TYPES OF PARKS IN QUEENSLAND
There are a total of 285 National Parks in Queensland, which includes 9 Scientific Nation Parks and 32 National Parks Aboriginal (Cape York Peninsula Aboriginal Land (CYPAL). (as of 21st June 2023).
In July 2016 Regional Parks were abolished and returned to the tenures of Conservation Park or Resources Reserve. The nine (9) National Parks (Scientific) were also reinstated at this time.
The National Park (Recovery) category was deleted on 24th March 2014 and has not been reinstated. This former category applied to those locations that had been declared protected areas but whose cultural and natural resources and values were considered not to be up to full national park standard at the current time of declaration. They were usually areas that had been subject to a previous use such as forestry or some form of agriculture. They were managed to restore to the greatest possible extent to the parks natural condition and protect and restore the conservation values so that they could be dedicated as a national park.
The majority of parks in Queensland are accessible to the public, however some are considered scientific or heritage and are not accessible to the general public.
Please note Rule 4.2 of the VKFF Rules and Guidelines which states:-
"It is the responsibility of the activator to ensure that access to the reference area is permitted...."
In July 2016 Regional Parks were abolished and returned to the tenures of Conservation Park or Resources Reserve. The nine (9) National Parks (Scientific) were also reinstated at this time.
The National Park (Recovery) category was deleted on 24th March 2014 and has not been reinstated. This former category applied to those locations that had been declared protected areas but whose cultural and natural resources and values were considered not to be up to full national park standard at the current time of declaration. They were usually areas that had been subject to a previous use such as forestry or some form of agriculture. They were managed to restore to the greatest possible extent to the parks natural condition and protect and restore the conservation values so that they could be dedicated as a national park.
The majority of parks in Queensland are accessible to the public, however some are considered scientific or heritage and are not accessible to the general public.
Please note Rule 4.2 of the VKFF Rules and Guidelines which states:-
"It is the responsibility of the activator to ensure that access to the reference area is permitted...."