Boodjamulla (Lawn Hill) National Park

Welcome to Boodjamulla National Park, formerly known as Lawn Hill National Park, in the Shire of Burke, Queensland, Australia.

This stunning national park extends across sandstone ranges and is home to a wide variety of native wildlife. The most attractive feature of the park is Lawn Hill Gorge, which lies on the traditional land of the Waanyi people. The Waanyi people have lived in the gorge area for at least 17,000 years and know this place as Boodjamulla, or Rainbow Serpent country.

The park has a rich pastoral history and until December 1984 was part of Lawn Hill Station, which was one of Queensland's largest cattle properties. In 1984, Sebastião Ferreira Maia, the owner of the station at the time, returned 122 square kilometers of the lease to the state. The land was given to the government as Crown land, to be used for public benefit. The Riversleigh and Musselbrook sections were amalgamated into the park in 1992. The park was formerly known as Lawn Hill National Park. Today, as of June 2022, the park is jointly managed by the Queensland Parks and Wildlife Service and the Waanyi people.

This park lies 340 km (210 mi) northwest of Mount Isa and is in the Gulf Country region of northwestern Queensland. The attraction that visitors seek are the sandstone ranges, deep gorges, and a limestone plateau with significant fossil fields. Rivers, creeks, and waterholes are permanent in this park, providing ample opportunities for a variety of activities. Boodjamulla's ancient sandstones and limestones have been gradually stripped away over millions of years, leaving behind rugged escarpments