Best trails in Baga National Park
After Darumbal people were granted Native Title for the region in 2016, Baga National Park was renamed from the offensive settler name it was given 150 years ago (Mount Jim Crow National Park), to the Indigenous name it was formerly known for 60,000 years. In addition to the name, the park has a history of human exploitation, once used for stone quarrying and as a storage area for US Army supplies in WWII.
The Baga National Park is located northeast of Rockhampton and surrounds Baga (221m/725ft), the towering trachyte plug and corroboree ground. Baga is an extinct volcano part of a larger chain of 12 volcanic remnants known as the Mount Hedlow trachyte, formed from basaltic lava 70 million years ago - or the workings of the Rainbow Serpent as it is known in the local Dreaming. Generations of erosion have carved the remaining rugged peak of Baga and those in the Mount Hedlow trachyte, which are a unique landform in Australia as the only plugs to support hoop pine communities.
When visiting Baga National Park, help to preserve the park and thousands of years of living culture by observing and respecting Darumbal guidelines by leaving no trace when you visit.
Don't feed wildlife to encourage them to forage their own food.