Deepwater National Park

Deepwater National Park
Track into Deepwater National Park from the north.
Deepwater National Park
LocationQueensland
Coordinates24°15′40″S 151°53′31″E / 24.26111°S 151.89194°E / -24.26111; 151.89194
Area43.90 km2 (16.95 sq mi)
Established1988
Governing bodyQueensland Parks and Wildlife Service
WebsiteOfficial website

Deepwater is a coastal national park in Queensland, Australia, 375 km north of Brisbane. It protects an area of sand dunes and coastal heaths in the Deepwater Creek catchment. The area is one of the few remaining pristine freshwater catchments on Queensland's east coast. Deepwater National Park was established in 1988 and covers 4,090 ha.

The north of the park is dominated by a 70 m high sand dune which is covered in vegetation. There are some scattered rocky outcrops of volcanic origin including a number of rocky headlands along the park's 9 km of beach frontage.

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