Mapleton Falls National Park Explained

Type:	protected
Mapleton Falls National Park
State:	qld
Iucn Category:	II
Coordinates:	-26.6306°N 152.8389°W
Nearest Town Or City:	Mapleton, Queensland
Area:	0.263NaN3
Established:	1973
Managing Authorities:	Queensland Parks and Wildlife Service
Url:	http://www.nprsr.qld.gov.au/parks/mapleton-falls/index.html

Mapleton Falls is a national park near the town of Mapleton on the Blackall Range in South East Queensland, Australia, north of Brisbane. The falls are part of Pencil Creek and drop .^[1]

The waterfall became a forest reserve in 1938 and then in 1973 it was declared a national park.^[2]

Section 2 of the Sunshine Coast Hinterland Great Walk, a rugged long-distance walking track, passes through the park.^[3] There are a number of smaller walks as well.^[1]

See also

• Protected areas of Queensland
• List of long-distance hiking tracks in Australia
• Long-distance trail
• List of long-distance trails
• Walking
• Hiking
• Backpacking

External links

• Mapleton Falls National Park

Notes and References

1. Web site: About Mapleton Falls . 13 June 2012 . Department of Environment and Resource Management . 19 August 2012 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20100206005650/http://www.derm.qld.gov.au/parks/mapleton-falls/about.html . 6 February 2010 . dmy-all .
2. Book: Environmental Protection Agency (Queensland) . Heritage Trails of the Great South East . Environmental Protection Agency (Queensland) . 2000 . State of Queensland . 0-7345-1008-X . 134 .
3. Web site: Department of Environment and Science . 2010-01-15 . Walking Sunshine Coast Hinterland Great Walk . 2022-10-03 . Parks and forests Department of Environment and Science, Queensland . . en-AU.