About Bladensburg

View from Scrammy lookout.

Photo credit: courtesy of Lisa Scott

Park features

Bladensburg National Park conserves 84,900ha of Mitchell Grass Downs and Channel Country, including unique birdlife, plants and animals. Impressive flat-topped plateaus and residual sandstone ranges provide a scenic backdrop to vast grassland plains and river flats, river red gums and rocky scarp.

The traditional Country of the Koa people, the national park encompasses many areas of important natural and cultural heritage. Pastoralists established a large station at Bladensburg—the homestead has been restored and is used as an information centre and ranger office. There are other sites within the park which offer reminders of the park’s early pastoral history.

Read more about the nature, culture and history of Central West Queensland parks.

Looking after the park

Everything in Bladensburg National Park is protected, including plants, animals, heritage sites and artefacts. Please appreciate, respect and help care for Bladensburg’s outstanding natural and cultural values by leaving things as you find them, and encouraging others to do the same by following these guidelines:

• Leave everything as you find it. Avoid disturbing animals and plants, cultural artefacts and historical sites.
• Keep food away from wildlife. Accidental or intentional feeding upsets the balance of nature and can make animals sick and/or aggressive. Never leave food or food scraps around your camp sites or a day-use area.
• Manage your waste. Take your rubbish with you when you leave as no bins are provided. Secure rubbish in a sturdy rubbish bag in a sealable animal-proof container for disposal at off-park waste disposal facilities. Never bury rubbish as animals will dig it up. Dispose your rubbish at off-park waste disposal facilities.
• Use toilets where provided. Where toilets are not available—bury toilet waste (and paper) at least 15cm deep and 100m away from camp sites, tracks and watercourses. Bag all personal hygiene products including disposable nappies and wet wipes for disposal off-park. Never pour portable toilet waste into parks’ toilets, our toilets cannot cope with the waste or chemicals. Empty chemical toilets at approved toilet waste disposal facilities in Winton (see Tourism information links ).
• Never contaminate water. Wash yourself and utensils well away at least 50m from waterways. Do not use detergent, soap or shampoo in or near waterholes.
• Stop the spread of weeds, pest insects and soil pathogens. New introductions can spread and displace resident species and alter the local ecology. Soil from your camping gear and footwear can contain weed seeds, ants (and their eggs) and foreign plant pathogens. Before you arrive clean all vehicles (especially the tyres and undercarriage), all camping equipment and walking gear. Follow the come clean, go clean guidelines.
• Bring your own clean firewood such as untreated, mill off-cuts. Collecting firewood in the national park is prohibited.
• Don’t use firearms, chainsaws or unregistered vehicles in protected areas.
• Practise responsible fishing. Check your bait and comply with size and bag limits, see Department of Agriculture and Fisheries.
• Domestic animals are not permitted in the national park. Please observe the before you visit guidelines for dog and pets.

Please read looking after parks in Central West Queensland.

Park management

Each park in the Longreach area has unique attributes. Queensland Parks and Wildlife Service manage Bladensburg National Park to conserve and protect the area's natural and cultural values.

Tourism information links

Longreach Regional Council
www.longreach.qld.gov.au
www.experiencelongreach.com.au
96a Eagle Street, Longreach
ph (07) 4658 4111
email council@longreach.qld.gov.au

Winton Shire Council
www.experiencewinton.com.au
75 Vindex Street, Winton
ph (07) 4657 2666
email info@winton.qld.gov.au

Waltzing Matilda Centre (contact for Dinosaur Trackways)
www.matildacentre.com.au
www.dinosaurtrackways.com.au
www.expreiencewinton.com.au

50 Elderslie Street, Winton
ph (07) 4657 1466 or or 1300 665 115
email waltzing@matildacentre.com.au

For tourism information for all regions in Queensland see Queensland Holidays.