Byfield National Park

Byfield National Park
Queensland
IUCN category II (national park)
Byfield National Park
Coordinates 22°47′02″S 150°43′54″E / 22.78389°S 150.73167°E / -22.78389; 150.73167Coordinates: 22°47′02″S 150°43′54″E / 22.78389°S 150.73167°E / -22.78389; 150.73167
Established 1988
Area 87 km2 (33.6 sq mi)
Managing authorities Queensland Parks and Wildlife Service
See also Protected areas of Queensland

Byfield is a national park in Queensland, Australia, 70 km north-east of Rockhampton.[1] The parks encloses 12 km of coastline including four beaches.[2]

To the north of the national park is Shoalwater Bay and Byfield State Forest is located to the west of Byfield National Park.

The park contains a number of four-wheel drive tracks and camping areas.[3]

Water Park Creek within the park contains a population of Rhadinocentrus ornatus, a small freshwater fish species.[4]

See also

References

  1. ↑ Byfield National Park and Conservation Park. Department of National Parks, Recreation, Sport and Racing. Retrieved 15 May 2013.
  2. ↑ Short, Andrew D. (2000). Beaches of the Queensland Coast, Cooktown to Coolangatta: A Guide to Their Nature, Characteristics, Surf and Safety. Sydney University Press. p. 236. ISBN 0958650411. Retrieved 12 May 2013.
  3. ↑ "Byfield Miners Playgrounds". Queensland Weekender. 3 November 2012. Retrieved 12 May 2013.
  4. ↑ Pusey, Brad; Mark Kennard; Angela Arthington (2004). Freshwater Fishes of North-Eastern Australia. Csiro Publishing. p. 199. ISBN 064309895X. Retrieved 12 May 2013.


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