Bladensburg National Park

Bladensburg National Park is a 84,900-hectare protected area south-west of Winton in central-west Queensland, conserving vast Mitchell grass downs, river channels and sandstone ranges. Formerly Bladensburg sheep station, it was gazetted as a national park in 1984. The park is known for its expansive grassland landscapes, permanent waterholes, diverse birdlife, historic homestead and Aboriginal Bora ground, offering remote outback camping and 4WD touring.

Visitors can expect a remote outback landscape of flat Mitchell grass plains, open woodlands, sandstone jump-ups and seasonal river channels of the Winton district. The park is accessed via unsealed roads and 4WD tracks leading to lookouts, waterholes such as Scrammy and Surprise Creek, the restored Bladensburg Homestead and shearing shed, and a preserved Bora ground. Facilities are basic with bush camping, walking tracks and scenic drives for birdwatching, photography and nature observation in a quiet, isolated setting.

Originally part of Bladensburg Station, a large sheep station established in the 1870s during pastoral expansion in western Queensland. The property operated for over a century with homestead, woolshed and outbuildings. Acquired by the Queensland Government and gazetted as a national park in 1984 to conserve representative Mitchell grass downs and associated ecosystems, with historic station buildings preserved for visitors.

The park lies within the traditional lands of the Koa people and contains a well-preserved Bora ground, a ceremonial site of cultural importance. The pastoral heritage of the former Bladensburg Station, including the homestead and shearing complex, reflects the history of sheep grazing in outback Queensland and is presented as part of the visitor experience.