Walk the trails of the Carnarvon Great Walk to experience a remote and beautiful landscape of towering sandstone cliffs, sweeping tablelands and shaded side-gorges.
Location
Carnarvon National Park lies within a vast, elevated section of sandstone country in central Queensland, approximately 600km northwest of Brisbane and 300km southwest of Rockhampton.
Welcome
Traditional Owners have a long and on-going relationship with the area that falls within Carnarvon National Park. The Queensland Parks and Wildlife Service (QPWS) acknowledges the connection Aboriginal people have with this cultural heritage place, and asks that you treat the country you're walking through with respect and care.
Accessible by
- 4WD
Park facilities
- No campfires
- Information centre
- Lookout
- Park office
- Picnic tables
- Telephone (pay phone)
- Toilets
- Wheelchair access (may require assistance)
- Tent camping
- Showers
- Hiking
- Walking
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![For those up to the challenge, the Carnarvon Great Walk is a fantastic way to experience the best of this park.]()
For those up to the challenge, the Carnarvon Great Walk is a fantastic way to experience the best of this park.
Photo credit: Adam Creed © Queensland Government
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![Sheer cliffs are a perfect backdrop to the Big Bend walkers' camp.]()
Sheer cliffs are a perfect backdrop to the Big Bend walkers' camp on the Great Walk.
Photo credit: © Queensland Government
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![Enjoy the remote and beautiful landscape near Gadd's walkers' camp.]()
Enjoy the remote and beautiful landscape near Gadd's walkers' camp (Great Walk).
Photo credit: © Queensland Government
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![Take in impressive views on your way to West Branch walkers' camp.]()
Take in impressive views on your way to West Branch walkers' camp (Great Walk).
Photo credit: © Queensland Government
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![Enjoy sunsets through the trees at Consuelo walkers' camp.]()
Enjoy sunsets through the trees at Consuelo camping zone (Great Walk).
Photo credit: © Queensland Government
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![Camp among the cycads and towering eucalypts at Cabbage Tree camping zone.]()
Camp among the cycads and towering eucalypts at Cabbage Tree camping zone (Great Walk).
Photo credit: © Queensland Government
Highlights and announcements
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