Lindeman Islands National Park Mackay

About Lindeman Islands

    Park features

    A series of volcanic eruptions 110 million years ago created the Whitsunday area, including islands and the mainland. Like other islands in the Whitsundays, the Lindeman group formed when a mountain range was drowned by rising sea levels. Lindeman Island was formed from the remains of molten rubble spewed from large volcanoes. Smaller islands have a resistant volcanic core; larger islands in the group are made of granite.

    Lindeman Islands National Park protects 14 islands featuring a variety of vegetation types including rainforest in sheltered pockets, open forest in drier areas, grasslands and wetlands. Frequent burning by the Ngaro Aboriginal people maintained the grasslands in the area.

    The islands and surrounding waters are protected by the Great Barrier Reef World Heritage Area.

    Looking after the park

    Be pest-free!

    Our precious Great Barrier Reef World Heritage islands are among the most pest-free islands in the world. They need your help to stay this way. Please Be pest-free! (PDF, 573.6KB) before your visit.

    Before you visit, please check that your boat, clothing, footwear and gear are free of soil, seeds, parts of plants, eggs, ants and insects (and their eggs), spiders, lizards, toads, rats and mice.

    Be sure to:

    • Unpack your camping gear and equipment and check it carefully as pests love to hide in stored camping gear.
    • Clean soil from footwear and gear as invisible killers such as viruses, bacteria and fungi are carried in soil.
    • Check for seeds in pockets, cuffs and hook and loop fastening strips, such as Velcro.

    While you are on the islands, remove soil, weeds, seeds and pests from your boat, gear and clothes before moving to a new site. Wrap seeds and plant material, and place them in your rubbish.

    Everyone in Queensland has a General Biosecurity Obligation to minimise the biosecurity risk posed by their activities. This includes the risk of introducing and spreading weeds and pests to island national parks.

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

    Please also read Looking after national parks of the Whitsundays.

    Park management

    Read about Managing national parks of the Whitsundays.

    Tourism information links

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