Idalia-Nationalpark
The Idalia National Park (English: Idalia National Park ) is a national park in the center of the Australian state of Queensland.
The National Park was opened in 1990 by Prince Philip.
Location
It is located 893 kilometers west of Brisbane and 113 kilometers south-west of Blackall in the Gowan Range.
Provincial nature
The Gowan Range is a panel highlands, where the Bulloo River rises. In the park there are many sandstone canyons and other wild rock formations.
Flora and Fauna
The largest part of the plateau is covered with Mulga.
In the gorges and on the plateaus you find Yellow-footed rock kangaroos, Mountain kangaroos, gray and red kangaroos, Rückenstreifenwallabys and Sumpfwallabys. Also a converted population of the endangered Bridled Nailtail wallabies can be seen in the park.
Culture
In the park there are a number of remnants of the formerly living here Aborigines. Fragments of artifacts, stone pattern and storage bins. The ruins of two earlier settlements of European immigrants, Idalia and Collabara, one can see.
Facilities and access
The wild camping is permitted in the park at the marked points, but there are no special facilities. There is a whole network of trails throughout the park.
From Blackall one drives towards Isisford to the west. After 43 kilometers branches at Malyenton a dirt road to the southwest direction from Windorah. Follow this road 26 km until after Bendidi. There, one track branches off to the south, on the after 44 kilometers you will reach the former settlement Idalia.
The park is accessible only by four-wheel drive vehicle in dry weather. Even with short rains, the roads may already be impassable.