Russell River National Park Explained

Type:	protected
Russell River National Park
State:	qld
Iucn Category:	II
Coordinates:	-17.2247°N 145.9389°W
Relief:	yes
Nearest Town Or City:	Innisfail
Area:	41
Established:	1969
Managing Authorities:	Queensland Parks and Wildlife Service
Url:	nprsr.qld.gov.au/parks/russell-river/index.html

Russell River is a national park in North Queensland, Australia, 1352 km northwest of Brisbane. The park protects a coastal strip between the sea and the Russell River.^[1] It is part of the Coastal Wet Tropics Important Bird Area, identified as such by BirdLife International because of its importance for the conservation of lowland tropical rainforest birds.^[2]

Camping is allowed with a camping permit, but the park itself has no visitor facilities.

See also

• Protected areas of Queensland

External links

• Russell River National Park at Queensland's Department of National Parks, Recreation, Sport and Racing

Notes and References

1. Web site: 2006-10-09 . About Russell River National Park . 2022-07-06 . Parks and forests Department of Environment and Science, Queensland . en-AU.
2. BirdLife International. (2011). Important Bird Areas factsheet: Coastal Wet Tropics. Downloaded from http://www.birdlife.org on 2011-12-16.