| Type: | protected |
| Hell Hole Gorge National Park | |
| State: | qld |
| Iucn Category: | II |
| Area: | 1271NaN1 |
| Established: | 1994 |
| Managing Authorities: | Queensland Parks and Wildlife Service |
| Coordinates: | -25.542°N 144.158°W |
Hell Hole Gorge National Park is a protected area in Adavale in the Shire of Quilpie in South West Queensland, Australia.[1] [2] It is 912 km west of Brisbane.
The park is characterized by steep cliffs up to 45 metres high along the Powell Creek and Spencer Creek. Notable waterholes are the Hell Hole Waterhole (0.38 hectares) and Spencer's Waterhole (0.22 hectares).
The average elevation of the terrain is 262 metres.[3]
In 1872, it was the site of a massacre of Aboriginal people that occurred as retribution for the killing of Richard Welford of nearby Welford Downs in 1872.[4]
It was gazetted as a national park in 1994 under the Nature Conservation Act 1992.
Some of the plants that come to life here after rain are Hakea maconochiena, Thryptomene hexandra, Acacia spania and Euphorbia sarcostemmoides.[5]
A campground offering primitive camping is available, no potable water is available on site. Access is by four-wheel-drive vehicles.[6] [7]