Temporary camping areas and walking track closures: Wallaman Falls and section of Wet Tropics Great Walk, Girringun National Park
Closure status: A facility or feature within the park is closed
- Category:
- Park or facility closure
- Applies:
- 8 April to 16 October 2026
- Published:
- 15 October 2025 9:24am
- Updated:
- 11 September 2026 2:46pm
- ID:
- 25854
This alert applies to the following parks:
- Juwun and Jambal walks, Wet Tropics Great WalkTownsville; Tropical North Queensland
- Wallaman Falls Section, Wet Tropics Great WalkTownsville; Tropical North Queensland
- Wet Tropics Great WalkTownsville; Tropical North Queensland
- Wallaman Falls, Girringun National ParkTownsville; Tropical North Queensland
- Girringun National ParkTownsville; Tropical North Queensland
Wallaman Falls camping area is temporarily closed for redevelopment from Wednesday 8 April to Friday 16 October 2026 (dates inclusive). All visitor facilities, lookouts and tracks surrounding Wallaman Falls lookout remain open during this time.
Temporary closure includes:
- Wallaman Falls camping area and adjacent creek access
- Pack Trail walkers’ camp
- Banggurru walking track
- Wet Tropics Great Walk between Wallaman Falls camping area and Yamanie turn-off at Herbert River (during this period walkers can begin the Wet Tropic Great Walk at Yamanie pick-up point or Henrietta gate pick-up point).
For your safety, please adhere to all safety signs and do not enter the construction site as machinery may be in operation.
See Wallaman Falls map, Girringun National Park for more information.
Future bookings:
Due to changes being made to the camping area configuration, bookings after Thursday 7 April 2026 are not possible. Bookings will resume closer to the camping area reopening date.
Please monitor this park alert for current information as it will be updated with more information as works progress.
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