Taunton National Park, Nature reserve in Central Highlands Regional, Australia

Taunton National Park is a nature reserve in Queensland's central highlands, encompassing vast stretches of brigalow woodlands interspersed with eucalypt forests. The landscape supports a range of native animals adapted to the subtropical conditions found across this part of Australia.

In 1973 a fencing contractor reported a bridled nail-tail wallaby on the cattle property 'Taunton', a species presumed extinct since the 1930s. The property was bought in 1979 and made a scientific reserve for the wallaby; the adjacent 'Red Hill' property was added in 1984, and the whole area was later named Taunton National Park, declared in 1994.

The park lies within the traditional lands of the Kangoulu and Ghungalu peoples, for whom the area still holds meaning, though there are no specific cultural sites. Its name comes from the former cattle property 'Taunton', where a fencing contractor reported a bridled nail-tail wallaby in 1973. Today students and scientists conduct research there.

The site operates mainly as a research station and is not set up for regular tourism. Visitors need special permits and should contact the relevant authorities before planning a visit.

The reserve holds the last known wild population of a special wallaby species that was long considered lost forever. This discovery made it a central focus for efforts to save this species from complete disappearance.