Joseph Banks Conservation Park Gladstone

Enjoy ocean views from the lookouts. Photo credit: Khan Spokes © Queensland Government

Undulating pathways offer scenic ocean vistas between the Casuarina. Photo credit: Khan Spokes © Queensland Government

Keep watch for dolphins and turtles, they are commonly sighted from the headland year-round. Photo credit: Khan Spokes © Queensland Government

Lieutenant James Cook, with botanist Joseph Banks, made his first landing in Queensland on this picturesque coastline. Botanically rich, the park protects areas of wind-sheared coastal plant communities, tropical rainforests and mangroves.

Location

About 112km north-west of Bundaberg, Central Queensland coast, Australia.

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Park facilities

  • Lookout
  • Walking