Sundown National Park

Sundown National Park Queensland
IUCN category II (national park)
Walkers in the park
Sundown National Park
Coordinates	28°52′06″S 151°37′07″E / 28.86833°S 151.61861°E / -28.86833; 151.61861Coordinates: 28°52′06″S 151°37′07″E / 28.86833°S 151.61861°E / -28.86833; 151.61861
Established	1977
Area	160 km² (61.8 sq mi)
Managing authorities	Queensland Parks and Wildlife Service
Website	Sundown National Park
See also	Protected areas of Queensland

Sundown is a national park in Queensland, Australia, 198 km south west of Brisbane. The park contains spectacular gorge country and a number of peaks higher than 1,000 m.

Landforms

It is the source of the Severn River, which is the starting point of the Darling River. This Severn River is a separate river from the New South Wales river of the same name. The river has cut a 10 km long gorge through hard trap rock.^[1] Some of the Severn River's tributaries have carved gorges and contain waterfalls.

The area has a complex geological history. Before it was a national park the land was mined for molybdenite, arsenic, tungsten, copper, gold and tin.^[1] Disused mines are contaminated so access in these locations is restricted. Shellfish fossils can be found on the summit of Mount Donaldson which is 1,038 m above sea level. The trap rock which underlays most of the park contains granite intrusions which has caused some fracturing.

Flora and fauna

In the north of the park stringybark, yellow box, brown box and Tenterfield woollybutt are the most common trees.^[1] Along the river red river gum, river oak, tea-tree and bottlebrush are typically found. Some areas of the park were cleared for grazing and the production of wool.^[2]

At least 150 species of bird have been noted in the park, including the northernmost population of superb lyrebirds.^[2] The park is also home to the most northerly population of wombats along with nearby Girraween National Park. Tiger quolls and platypus are other species that may also be found.^[2]

Facilities

In the south east of the park at Broadwater campground there are facilities for camping. Bush camping is permitted.^[2] Camping permits and fees apply in both cases. There are a number of short and long walking tracks in the park.

Western Section

Access to the park from New South Wales is via a turn-off into Mingoola Station Road at the Mingoola School, along the Bruxner Highway.^[1] Then turn right into Glenyon Dam Road and then another right into Permanents Road, which promptly enters the park. This section is the most developed with the Broadwater Camping Area providing toilets, boil-your-own hot showers (boiler on site), short walking tracks, sheltered tables and taps with river and rain water provided at the ranger station. this section is easily accessible for 2WD and motorhomes/caravans/campertrailers under 5 meters.

References

1 2 3 4 Shilton, Peter (2005). Natural Areas of Queensland. Mount Gravatt, Queensland: Goldpress. pp. 202–205. ISBN 0-9758275-0-2. |access-date= requires |url= (help)
1 2 3 4 "About Sundown". Department of National Parks, Recreation, Sport and Racing. 5 December 2012. Retrieved 17 September 2014.

External links

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Sundown National Park - Queensland Holidays, Tourism Queensland

National Parks of Queensland

Central	Blackdown Tableland Byfield Capricorn Coast Capricornia Cays Carnarvon Castle Tower Curtis Island Deepwater Epping Forest Eurimbula Expedition Goodedulla Humboldt Isla Gorge Junee Keppel Bay Islands Kroombit Tops Littabella Mazeppa Minerva Hills Mount Archer Mount Colosseum Mount Etna Caves Mount Jim Crow Mount O'Connell Mount Walsh Nuga Nuga Palmgrove Peak Range Rundle Range Snake Range Taunton West Hill Wild Cattle Island

Darling Downs	Bendidee Bunya Mountains Crows Nest Erringibba Girraween Main Range Mount Binga Pidna Southwood Sundown The Palms Wondul Range

