Conway National Park

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| name = Conway National Park

| state = qld

| iucn_category = II

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| caption = Coral Beach, Conway National Park

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| nearest_town_or_city = Proserpine

| area = 225

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| established = 1938

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| managing_authorities = Queensland Parks and Wildlife Service

| url = www.nprsr.qld.gov.au/parks/conway

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Conway is a national park in Queensland, Australia, 911 km northwest of Brisbane. The park's main feature is the Conway Peninsula which is covered by the largest area of lowland tropical rainforest in Queensland outside Tropical North Queensland.{{cite web |url=http://www.nprsr.qld.gov.au/parks/conway/about.html |title=About Conway |date=3 August 2012 |publisher=Department of National Parks, Recreation, Sport and Racing |access-date=8 March 2014 |archive-date=3 September 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160903155053/http://www.nprsr.qld.gov.au/parks/conway/about.html |url-status=dead }}

The average elevation of the terrain is 44 metres.{{Cite web |title=Conway National Park topographic map, elevation, relief |url=https://en-au.topographic-map.com/maps/d7zn/Conway-National-Park/ |access-date=2022-03-03 |website=topographic-map.com |language=en}}

Flora and Fauna

File:Saltmarsh and dry vine forest, Conway National Park, Mt Rooper IMGP0116.jpgAmong the plant species in the park are dry vine thicket, mangroves, open forests with a grasstree understorey, paperbark and pandanus woodlands and others. Park is also home to two mound-building birds, the Australian brush-turkey and the orange-footed scrubfowl.{{Cite web |date=2009-10-21 |title=About {{!}} Conway National Park |url=https://parks.des.qld.gov.au/parks/conway/about |access-date=2023-08-28 |website=Parks and forests |publisher=Queensland Government |language=en-AU}}

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Public access

Walk-in bush camping is permitted however there are no established camp sites. There are a number of walking tracks graded from easy to moderate.

See also

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References

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Category:National parks of Queensland

Category:Protected areas established in 1938

Category:North Queensland