walk (view park page)
- Camping closures
- Isla Gorge National Park (view park page)
- Camping closures
- Ka Ka Mundi, Carnarvon National Park (view park page)
- Camping closures
- Mazeppa National Park (view park page)
- Camping closures
- Mount Moffatt, Carnarvon National Park (view park page)
- Camping closures
- Nuga Nuga National Park (view park page)
- Camping closures
- Salvator Rosa, Carnarvon National Park (view park page)
- Camping closures
- Salvator Rosa section, Carnarvon National Park CLOSED due to recent flooding.
Mackay/Proserpine
- Cape Hillsborough National Park (view park page)
- Camping closures
- Sunrise Wallaby Experience temporarily closed
- Cape Palmerston National Park (view park page)
- Camping closures
- Cape Upstart National Park (view park page)
- Camping closures
- Cathu State Forest (view park page)
- Camping closures
- Conway National Park (view park page)
- Camping closures
- Annual planned burn Mt Roper Section Conway National Park and Conway Conservation Park
- Conway circuit (view park page)
- Camping closures
- Crediton State Forest (view park page)
- Camping closures
- Dryander National Park (view park page)
- Camping closures
- Eungella National Park (view park page)
- Camping closures
- Gloucester Islands National Park (view park page)
- Camping closures
- Homevale National Park (view park page)
- Camping closures
- Lindeman Islands National Park (view park page)
- Camping closures
- Mackay Highlands Great Walk (view park page)
- Camping closures
- Mackay Islands National Parks (view park page)
- Camping closures
- Mia Mia State Forest (view park page)
- Camping closures
- Molle Islands National Park (view park page)
- Camping closures
- Newry Islands National Park (view park page)
- Camping closures
- Repulse Islands National Park (view park page)
- Camping closures
- Smith Islands National Park (view park page)
- Camping closures
- South Cumberland Islands National Park (view park page)
- Camping closures
- Whitsunday Islands National Park (view park page)
- Camping closures
- The Whitsunday Craig Trail construction works
- Whitsunday Ngaro Sea Trail (view park page)
- Camping closures
- The Whitsunday Craig Trail construction works
- Whitsunday national park islands (view park page)
- Camping closures
- The Whitsunday Craig Trail construction works
North Queensland
- Atherton and Evelyn tablelands parks and forests (view park page)
- Camping closures
- Temporary visitor centre closure: Lake Eacham nursery, Crater Lakes National Park
- Barron Gorge National Park (view park page)
- Temporary closure: Barron Gorge boardwalk, Barron Gorge National Park
- Bartle Frere trail, Wooroonooran National Park (view park page)
- Camping closures
- Blackbraes National Park (view park page)
- Camping closures
- Canyon Resources Reserve (view park page)
- Camping closures
- Cape Tribulation, Daintree National Park (view park page)
- Camping closures
- Chillagoe-Mungana Caves National Park (view park page)
- Temporary closure: Chillagoe Hub visitor centre and Ranger-guided cave tours, Chillagoe-Mungana Caves National Park
- Cooktown area parks (view park page)
- Camping closures
- Crater Lakes National Park (view park page)
- Temporary closure of toilet for maintenance: Lake Barrine, Crater Lakes National Park
- Temporary visitor centre closure: Lake Eacham nursery, Crater Lakes National Park
- Daintree National Park (view park page)
- Camping closures
- Daintree National Park Visitor Facilities - What is open and what is closed?
- Danbulla National Park and State Forest (view park page)
- Camping closures
- Danbulla National Park and State Forest Visitor Facilities - What is closed?
