The Palms National Park
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For the locality in the Gympie Region, see The Palms, Queensland.
Protected area in Queensland, Australia
| The Palms National Park Queensland | |
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| The Palms National Park, Cooyar, 2023.jpg | |
The Palms National Park is located in Queensland The Palms National Park The Palms National Park | |
| Nearest town or city | Cooyar, Queensland |
| Coordinates | 26°56′05′′S 151°52′43′′E / 26.93472°S 151.87861°E / -26.93472; 151.87861 |
| Established | 1950 |
| Area | 12.4 ha (30.6 acres) |
| Managing authorities | Queensland Parks and Wildlife Service |
| Website | The Palms National Park |
| See also | Protected areas of Queensland |
The Palms is a small national park with two sections, one in Cooyar and the other in Kooralgin, both in the Toowoomba Region, Queensland, Australia.[1] [2] [3] The main feature of the park is spring-fed gully filled with piccabeen palms.[4] Strangler figs, bunya pines and hoop pines also predominate.[4]
History
[edit ]The 12.4 ha park was proclaimed in 1950.[4]
Attractions
[edit ]The birdlife in the park is prolific.
No camping is allowed in the park but picnics and bushwalks are catered for.
See also
[edit ]References
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to The Palms National Park .
- ^ "The Palms National Park – national park in the Toowoomba Region (entry 51384)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government . Retrieved 26 January 2024.
- ^ "The Palms National Park". Parks and forests. Queensland Government. 22 October 2009. Retrieved 26 January 2024.
- ^ "Queensland Globe". State of Queensland . Retrieved 26 January 2024.
- ^ a b c Explore Queensland's National Parks. Prahran, Victoria: Explore Australia Publishing. 2008. p. 51. ISBN 978-1-74117-245-4.
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