ALLIGATOR CREEK
As the region’s largest coastal park, Bowling Green Bay National Park contains diverse habitats. Its coastal plains are dramatically set against a backdrop of rugged granite mountains rising abruptly in the distance. In this section of the park, Alligator Creek flows between two rocky mountain groups – Mount Elliot and Saddle Mountain.
Visit for the day, picnic among the gum trees and swim in the creek. View agile wallabies and rock-wallabies as they feed nearby. At night, common brushtail possums and rufous bettongs ‘patrol’ this area.
- Access Without Assistance for the Disabled
- BBQ Facilities
- Car park
- Public toilet
- Shaded Area
- Sheltered Area
- Visitor Information Centre
- Animal Watching
- Birdwatching
- Camping
- Swimming
- Walking
There is access for guests with a disability. The Alligator Creek campground and day-use area toilets, and a 100 metre boardwalk along Alligator Creek, are wheelchair accessible.
How To Get There:
Turn off the Bruce Highway to Alligator Creek, 25 kilometres south of Townsville (or 65 kilometres north of Ayr). Follow the road 5.5 kilometres to the park entrance. There is no public transport available
BOWLING GREEN NATIONAL PARK (ALLIGATOR CREEK)
ALLIGATOR CREEK BOARDWALK (MOUNT ELLIOT)
—200 m return (15 mins) Grade: easy A wheelchair-accessible boardwalk leads from the day-use area through riparian forest to the bank of Alligator Creek. Interpretive signs highlight some of the plants and animals in the area.
ALLIGATOR CREEK LOOKOUT (MOUNT ELLIOT)
—1 km return (30 mins) Grade: easy Take your camera for a canopy-level view of the lower sections of Alligator Creek. Reach the lookout by walking 500 m directly from the car park along a sealed path, or use the steps from the swimming area.
