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cape york peninsula
Cape Melville
National Park
A remote park with a
spectacular coastline
of rocky headlands. Recreational
fishing
is
allowed in all rivers and creeks in the park and
fisheries regulations apply. Limited coastal
fishing is allowed in the
Conservation Park
yellow zone in
Bathurst Bay
, check
www.gbrmpa.gov.au for marine park
zoning info.
Bush camping
is possible at
Bathurst Bay
behind the beach. Camping permits are
required and must now be pre-booked online
with Cape York Peninsula National Parks.
Other campsites are at Bathurst Head and
nearby
Kalpowar Recreation Reserve
–
ask for more info at QPWS offices.
Kutini
-
Payamu
(
Iron
Range
)
National Park
This remote coastal park in northern Cape York
Peninsula protects the
largest area of lowland
tropical rainforest in Australia
. Rainforest
and heath shrouded hills provide the backdrop
to
long sweeping beaches
, mangrove forests
and rocky outcrops.
Camping is permitted
,
and fishing is permitted at Chili Beach.
Mungkan Kandju
National Park
Stretching from the
McIlwraith Range
foothills
and bounded by the
Archer and Coen Rivers
,
this is a wilderness park of open woodlands,
melaleuca swamps and rainforest – a living
cultural landscape rich in cultural significance
cape melville np