Things to do
Speewah camping area.
Photo credit: Julie Swartz, Queensland Government
Boardwalks along the Djina-Wu walk allows easy walking for all ages.
Photo credit: Julie Swartz, Queensland Government
Speewah trail head provides access to the long-distance walks through Barron Gorge National Park.
Photo credit: Julie Swartz, Queensland Government
Explore the diverse rainforest on short walks from the Speewah trailhead.
Photo credit: Julie Swartz, Queensland Government
Enjoy a picnic in the day-use area after your rainforest walk.
Photo credit: Queensland Government
Speewah Conservation Park offers many opportunities for visitors to explore and enjoy the easily-accessible rainforest of adjacent Barron Gorge National Park—have a picnic or barbecue, take a short rainforest walk or do some birdwatching.
Camping and accommodation
Camping
Speewah is the nearest camping area to Barron Gorge National Park. It offers three individual multi-use sites plus a large communal tent-only area. Facilities include two gas barbecues and a wheelchair-accessible amenities block with a cold shower and toilets.
Camping permits are required and fees apply. A tag with your booking number must be displayed at your camp site.
Other accommodation
There is a range of holiday accommodation in and around Kuranda, Mareeba and Cairns. For more information, see the tourism information links.
Walking
Several circuit walks are possible from Speewah Conservation Park ranging from short to half-day walks. Speewah is also a major trailhead for the long-distance one-day hikes that traverse Barron Gorge National Park. See Barron Gorge National Park for more information on the long-distance walking tracks accessible from Speewah Conservation Park.
Maps
Short walk
Long walks
Smith Track (Speewah to Kamerunga)
Douglas Track (Kamerunga to Speewah)
Picnic and day-use area
Speewah Conservation Park has barbecue facilities near the camping area and platform tables near the creek. There is also a wheelchair-accessible amenities block with a cold shower and toilets.
- There are currently no park alerts for this park.