- Temporary road closures due to wet conditions: Danbulla National Park
- Davies Creek National Park and Dinden National Park (view park page)
- Camping closures
- Frankland Group National Park (view park page)
- Camping closures
- Goldfield trail, Wooroonooran National Park (view park page)
- Camping closures
- Goldsborough Valley, Wooroonooran National Park (view park page)
- Camping closures
- Temporary closure: Kearneys Falls walking track, Goldsborough Valley, Wooroonooran National Park
- Halifax Bay Wetlands National Park (view park page)
- Camping closures
- Herberton Range National Park, Herberton Range Conservation Park, Herberton Range State Forest and Baldy Mountain Forest Reserve (view park page)
- Camping closures
- Hope Islands National Park (view park page)
- Camping closures
- Keatings Lagoon Conservation Park (view park page)
- Wet season closure: Keatings Lagoon Conservation Park
- Koombooloomba National Park and Conservation Park (view park page)
- Camping closures
- Lake Barrine, Crater Lakes National Park (view park page)
- Temporary closure of toilet for maintenance: Lake Barrine, Crater Lakes National Park
- Lake Eacham, Crater Lakes National Park (view park page)
- Temporary visitor centre closure: Lake Eacham nursery, Crater Lakes National Park
- Mangkalba (Cedar Bay), Ngalba Bulal National Park (view park page)
- Camping closures
- Misty Mountains wilderness tracks (view park page)
- Camping closures
- Temporary closure of Cochable Creek day-use area access road: Tully Gorge National Park
- Mossman Gorge, Daintree National Park (view park page)
- Daintree National Park Visitor Facilities - What is open and what is closed?
- Mount Lewis National Park (view park page)
- Temporary closure: Mount Lewis Road, Mount Lewis National Park
- Palmer Goldfield Resources Reserve (view park page)
- Camping closures
- Palmerston (Doongan), Wooroonooran National Park (view park page)
- Camping closures
- Princess Hills, Girringun National Park (view park page)
- Camping closures
- Rungulla National Park (view park page)
- Camping closures
- Russell River National Park (view park page)
- Camping closures
- Snapper Island, Hope Islands National Park (view park page)
- Camping closures
- Speewah Conservation Park (view park page)
- Camping closures
- Tully Gorge National Park (view park page)
- Camping closures
- Temporary closure of Cochable Creek day-use area access road: Tully Gorge National Park
- Tully section, Tully Gorge National Park (view park page)
- Camping closures
- Undara Volcanic National Park (view park page)
- Temporary cancellation: guided lava tube tours, Undara Volcanic National Park
- Wairuna, Girringun National Park (view park page)
- Camping closures
- Wooroonooran National Park (view park page)
- Camping closures
- Temporary closure: Kearneys Falls walking track, Goldsborough Valley, Wooroonooran National Park
Outback Queensland
- Bladensburg National Park (view park page)
- Camping closures
- Boodjamulla (Lawn Hill) National Park (view park page)
- Camping closures
- Boodjamulla (Lawn Hill) National Park temporarily closed
- Culgoa Floodplain National Park (view park page)
- Camping closures
- Currawinya National Park (view park page)
- Camping closures
- Currawinya National Park closed due to wet conditions and flood damage
- Flood damage - Currawinya National Park
- Diamantina National Park (view park page)
- Camping closures
- Diamantina National Park temporarily closed
- Expedition National Park (view park page)
- Camping closures
- Forest Den National Park (view park page)
- Camping closures
- Hell Hole Gorge National Park (view park page)
- Camping closures
- Idalia National Park (view park page)
- Camping closures
- Lake Murphy Conservation Park (view park page)
- Camping closures
- Lawn Hill Gorge, Boodjamulla (Lawn Hill) National Park (view park page)
- Camping closures
- Lochern National Park (view park page)
- Camping closures
- Mariala National Park (view park page)
- Camping closures
- Moorrinya National Park (view park page)
- Camping closures
- Munga-Thirri National Park (view park page)
- Camping closures
- Munga-Thirri National Park temporarily closed
- Parks of Central West Queensland (view park page)
- Camping closures
- Riversleigh World Heritage Site, Boodjamulla (Lawn Hill) National Park (view park page)
- Camping closures
- Thrushton National Park (view park page)
- Camping closures
- Welford National Park (view park page)
- Camping closures
Sunshine Coast
- Amamoor State Forest and National Park (view park page)
- Camping closures
- Auburn River National Park (view park page)
- Camping closures
- Beerburrum and Beerwah State Forests (view park page)
- Camping closures
- Beerburrum and Beerwah State Forests Visitor Facilities - What is open and what is closed?
