Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
otherwise book in to one of the sweet little
cabins
(d shared bathroom $85;
)
. Tickets to Paron-
ella Park are valid for one year.
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Innisfail & Around
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Sitting pretty just 80km south of the Cairns tourism frenzy, Innisfail is a textbook example
of a laid-back, far northern country town. Fisherfolk ply the wide Johnstone River, tract-
ors trundle down the main street, and locals are equally proud of their magnificent art
deco architecture and born-and-bred footy (rugby league) hero Billy Slater.
Beachside Flying Fish Point is 8km northeast of Innisfail's town centre, while national
parks, including the Mamu Rainforest Canopy Walkway, are within a short drive.
Sights & Activities
Mamu Rainforest Canopy Walkway
VIEWPOINT
(
www.nprsr.qld.gov.au/parks/mamu
;
Palmerston Hwy; adult/child $20/10; 9.30am-5.30pm, last entry 4.30pm)
About 27km along the Palmerston Hwy (signposted 4km northwest of Innisfail), this
canopy-level rainforest walkway gives you eye-level views of the fruits, flowers and
birds, and a bird's-eye perspective from its 100-step, 37m-high tower. Allow at least an
hour to complete the 2.5km, wheelchair-accessible circuit.
The Palmerston Hwy continues west to Millaa Millaa, passing the entrance to the
Waterfalls Circuit.
Wooroonooran National Park
The
Palmerston (Doongan) section
of this national park is home to some of the oldest surviving
ing trails.
PARK
Art Deco Architecture
(
www.artdeco-innisfail.com.au
)
Following a devastating 1918 cyclone, Innisfail rebuilt in the art
deco style of the day, and 2006's Cyclone Larry resulted in many of these striking build-
ARCHITECTURE
