Paluma Range National Park

Corkscrew Falls

A fantastic and adventurous walk with swims and scrambles past several waterfalls hidden deep within Paluma Range.

A stunning waterfall tucked away

This stunning waterfall is tucked away and often missed. These falls are easy to get and a perfect alternative to the rock slides.

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Slot Falls

Slot Falls is hidden enough that people don't know it exists, yet easily accessible that it's only 50 metres from the road. These falls make for a great place to practice your photography skills.

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Chock Creek

This rugged rainforest creek is located in Paluma Range and flows into Crystal Creek. This creek was named after the chockstone feature in the creek.

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Benham Creek

Located in the Paluma Village vicinity, Benham's Creek was originally called Ethel Creek by the Benham brothers, and back in the mining days, one of Ethel Creek's small pools was used for bathing.

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Asbeel Falls

Tucked away in Paluma Range National Park, this little gem offers a nice area to chill with friends and is super easy to get to.

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Echo Creek

Echo Creek winds its way down beside the K Traverse and flows into Birthday Creek. This lush rainforest creek is filled with ferns, small rocks, and sand. You'll also notice the vegetation change as you descend the creek from lush rainforest to more scrubby bushland.

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Cloudy Clearing Mine

Cloudy Clearing Mine is an abandoned tin mine located near Paluma village. It's common to see the remains of the tin mining history all through Paluma Range National Park and this may well be a mining site from Arthur Beham, the first European settler.

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The K-Traverse and Birthday Creek

The K-Traverse is an old logging road that features varied landscape and vegetation as well as some swimming areas at the rarely seen lower reaches of Birthday Creek.

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Upper Gold Creek

Upper Gold Creek is a long circuit but you are rewarded with a lush rainforest walk through a flat sandy creek bed. This off-track walk showcases some of Paluma's highlights, such as Foxlee's Lookout, Gold Creek Falls, and Crystal Creek Falls.

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Double Barrel Creek

This fern-filled creek is in the heart of Paluma Range National Park and best done during or just after the wet season when there's a bit of flow in the creek. There are no large waterfalls in this creek but there are several small cascades.

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The Blue Lagoon and The Three Lagoons Hike

The Blue Lagoon is a large waterhole located in upper Crystal Creek. The Townsville Bushwalking Club has done this hike several times and it's often done in conjunction with other swimming holes around the area. This hike is nicknamed "The Three Lagoons Hike".

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Dolby Creek and upper Crystal Creek

On this hike you will see both Dolby and Crystal Creeks, Dolby's and Johnstone's huts, an array of water races, and several mines of varying sizes. So, whether you are a history buff or nature and landscape enthusiast, there is something for everyone here. This is a fantastic full-day hike!

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Paluma Range Road Hidden Waterfalls

Most of these waterfalls only come to life after heavy rain and flood events. With gorgeous creeks and waterfalls at every corner, this journey makes for a great photography trip.

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Nolan's Gully rock slides

Located one hour north of Townsville in Paluma Range National Park, Nolan's Gully rock slides has several waterfalls to jump from, rocks to slide on, and pools to swim in.

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How to get to Paradise Waterhole, Big Crystal Creek

Paradise Waterhole, also known as Paradise Lagoon, is only a short walk from the Crystal Creek day-use area. Here, you can relax and unwind while the kids jump into the water and have a swim.

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Patterson Gorge

Patterson Gorge is the headwaters of Black River. The upper reaches are filled with boulder-lined streams with steep valley sides. The catchment area then trickles down the range passing under the Greenvale Line bridge and then reaching the bottom of Hervey Range where it has a sandy bottom.

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Discover Gold Creek Falls

Gold Creek Falls is a beautiful, 50-metre terraced waterfall system in Paluma Range National Park. Enjoy a refreshing swim in the inviting pool at the top before heading back down or continuing along Bullocky Tom's Track.

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Lower Crystal Creek

This route takes you down the lower part of Crystal Creek via one of three routes. Rock hopping skills will afford you spa-like pools, swimming, and waterfalls along the way.

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Stinky Creek

This creek is a small rainforest stream but can flash flood as it's used to pump water from Paluma Dam to Crystal Creek at the base of the range where the Intake Plant picks up the water again.

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Bathtub Creek

This creek is often used in conjunction with a Gold Creek or Crystal Creek canyoning trip. The name comes from Madoc Sheehan who named it after the pool after pool features of the creek.

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Forgotten Falls and Williams Creek

Forgotten Falls is located near the boundary of Paluma State Forest and Paluma Range National Park. Take a short stroll, and enjoy a swim at the bottom of the waterfall.

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Swimming at Gorge Falls, Rope Falls, and Loop Falls

Gorge Falls and Rope Falls are both beautiful waterfalls located at the base of Mount Halifax in Paluma Range National Park. Both are becoming increasingly popular due to the ease of access and because both have plenty of nice places to relax and enjoy a refreshing swim in the inviting pools.

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Canyoning Mobile Creek - An Ollera Creek Tributary

Some refer to this tributary as Mobile Creek. The creek often has little flow so this makes for a perfect canyoning trip after heavy rain - within reason.

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Mountain Creek

Mountain Creek is located in Paluma Range National Park between the heritage-listed Little Crystal Creek bridge and Paluma Village. The creek features Mountain Falls and Small Mountain Falls.