Atherton Attractions
Atherton Birds of Prey Show
Enjoy an intimate wildlife experience in a natural setting at the Atherton Birds of Prey Show. Get up close to some of Australia’s awesome aerial predators, including eagles, owls and falcons. See them flying free, where sky’s the limit! This int ...
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Curtain Fig Tree
The Curtain Fig National Park contains the renowned Curtain Fig Tree, an enormous strangler fig tree. Located a short drive out of Yungaburra, a small town in the Atherton Tableland, the giant tree has several aerial roots hanging down from its branc ...
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Danbulla National Park and State Forest
Danbulla National Park and State Forest is a spectacular part of the Atherton Tableland, encompassing eucalypt and acacia forests, pine plantations and rainforest; also crater lakes, walks and places of local history and interest. This large park cov ...
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Emerald Creek Falls, Dinden State Forest
At Emerald Creek Falls, Dinden State Forest, the waters of Emerald Creek tumble down a granite rock face, forming placid pools below. Smooth-barked water gums with graphically twisted trunks create a natural arch above the creek. Bottlebrush trees, w ...
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Fascinating Facets and The Crystal Caves
The Crystal Caves are a mineralogical museum in a fantasyland cave. Put on a miner's helmet and discover some of the world's most beautiful natural crystals, real fossils, and best of all the world's largest amethyst geode standing more than three me ...
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Hallorans Hill
Hallorans Hill Lookout is an ideal spot for a barbecue or picnic, watching the sunset or just enjoying the view of the surrounding areas, farmland and rolling hills. The best way to enjoy this is to start from the Environmental Park on Louise Street, ...
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Hallorans Hill Conservation Park
The highest point of Atherton township, Hallorans Hill is one of several extinct shield volcanoes. At the lookout, managed by Atherton Shire Council, sculptures and a children's playground take local volcanic geology as their theme. Drive to the sum ...
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Hasties Swamp National Park
Hasties Swamp National Park is a small but significant wetland which is flooded during the wet season. As it dries out, it becomes an important refuge for waterbirds - up to 1500 magpie geese may be seen here at once. A two-storey bird hide has wheel ...
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Hou Wang Chinese Temple and Museum
Atherton Chinatown is the Award-winning site of the unique Hou Wang Temple and interpretive museum. Located just over a scenic hours drive south west of Cairns, the National Trust of Queensland property ensures visitors of a fascinating insight into ...
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Lake Barrine, Crater Lakes National Park
Lake Barrine, in Crater Lakes National Park, is a maar: a crater lake formed by volcanic explosions. The surrounding rainforest is typical of that found on fertile red basalt soils in high rainfall areas. In several places, large kauri pines emerge t ...
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Lambs Head
Lambs Head, also known as Kahlpahlim Rock, is the highest point in the Lamb Range and presents a challenging adventure for the experienced bushwalker. The track rises steeply through woodland and rainforest, mostly along old logging roads, before tu ...
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Millstream Falls National Park
In Millstream Falls National Park, Millstream Falls drop over the edge of a basalt lava flow - a legacy of the Atherton Tableland’s volcanic past. Lying in the rain shadow of the eastern dividing ranges, the dry open woodland here is in stark contr ...
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Mount Hypipamee National Park
In Mount Hypipamee National Park a huge, vertical diatreme (volcanic pipe) formed when a vent exploded violently and created a sheer-sided crater. The gaping hole is 70 metres wide with steep granite sides that plunge 58 metres to the lake below. The ...
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Mt Hypipamee Crater and Dinner Falls
The Hypipamee crater is referred to as a volcanic pipe. The pipe was opened upward through surface rocks by gas produced from molten rock below and as a result of tremendous pressure, the vent exploded sending volcanic bombs far across the landscape. ...
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Wongabel State Forest
Wongabel State Forest protects a remnant of the endangered mabi forest, less than two per cent of which now remains. In 1903, red cedar seedlings were planted in the forest to replace mature trees which had been logged. Commercial plantations of hoop ...
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