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Girraween,
‘meaning place of
flowers’, is a park
of massive granite
outcrops, balancing
boulders, clear streams
and tumbling cascades.
Spectacular wildflower
displays are a feature
in spring.
High
on the northern end of
the New England
Tableland, the 11 700ha
park has an average
elevation of 900m and is
cold in winter, hot in
summer. Not far from the
Queensland-New South
Wales border, it has
more in common with
cooler southern climes
than with most of the
Sunshine State.
The
park’s eucalypt
forests and heathlands
support diverse birds,
including the rare
turquoise parrot and
superb lyrebird. Common
wombats graze on grassy
areas fringing the heath
and forest.
ReadMore
about Girraween National
Park at AustralianNationalParks.com
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