Picnic area · Daintree National Park
A short, accessible rainforest boardwalk leads to Mossman River views.
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The highest, rockiest slopes around here are a summer buffet for grizzly bears.
Daintree Tour Guide
Parkwolf is a GPS audio tour guide for Daintree National Park. As you drive, it chimes in with what’s ahead: hidden gems, upcoming stops, history, geology, and wildlife, right through your car’s speakers.
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Mossman Gorge and Cultural Centre“Mossman Gorge Cultural Centre is coming up, the gateway to the river and its huge granite boulders. Park here and take the paid shuttle; the gorge walks start about two kilometres farther along.”
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The Mossman Gorge Day-use Area is the shaded picnic and walking-track start in the Mossman Gorge section of Daintree National Park. Come here to begin the gorge walks or take an easy outing: Baral Marrjanga is an elevated rainforest boardwalk, 660 m return and about 30 minutes, to a lookout over the Mossman River and the ranges beyond. The visitor shuttle runs from the separate Mossman Gorge Centre, so use the Centre as your departure point. The park can also be entered on foot or by bicycle.
Look for butterflies along the boardwalk, and check the river below the lookout for jungle perch or saw-shelled turtles. Strangler figs and epiphytes shape the lower rainforest canopy. This stop is within the Wet Tropics World Heritage Area. Stay out of the river: QPWS warns that strong, unpredictable currents, deep water and submerged boulders make entering dangerous. The day-use area is usually very busy while shuttle buses are operating.
Wildlife
688 sightingsSouthern CassowaryMost seen around 5 PMSighting map
1,788 sightingsSaltwater CrocodileMost seen around 4 PMSighting map
242 sightingsSpectacled Flying-foxMost seen around 6 PMSighting map
332 sightingsBoyd's Forest DragonMost seen around 10 AMSighting map
46 sightingsVictoria's RiflebirdMost seen around 7 AMSighting map
188 sightingsLace MonitorMost seen around 10 AMSighting mapSighting maps show where each species has been reported across Daintree. Wildlife moves, so no sighting is guaranteed.
Keep exploring
ModerateMossman Gorge Rainforest Circuit3.4 km · 2 hr · At the trailheadA swaying bridge opens into dense tropical rainforest.
EasyBaral Marrjanga Track0.7 km · 30 min · At the trailheadA short rainforest boardwalk to a Mossman River lookout.
EasyRex Creek Bridge Track1.4 km · 1 hr · At the trailheadA short rainforest walk to a high, gently swaying creek bridge.
EasyLower Mossman River Track0.6 km · 40 min · At the trailheadQuick river lookouts over granite boulders and fast water.
ChallengingMossman Bluff Walking Track13.4 km · 8.5 hr · 0.9 km awayA steep, remote climb toward the sheer Bluff above Mossman Gorge.
Sight · 0.4 km awayMossman River Lookout (Baral Marrjanga)A short boardwalk to a boulder-filled river and mountain view.
Sight · 0.4 km awayRex Creek Suspension BridgeA swaying bridge hangs above clear, cascading creek water.
Visitor center · 1.8 km awayMossman Gorge Cultural CentreStart here for Kuku Yalanji culture and the Mossman Gorge shuttle.Parkwolf’s Daintree ranking
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