Editing Cania Gorge National Park

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| name                  = Cania Gorge National Park
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| caption               = Dragon Cave, Cania Gorge National Park
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| managing_authorities  = Queensland Parks and Wildlife Service
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'''Cania Gorge''' is a national park in the [[North Burnett Region]], [[Queensland]], Australia,<ref>{{Cite QPN|39401|Cania Gorge National Park|access-date=29 June 2017}}</ref> in the locality of [[Cania, Queensland|Cania]].

== Geography ==
[[File:The Overhang, Cania Gorge National Park, Monto.jpg|left|thumb|The Overhang]]
The park is 373&nbsp;km northwest of [[Brisbane]]. The nearest town is [[Monto, Queensland|Monto]]. Three Moon Creek is the name of the waterway that runs along the length of the [[Canyon|gorge]].

The park's most dominant features are the 70&nbsp;m sandstone [[Cliff|cliffs]].<ref name="xqnp">{{cite book |title=Explore Queensland's National Parks |year=2008 |publisher=Explore Australia Publishing |location=Prahran, Victoria |isbn=978-1-74117-245-4 |pages=42 }}</ref> Wildlife native to the park include [[wallaby|rock wallabys]], [[bettong]], [[platypus]], [[Gecko|geckos]] and over 90 bird species.<ref name="xqnp"/> The flora is diverse, with more than 150 species found in the region, including [[Pine–cypress forest|cypress pine woodland]], [[Eucalyptus|eucalypt woodland]], [[Acacia harpophylla|brigalow forest]], [[Tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests|dry rainforest]] and [[grassland]].<ref>{{Cite web|last=Science|first=jurisdiction=Queensland; sector=government; corporateName=Department of Environment and|date=2009-10-20|title=About {{!}} Cania Gorge National Park|url=https://parks.des.qld.gov.au/parks/cania-gorge/about|access-date=2022-02-15|website=Parks and forests {{!}} Department of Environment and Science, Queensland|language=en-AU}}</ref>

Aboriginal [[rock art]] on the cliff walls is an indication of indigenous settlement of at least 19,000 years.<ref name="xqnp"/>

A picnic area is located alongside the main road into the park, 8&nbsp;km from the [[Burnett Highway]]. Facilities here include covered picnic tables, toilets and gas-powered barbecues. The majority of the park's walking tracks lead from this picnic area, including the 1.1&nbsp;km trail to Dripping Rock, 1.6&nbsp;km trail to The Overhang, and the 1.3&nbsp;km trail to Bloodwood Cave. The longest track in the park leads from a small car park 500&nbsp;metres south of the picnic area. This 5.6&nbsp;km circuit takes in Giants Chair Lookout, with views across the gorge; and Fern Tree Pool, a permanent waterhole. Only walkers with moderate levels of fitness should attempt this track. Another walk leads visitors to a former mine site.<ref name="xqnp"/>

==See also==
{{Portal|Queensland}}
* [[Cania Dam]]
* [[Protected areas of Queensland]]
* [[Boyne Valley, Queensland]]

==References==
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==External links==
{{commons category|Cania Gorge National Park}}
* {{Cite web|date=2009-10-20|title=Cania Gorge National Park|url=https://parks.des.qld.gov.au/parks/cania-gorge|url-status=live|access-date=2021-03-11|website=Parks and forests|publisher=[[Queensland Government]]|language=en-AU|archive-date=18 January 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210118015910/https://parks.des.qld.gov.au/parks/cania-gorge}}

{{National Parks of Queensland}}

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[[Category:National parks of Queensland]]
[[Category:Protected areas established in 1977]]
[[Category:Wide Bay–Burnett]]
[[Category:1977 establishments in Australia]]


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