Conway National Park

Conway National Park is a protected coastal national park on the Conway Peninsula adjoining Airlie Beach in the Whitsunday Region of Queensland, Australia. Covering about 22,500 hectares, it preserves the largest area of lowland tropical rainforest in Queensland outside far north Queensland. The park is noted for its dense rainforest, rugged ridges, mangroves and panoramic lookouts over the Whitsunday Passage and islands, offering extensive walking and mountain biking trails.

Visitors can expect dense lowland tropical rainforest, mangrove-lined estuaries and rugged ridges with well-marked walking tracks. The park offers short rainforest walks and longer hikes to elevated lookouts such as Honeyeater and Mount Rooper with views over Airlie Beach, Shute Harbour and the Whitsunday Islands. Facilities are basic and natural, with picnic areas, lookouts and camping areas. The environment is largely undeveloped, focused on nature viewing, birdwatching and bushwalking.

Conway National Park was gazetted in 1938 to protect a significant remnant of lowland tropical rainforest and coastal ecosystems on the Conway Peninsula. It protects about 22,500 hectares and represents an important conservation area for lowland rainforest that was extensively cleared elsewhere in central Queensland.

The park lies within the traditional Country of the Ngaro and Gia peoples. The rainforest, coastline and waterways hold cultural significance and the area is valued for its natural heritage and ongoing connection to Traditional Owners.