Far North	Alwal Annan River Barnard Island Group Barron Gorge Black Mountain Blackbraes Bulleringa Cape Melville Cedar Bay Chillagoe-Mungana Claremont Isles Clump Mountain Crater Lakes Daintree Danbulla Davies Creek Denham Group National Park Edmund Kennedy Ella Bay Endeavour River Eubenangee Swamp Family Islands Fitzroy Island Flinders Group Frankland Group Forbes Islands Forty Mile Scrub Great Basalt Wall Green Island Grey Peaks Girringun Goold Island Hann Tableland Hasties Swamp Hinchinbrook Island Hope Islands Howick Group Hull River Japoon Jardine River Kirrama Kuranda Kurrimine Beach Kutini-Payamu (Iron Range) Lakefield Lama Lama Lizard Island Ma’alpiku Island Macalister Range Malaan Maria Creek Marpa Michaelmas and Upolu Cays Millstream Falls Mitchell-Alice Rivers Moresby Range Mount Cook Mount Hypipamee Mount Lewis Mount Spurgeon Mount Webb Mount Windsor Mowbray Murray Falls, Girramay Nymph Island Oyala Thumotang Palmerston Rocks Piper Islands Possession Island Precipice Quoin Island Raine Island Rocky Islets Russell River Sandbanks Saunders Islands Sir Charles Hardy Group Staaten River Starcke Three Islands Topaz Road Tully Gorge Turtle Group Two Islands Undara Volcanic Wooroonooran Yungaburra

North	Blackwood Brook Islands Bowling Green Bay Brampton Islands Broad Sound Islands Cape Hillsborough Cape Palmerston Cape Upstart Conway Dipperu Dryander Eungella Gloucester Island Halifax Bay Wetlands Holbourne Island Homevale Lindeman Islands Magnetic Island Molle Islands Moorrinya Mount Aberdeen Mount Martin Mount Ossa Newry Islands Northumberland Islands Orpheus Island Paluma Range Pioneer Peaks Reliance Creek Repulse Island Round Top Island Smith Islands South Cumberland Islands South Island Swain Reefs Whitsunday Islands

South West	Alton Chesterton Range Culgoa Floodplain Currawinya Diamantina Hell Hole Gorge Idalia Lake Bindegolly Mariala Narkoola Thrushton Tregole

North West	Boodjamulla Camooweal Caves Porcupine Gorge White Mountains

Central West	Astrebla Downs Bladensburg Cudmore Diamantina Forest Den Goneaway Lochern Munga-Thirri Narrien Range Welford

Wide Bay-Burnett	Auburn River Beeron Beninbi Burrum Coast Cania Gorge Coalstoun Lakes Fairlies Knob Goodnight Scrub Goomboorian Great Sandy Grongah Mount Bauple Pipeclay Poona Tarong Woondum Woowoonga

Brisbane and Surrounds	Bellthorpe Blue Lake Bribie Island Burleigh Head Conondale D'Aguilar Deer Reserve Dularcha Esk Eudlo Creek Ferntree Creek Fort Lytton Freshwater Gatton Glass House Mountains Kondalilla Lamington Lockyer Mapleton Falls Mooloolah River Moogerah Peaks Moreton Island Mount Barney Mount Chinghee Mount Coolum Mount Pinbarren Nicoll Scrub Noosa Nerang Ravensbourne Sarabah Southern Moreton Bay Islands St Helena Island Springbrook Tamborine Teerk Roo Ra Tewantin Triunia Venman Bushland Wickham

Protected areas of Queensland

Darling Downs, Queensland

Cities:	Toowoomba Warwick

Townships:	Acland Allora Amiens Applethorpe Ballandean Bell Brigalow Bungunya Cambooya Cecil Plains Chinchilla Clifton Condamine Cooyar Crows Nest Dalby Dalveen Daymar Drillham Dulacca Goombungee Goondiwindi Gowrie Junction Greenmount Haden Hampton Highfields Inglewood Jandowae Jimbour Karara Kaimkillenbun Killarney Kingsthorpe Kogan Kulpi Leyburn Macalister Maclagan Maryvale Meandarra Meringandan Messines Miles Millmerran Moonie Mount Tyson Nobby Oakey Passchendaele Peranga Pittsworth Pozieres Quinalow Stanthorpe Southbrook Talwood Texas Tara The Gums Thulimbah Toobeah Wallangarra Wandoan Warra Weengallon Wyberba Wyreema Yangan Yarraman Yelarbon

Local Government Areas:	Goondiwindi Region Southern Downs Region Toowoomba Region Western Downs Region

National Parks:	Bendidee Bunya Mountains Crows Nest Erringibba Girraween Main Range Mount Binga Pidna Southwood Sundown The Palms Wondul Range

Places of Interest:	Cambanoora Gorge Canning Downs Cunninghams Gap Granite Belt Jimbour

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