National parks and protected areas

Find a national park or forest and our visitor guides, and read safety information on access, closures and conditions.

Parks and forests are wild places with hidden dangers. Check if any alerts have been issued for the park or forest that you plan to visit.

• Scientific, educational, conservation and research permits
• Entering a national park (scientific)
• Recreation activity permits
• Commercial, business and infrastructure permits

Find out about bush walking, canoeing and kayaking, cave tours, fossicking, rock climbing, horse riding and many other activities in national parks.

Bushwalking is a great way to experience Queensland’s national parks and forest.

The Queensland Government has a number of strategies in place to manage the state’s national parks and forests.

Find out how you can have your say on how our national parks and forests are managed.

All around Queensland, volunteers and community organisations are getting down and dirty (if necessary) helping rangers manage our diverse and amazing parks and forests. You can too!

• Private protected areas
• Growing the protected area estate

A conserved area is an area that has been recognised as providing effective, long-term, in situ biodiversity conservation.