Russell River National Park

Russell River National Park
Map showing the location of Russell River National Park
Map showing the location of Russell River National Park
Russell River National Park
LocationQueensland
Nearest cityInnisfail
Coordinates17°13′29″S 145°56′20″E / 17.22472°S 145.93889°E / -17.22472; 145.93889
Area41 km2 (16 sq mi)
Established1969
Governing bodyQueensland Parks and Wildlife Service
WebsiteOfficial website

Russell River is a national park in North Queensland, Australia, 1352 km northwest of Brisbane. The park protects a coastal strip between the sea and the Russell River.[1] It is part of the Coastal Wet Tropics Important Bird Area, identified as such by BirdLife International because of its importance for the conservation of lowland tropical rainforest birds.[2]

Camping is allowed with a camping permit, but the park itself has no visitor facilities.

See also

References

  1. ^ "About | Russell River National Park". Parks and forests | Department of Environment and Science, Queensland. 9 October 2006. Retrieved 6 July 2022.
  2. ^ BirdLife International. (2011). Important Bird Areas factsheet: Coastal Wet Tropics. Downloaded from http://www.birdlife.org on 2011-12-16.