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Camooweal Caves National Park - Wide expanses of Mitchell grass plains and spinifex woodland are protected in this park on the Barkly Tableland, a peaceful stopover for travellers and ideal for seasonal birdwatching.

Cania Gorge National Park - Cania Gorge National Park conserves a spectacular landscape of prominent sandstone cliffs, caves, eucalypt forest and dry rainforest on sheltered slopes.

Cape Hillsborough National Park - Scenic coastal park north-west of Mackay with hoop pine rainforest, open eucalypt forest and fringing mangroves. Self-guiding trail. Marine stingers, October-May.

Cape Melville National Park - Remote, rugged and diverse park with wild coastal scenery and impressive geological formations. Unusual wildlife, flora and fauna includes the foxtail palm. Crocodile habitat.

Cape Pallarenda National Park - Cape Pallarenda Conservation Park features an historic Quarantine Station. The remaining Queenslander style buildings, constructed in 1915, are maintained as offices for the EPA/QPWS.

Capricorn Coast National Park - Rocky outcrops along the Capricorn Coast were formed by volcanic eruptions about 130 million years ago.

Capricornia Cays National Park - The cays stunning white beaches and coral reefs will leave a lasting impression. Their exceptional beauty and biological diversity make them internationally significant.

Carnarvon Gorge National Park - Carnarvon Gorge is a paradise carved from the rugged sandstone range by the passage of water and time.

Castle Towers National Park - Towering granite cliffs flank two large granite outcrops, Mts Castle Tower and Stanley in rugged Castle Tower National Park.

Cedar Bay (Mangkal-Mangkalba) National Park - Dense tropical rainforest grows in Cedar Bay National Park, a remote coastal park south of Cooktown in the Wet Tropics World Heritage Area.

Chillagoe-Mungana Caves National Park - Featuring spectacular limestone caves, small galleries of Aboriginal rock art, jagged limestone outcrops and historically significant mining sites, this park is rich in natural and cultural heritage.

Clump Mountain National Park - One of the few remaining patches of undisturbed tropical lowland rainforest can be seen in Clump Mountain National Park.

Coalstoun Lakes National Park - Rising 200m above a broad cultivated valley, Mt Le Brun contains two large craters which occasionally fill with shallow lakes.

Conondale National Park - At the heart of the Upper Mary Valley forests and parks, this park protects magnificent forests, deep gorges and creek catchments, and is an important refuge for many rare and threatened animals.

Conway National Park - Get away from it all in a visit to this peaceful park with its rainforest-clad hills, secluded beaches and panoramic outlooks over the scenic Whitsunday Passage.

Cooloola National Park - The park protects the largest intact sand dune system in the world, and also includes rainforest, open forest and heathlands.

Crows Nest National Park - Open eucalypt forest park on the Great Dividing Range. Cascades, waterfall and gorge scenery along Crows Nest Creek. The falls tumble into a steep granite gorge.

Culgoa Floodplain National Park - An important floodplain in the Murray-Darling Basin, Aboriginal cultural sites and diverse woodland vegetation are preserved in Culgoa Floodplain National Park.

South Cumberland Islands National Park - Off the central Queensland coast lies the Cumberland group protected in South Cumberland Islands National Park.

Currawinya National Park - Large freshwater and saltwater lakes provide important inland habitats for waterbirds. Currawinya also protects mulga lands habitats, threatened wildlife and cultural heritage sites.

Curtain Fig National Park - This park protects endangered mabi forest and a large fig tree. The formation of this fig tree is unique; its extensive aerial roots drop 15m to the forest floor and form a "curtain".

Curtis Island National Park - Off the central Queensland coast between Rockhampton and Gladstone lies Curtis Island. The north-eastern end of this large island is Curtis Island National Park.

 

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