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This ruggedly scenic park includes rainforest, eucalypt forest, beaches, rocky headlands covered in hoop pines, and volcanic rock formations. Visitors can camp and bushwalk. A marine park adjoins.
Location
50km north-west of Mackay on the Central Queensland coast, approximately 1025km north of Brisbane
Park facilities
- Campfires allowed (conditions apply)
- Lookout
- No rubbish bins
- Toilets
- Wheelchair access (may require assistance)
- Tent camping
- Caravan camping
- Camper trailer camping
- Fishing
- Walking
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![Enjoy beautiful sandy beaches at Cape Hillsborough National Park.]()
Enjoy beautiful sandy beaches at Cape Hillsborough National Park.
Photo credit: © Mike Griinke
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![Be on the lookout for all sorts of wildlife.]()
Be on the lookout for all sorts of wildlife.
Photo credit: Maxime Coquard © Tourism and Events Queensland
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![Cape Hillsborough National Park is a birdwatcher's delight, with species such as red-tailed black-cockatoos to capture in your binoculars.]()
Cape Hillsborough National Park is a birdwatcher's delight, with species such as red-tailed black-cockatoos to capture in your binoculars.
Photo credit: © Mike Griinke
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![Leave footprints along the fine sandy beaches of Cape Hillsborough National Park.]()
Leave footprints along the fine sandy beaches of Cape Hillsborough National Park.
Photo credit: John Atkinson © Queensland Government
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![Wildflowers provide splashes of colour along walking tracks through the park.]()
Wildflowers provide splashes of colour along walking tracks through the park.
Photo credit: John Atkinson © Queensland Government
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![Enjoy stunning views from lookouts along the Andrews Point track.]()
Enjoy stunning views from lookouts along the Andrews Point track.
Photo credit: John Atkinson © Queensland Government
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![Learn how the Yuibera Aboriginal people thrived here from signs along The Diversity boardwalk and Yuibera plant trail.]()
Learn how the Yuibera Aboriginal people thrived here from signs along The Diversity boardwalk and Yuibera plant trail.
Photo credit: Querida Hutchinson © Queensland Government
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![Shaded camp sites just behind the beach await you at Smalleys Beach camping area.]()
Shaded camp sites just behind the beach await you at Smalleys Beach camping area.
Photo credit: John Atkinson © Queensland Government
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![Enjoy a BBQ in the shady Cape Hillsborough day-use area.]()
Enjoy a BBQ in the shady Cape Hillsborough day-use area.
Photo credit: John Atkinson © Queensland Government
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![Get up early and have breakfast on the beach with the wallabies.]()
Get up early and have breakfast on the beach with the wallabies.
Photo credit: Maxime Coquard © Tourism and Events Queensland
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![Don’t leave Cape Hillsborough National Park without a photo of the cute agile wallabies.]()
Don’t leave Cape Hillsborough National Park without a photo of the cute agile wallabies.
Photo credit: Maxime Coquard © Tourism and Events Queensland
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![Meander through different plant communities along The Diversity boardwalk.]()
Meander through different plant communities along The Diversity boardwalk.
Photo credit: John Atkinson © Queensland Government
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![Meet friendly agile wallabies on the beaches at Cape Hillsborough National Park.]()
Meet friendly agile wallabies on the beaches at Cape Hillsborough National Park.
Photo credit: Maxime Coquard © Tourism and Events Queensland
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![Camp at Smalleys Beach camping area and get up early to enjoy scenic sunrises.]()
Camp at Smalleys Beach camping area and get up early to enjoy scenic sunrises.
Photo credit: © Tourism and Events Queensland
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![Camp at Smalleys Beach camping area and enjoy this beautiful beach.]()
Camp at Smalleys Beach camping area and enjoy this beautiful beach.
Photo credit: © Karen Curtis
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![This ruggedly scenic park features rainforest, beaches and rocky headlands.]()
This ruggedly scenic park features rainforest, beaches and rocky headlands.
Photo credit: © Mike Griinke
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![Relax in large, shady camp sites just behind the beach at Smalleys Beach camping area.]()
Relax in large, shady camp sites just behind the beach at Smalleys Beach camping area.
Photo credit: John Atkinson © Queensland Government
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![Enjoy sweeping coastal views from the Andrews Point track.]()
Enjoy sweeping coastal views from the Andrews Point track.
Photo credit: John Atkinson © Queensland Government
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![At low tide, enjoy a stroll along the beach at Beachcomber Cove.]()
At low tide, enjoy a stroll along the beach at Beachcomber Cove.
Photo credit: © Chris Whitelaw
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![Marvel at the diversity of plant communities along The Diversity boardwalk.]()
Marvel at the diversity of plant communities along The Diversity boardwalk.
Photo credit: John Atkinson © Queensland Government
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![Learn about the Yuibera Aboriginal people's traditional use of plants on the coastal Yuibera plant trail.]()
Learn about the Yuibera Aboriginal people's traditional use of plants on the coastal Yuibera plant trail.
Photo credit: John Atkinson © Queensland Government
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![Cape Hillsborough day-use area is a shaded picnic spot fringed by sandy beach.]()
Cape Hillsborough day-use area is a shaded picnic spot fringed by sandy beach.
Photo credit: John Atkinson © Queensland Government
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