Boodjamulla (Lawn Hill) NP

Spent 5 days in this beautiful national park located on the very far north western part of QLD. Features are a sandstone landscape cut through by a spring fed creek which has created a spectacular landscape. We hiked, swam and canoed up the gorges.

 

The river is lined with pandanus, melaleuca and the tops are covered in spinifex, grevilleas, ghost gums and blood gums making a stunning contrast of red, green, white against the blue sky backdrop. The river is a strange almost green/turquoise colour from the calcium carbonates dissolved in it. Full of turtles and fish and we saw heaps of birds including all sorts of honey eaters, the famous purple crowned fairy wren, whistling kites feeding their substantially large chick, buff sided robin, blue winged kookaburra (so much quieter and prettier then its southern cousin), crimson finch and at night heard barking owls and the fruit bats in for the flowering blood gums. 

Highlights were the amazing walks up and around the gorges. We walked 7-8km each, swam at Indarri Falls most days. These are stunning toopha falls created by some very interesting geological thing that I just can't remember. We also hired a couple of canoes and paddled upto the upper gorge including a portage around the Indarri Falls. I honestly think they had rocks in those canoes along with a bucket for bailing water out cos they had so many leaks. At least there were only fresh water crocs in the creeks! It was so amazing tho paddling and coasting along between these massive red sandstone cliffs. We also got plenty time on each section to ourselves which was super. We did a senset on the Island Stack which was stunning and got up before dawn one morning to see the sunrise from Duwadarri lookout over the campsite. Oh we did a sunset from there as well. 

Would have loved to do another few days but couldn't book a campsite despite there being empty sites. Obviously some people didn't cancel which is very frustrating. 

Absolutely incredible spot, highly recommend but just book your camp site a long time in advance!