About Finucane Island

Sand couch terraces.

Park features

Finucane Island National Park is part of the Australian mainland. It is an ‘island’ surrounded by rivers and watercourses and is only accessible by boat. The park protects 7610 hectares of the Gulf Plains, a mosaic of estuarine wetlands, salt flats with sand couch grasslands and mangroves fringing rivers and channels. The wetlands cover most of the park providing important fisheries and waterbird habitat. Seagrass surrounding the park provides habitat for dugongs.

Looking after the park

• Lighting of fires is prohibited.
• Avoid the spread of weeds and check your clothing and shoes regularly for seeds. Wrap seeds and place them in your rubbish bag.
• Leave your pets at home.
• Rubbish facilities are not provided in the park. Please take your rubbish with you.
• Everything in the park, living or dead, is protected. Please leave everything as you found it.

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

Park management

Finucane Island National Park is a remote park managed by the Queensland Parks and Wildlife Service for its conservation significance.

Tourism information links

Normanton Visitor Information Centre
www.carpentaria.qld.gov.au
Cnr Landsborough & Caroline Street, Normanton Qld 4890
Ph: (07) 4745 1065
Email: tourism@carpentaria.qld.gov.au