Eurimbula National Park, Nature reserve in Gladstone Region, Australia.
Eurimbula National Park is a protected area in three separate sections on the central Queensland coast. The main section around Eurimbula Creek holds mangroves at the creek mouth, freshwater paperbark swamps, eucalypt forest and patches of littoral rainforest. The northern section takes in Rodds Peninsula and Bustard Head, while the western section is rugged inland country.
The area was first explored by Captain James Cook and botanist Joseph Banks during their initial Queensland landing in 1770. The coastal section was later designated as a protected area to preserve its diverse plant and animal life.
The park lies in the Gladstone Region near Agnes Water and the Town of 1770, and tours from the Town of 1770 regularly visit Bustard Head and its lighthouse. The Ganoonga Noonga lookout, reached by a short uphill walk inland, looks over the coast and the paperbark swamps.
The main section around Eurimbula Creek is reached from the Agnes Water road, and a 4WD is recommended. Camping is at Bustard Beach near the creek mouth; Middle Creek, further north, has a camping ground with no facilities. A short uphill walk leads to the Ganoonga Noonga lookout. Rodds Peninsula is reachable only by private boat, and the western section is extremely difficult to reach.
The park's three sections are reached in completely different ways: the main Eurimbula Creek section by 4WD from the Agnes Water road, Rodds Peninsula only by private boat, and the rugged western section on foot. Its 757 plant species and 430 animal species, 26 of them rare or endangered, span mangroves, paperbark swamps and eucalypt forest.
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