Danbulla NP Accommodation
About 60km or just over one hour’s drive up the Gillies Range from Cairns. Crater lakes, huge strangler figs, rainforest walks, lakeside camping areas and places of important local history are some of the interesting features along the 28km Danbulla forest drive.
The Danbulla forest drive - At least half a day should be set aside to explore the Danbulla area. Each site is unique, catering for the needs of a wide range of visitors. Choose a secluded camping site at School Point or let the kids kick a football around the grassed area at The Chimneys. Enjoy a short walk through the upland rainforest to Mobo Creek Crater or take time to marvel at the enormity of the Cathedral fig tree.
Danbulla forest - The Danbulla forest is a spectacular part of the Atherton Tablelands, covering 12,000ha between the Tinaroo and Lamb ranges, and bordering Lake Tinaroo. It includes eucalypt and acacia forests, pine plantations and Wet Tropics World Heritage rainforest.
Lake Tinaroo - Created by damming the Barron River, Lake Tinaroo was completed in 1958. It was the first large dam built primarily for irrigation in Queensland. Its construction opened up new areas to farming and allowed different crops to be trialled. It is now a multi-purpose storage dam providing a water supply for tableland towns, power generation, crop irrigation, stock watering and recreation.
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