Attractions around the Region
PORCUPINE GORGE NATIONAL PARK
Known as Australia’s ‘Little Grand Canyon’ with its cool, clear, flowing creek, towering cliffs of vibrantly coloured sandstone and dense vegetation. The Gorge provides a striking contrast to the sparsely wooded, dry, flat plains which surround it. This impressive canyon reveals strata of sedimentary rocks spanning hundreds of millions of years of geological history. Porcupine Gorge National Park is a canyon hidden away approximately an hour’s drive north of Hughenden. Explore the numerous points of interest along the fully sealed road. The Gorge has been carved over time revealing layers of basalt and coloured sandstones, creating the beautiful soft colours of the cliff walls that tower over the creek below. The Gorge can be appreciated from two distinct areas. The first point is a lookout giving a view
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FLINDERS SHIRE GUIDE
deep into the Gorge below. There is no access to the base of the Gorge from this point. The second is a National Park campsite area. Walking tracks take visitors either along the rim or down to the base of the Gorge where the Pyramid formation is a prominent feature. Intermittent waterholes line the base of the Gorge, a perfect place for a cool swim. The Gorge is a great spot for bird watching with bird, flora and fauna lists available from the Flinders Discovery Centre. There are picnic shelters and eco toilets at the campsite available for day visitors. Camping sites must be booked in advance as there is limited mobile reception at Porcupine Gorge. Boasting a variety of caravan and tent sites, some of which have fire pits, they can either be booked online, by telephone or in person at the Flinders Discovery Centre.