- Brooyar State Forest (view park page)
- Camping closures
- Burrum Coast National Park (view park page)
- Camping closures
- Conondale National Park (view park page)
- Camping closures
- Conondale Range Great Walk (view park page)
- Camping closures
- Cooloola Great Walk (view park page)
- Camping closures
- Cooloola Recreation Area Visitor Facilities - What is open and what is closed?
- Cooloola Recreation Area, Great Sandy National Park (view park page)
- Camping closures
- Cooloola Recreation Area Visitor Facilities - What is open and what is closed?
- Dump Ezy Construction - Noosa North Shore
- Cordalba State Forest (view park page)
- Camping closures
- Ex-HMAS Brisbane Conservation Park (view park page)
- Ex-HMAS Brisbane Conservation Park
- Glass House Mountains National Park (view park page)
- Beerburrum and Beerwah State Forests Visitor Facilities - What is open and what is closed?
- Great Sandy Marine Park (view park page)
- Camping closures
- Ex HMAS Tobruk closed, Great Sandy Marine Park
- Imbil State Forest (view park page)
- Camping closures
- Heavy vehicle detour on Sunday Creek Road.
- Inskip Peninsula Recreation Area (view park page)
- Camping closures
- Jimna State Forest (view park page)
- Camping closures
- K'gari (Fraser Island) Great Walk (view park page)
- Camping closures
- K'gari (Fraser Island) COVID-19 Restrictions
- Marine stingers - 01 November to 31 May
- K'gari (Fraser Island), Great Sandy National Park (view park page)
- Camping closures
- K'gari (Fraser Island) COVID-19 Restrictions
- Ngkala Rocks impassable, Zone 9 (Diray and Carree) CLOSED
- Waddy Point walking tracks (beachfront to main campground) - Temporarily Closed
- Lake Garawongera Scenic Drive CLOSED
- Marine stingers - 01 November to 31 May
- Kondalilla National Park (view park page)
- Kondalilla National Park Visitor Facilities - What is closed?
- Mapleton Falls National Park (view park page)
- Mapleton Falls National Park Visitor Facilities - What is open and what is closed?
- Mapleton National Park (view park page)
- Camping closures
- Mount Coolum National Park (view park page)
- Mount Coolum National Park Visitor Facilities - What is open and what is closed?
- Mount Walsh National Park (view park page)
- Camping closures
- Mouth of Kolan River Conservation Park (view park page)
- Camping closures
- Noosa National Park (view park page)
- Noosa National Park Visitor Facilities - What is open and what is closed?
- Noosa National Park planned burns
- Sunshine Coast Hinterland Great Walk (view park page)
- Camping closures
- Tolderodden Conservation Park (view park page)
- Camping closures
- Tuan State Forest (view park page)
- Camping closures
- Woody Island (Tooliewah) and Little Woody Island (Walangoora), Great Sandy National Park (view park page)
- Camping closures
West of Brisbane
- Barakula State Forest (view park page)
- Camping closures
- Benarkin State Forest (view park page)
- Camping closures
- Bunya Mountains National Park (view park page)
- Camping closures
- Partial Closure, Scenic Circuit Walking Track - Bunya Mountains National Park
- Walking track closure
- Crows Nest National Park (view park page)
- Camping closures
- Crows Nest National Park Visitor Facilities - What is closed?
- Girraween National Park (view park page)
- Camping closures
- Glen Rock State Forest (view park page)
- Camping closures
- Lake Broadwater Conservation Park (view park page)
- Camping closures
- Main Range National Park (view park page)
- Camping closures
- Main Range National Park Visitor Facilities - What is open and what is closed?
- Crest toilet closed for repair
- Temporary walking track closures
- Road closure due to wet weather
- Moogerah Peaks National Park (view park page)
- Camping closures
- Main public access into Mt Edwards section of Moogerah Peaks National Park is closed
- All BBQs at the Mount French section of Moogerah Peaks National Park closed until further notice
- Mount Barney National Park (view park page)
- Camping closures
- Mount Barney National Park partially closed
- Sundown National Park (view park page)
- Camping closures