About Errk Oykangand National Park (CYPAL)

Park features

The banks of the Alice River.

Photo credit: Eric Wason, Queensland Government

Please help the Uw Oykangand people and rangers protect the park.

• Everything in the park is protected. Please leave everything as you found it.
• Never feed wildlife as it can affect their health and alter the natural population balance.
• Lighting of fires is not allowed. Bring a fuel or gas stove for cooking.
• Check your clothing and shoes regularly for seeds and place in your rubbish to avoid the spread of weeds.
• Please take your rubbish with you when you leave.
• The use of firearms and chainsaws is prohibited in national parks.
• Leave your pets at home. Domestic animals are not permitted in national parks.
• Keep to formed roads and tracks.
• Do not collect souvenirs or interfere with cultural sites.

See the guidelines on caring for parks for more information about protecting our environment and heritage in parks.

Park management

Joint management at work. Darren Birchley and Keith McDonald admire their handy work.

Photo credit: Courtesy of the Kowanyama Photo Archive

Gazetted as Mitchell-Alice Rivers National Park in 1977, the park was renamed Errk Oykangand National Park (CYPAL) in October 2009.

Today, the park is jointly managed by the Errk Oykangand National Park Land Trust and the Queensland Government in accordance with an Indigenous Management Agreement and other land management arrangements. Read more about joint management of Cape York Peninsula national parks.

Tourism information links

Nature’s Powerhouse Visitor Information Centre
www.cooktownandcapeyork.com
Cooktown Botanic Gardens, Cooktown QLD 4895
ph (07) 4069 6004
email info@cooktowns.com

Kowanyama River Guest House
www.kowanyamariverhouse.com.au
Lot 9 Chapman Road, Kowanyama QLD 4892
ph 1300 183 566
email res@kowanyamariverhouse.com.au

For public camping bookings:

Kowanyama Aboriginal Land and Natural Resources Management Office
31 Chapman Road, Kowanyama QLD 4892
ph (07) 4083 7154
email admin@kowanyama.qld.gov.au

For tourism information for all regions in Queensland see Queensland Holidays.