Porcupine Gorge National Park consists of towering cliffs of coloured sandstone, pockets of vine forest, and deep permanent waterholes along Porcupine Creek contrast strikingly with the savanna plains surrounding the gorge. Porcupine Gorge is located in the Shire of Flinders, 60 km north of Hughenden. The 54 km² area of national park was established in 1970 and is managed by the Queensland Parks and Wildlife Service.