Blackwood National Park

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Template:Short description Template:Use dmy dates Template:Use Australian English Template:Infobox protected area Blackwood is a national park in the Charters Towers Region, Queensland, Australia.<ref>Template:Cite QPN</ref>

Geography

The park is west of Mount Coolon in North Queensland, 924 km northwest of Brisbane. It is named after the Australian Blackwood tree species.<ref name="nprsr" />

The parks is accessible via the Gregory Developmental Road. Blackwood was created to protect Brigalow Belt plant communities and includes landscapes of rugged hills and gorges, stony ridges and alluvial flats.

About 80 species of birds have been recorded in the park.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

Restrictions

Camping and fires are not permitted within the park.<ref name="nprsr">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

See also

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References

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