Mapleton Falls National Park, National park with rainforest waterfall in Queensland, Australia

Mapleton Falls National Park lies on the western side of the Blackall Range, 95 km north of Brisbane and 10 km west of Nambour. In it, Pencil Creek drops 120 m over the falls into a pool ringed by basalt columns left by volcanic activity about 25 million years ago. The small park holds subtropical rainforest and open eucalyptus forest, crossed by the 58 km Sunshine Coast Hinterland Great Walk and two shorter tracks, the 50 m Mapleton Falls Lookout Walk and the 1.3 km Wompoo Circuit Walk.

The waterfall on Pencil Creek was declared a forest reserve in 1938. In 1973 the area was reclassified as a national park. The nearby Mapleton National Park, established in 2011, lies just to the north.

The sources record no Indigenous tradition, name origin or ceremony for the falls; the documented cultural detail is the naming of the Wompoo Circuit Walk after the wompoo fruit dove, a pigeon of the subtropical rainforest that visitors may hear and see along the 1.3 km track.

The park is most accessible during dry weather, as trails can become slippery after rain. Visitors should wear sturdy footwear and prepare for moderate walks that lead to the various viewpoints.

The waterfall's plunge pool is ringed by basalt columns left by volcanic activity in the area about 25 million years ago. The park also protects subtropical rainforest and open eucalyptus forest, where wompoo fruit doves live and frogs are heard in summer.