{"id":3911,"date":"2024-05-02T17:09:06","date_gmt":"2024-05-02T07:09:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thingstodoexploringaustralia.com.au\/?p=3911"},"modified":"2025-01-04T09:00:43","modified_gmt":"2025-01-03T23:00:43","slug":"waterfalls-cairns-region","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thingstodoexploringaustralia.com.au\/?p=3911","title":{"rendered":"Waterfalls – Cairns region"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t
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What it is?
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Far North Queensland is a waterfalls lover’s dream come true. There are so many that it is honestly hard to keep track of which ones you have been to. Winter is the best time to explore the waterfalls you need to hike to, as summer is too wet and too hot. Remember, this is far north Queensland; you can still swim very comfortably in winter!<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t

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To get to some waterfalls, hiking may be involved. Other ones are close to the road, and you have easy access to either a view or the water to be able to jump in.\u00a0<\/p>

I promise to name all the waterfall photographs as time allows.\u00a0<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t

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\"Paronella
Mena Creek Falls<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/a><\/div>
\"Paronella
Mena Creek Falls<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/a><\/div>
\"Paronella
Paronella Park<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/a><\/div>
\"Kuranda
Barron River and Valley<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/a><\/div>
\"Kuranda
Kuranda Scenic Railway and the Barron Valley<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/a><\/div>
\"Pepina
Pepina Falls<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/a><\/div>
\"Souita
Souita Falls<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/a><\/div>
\"Souita
Souita Falls<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/a><\/div>
\"Waterfalls
Waterfalls Cairns region<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/a><\/div>
\"Waterfalls
Waterfalls Cairns region<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/a><\/div>
\"Waterfalls
Waterfalls Cairns region<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/a><\/div>
\"Mungalli
Mungalli Falls<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/a><\/div>
\"Waterfall
Waterfall hiking<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/a><\/div>
\"Tchupala
Tchupala Falls<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/a><\/div>
\"Wallicher
Wallicher Falls<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/a><\/div>
\"Millaa
Millaa Millaa Falls<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/a><\/div>
\"Ellinjaa
Ellinjaa Falls<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/a><\/div>
\"Ellinjaa
Ellinjaa Falls<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/a><\/div>
\"Zillie
Zillie Falls<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/a><\/div>
\"Zillie
Zillie Falls<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/a><\/div>
\"Millstream
Millstream Falls<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/a><\/div>
\"Millstream
Millstream Falls - the widest drop waterfall<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/a><\/div>
\"McKenzie
McKenzie Falls - must have a 4WD to get here<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/a><\/div>
\"McKenzie
McKenzie Falls<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/a><\/div>
\"Fairy
Fairy Falls<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/a><\/div>
\"Hiking
Hiking to Fairy Falls<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/a><\/div>
\"Hiking
Hiking to Fairy Falls<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/a><\/div>
\"Hiking
Hiking to Fairy Falls<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/a><\/div>
\"Little
Little Mulgrave <\/figcaption><\/figure><\/a><\/div>
\"Little
Little Mulgrave<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/a><\/div>
\"Little
Little Mulgrave<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/a><\/div>
\"Gordonvale\"
Gordonvale<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/a><\/div>
\"Josephine
Josephine Falls<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/a><\/div>
\"Josephine
Josephine Falls<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/a><\/div>
\"Babinda
Babinda Boulders<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/a><\/div>
\"Babinda
Babinda Boulders<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/a><\/div>
\"Babinda
Babinda Boulders<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/a><\/div>\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t
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May require assistance.\u00a0
Some waterfalls have easy access for viewing, i.e. Millia Millaa and Malanda Falls.<\/p>

Some have facilities (toilets), some don’t.<\/p>

Please visit the Queensland Government Parks<\/a> website for more information.\u00a0<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t

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One of my favourite things about the tropical north is the abundance of waterfalls.\u00a0<\/p>

Barron Falls (Din Din) \u2013 <\/strong>Amazing during\/after the wet season. We drove up there one evening after it had been torrential rain all day. The force of the water was pretty amazing.<\/p>

Davies<\/b> Creek<\/b> Falls<\/b> \u2013 (Dinden National Park \u2013 Swim in the infinity pool at the top of the falls and pitch a tent at the campgrounds)<\/p>

Emerald Creek<\/strong> Falls<\/b> \u2013 Did Din West Forest Reserve \u2013 10 min walk from the carpark.<\/p>

Carrington<\/strong> Falls –<\/b> a 6km grade3-4 track outside of Atherton (allow 2 hours)<\/p>

Malanda<\/strong> Falls<\/b> (easy to get to, and there is a caravan park right next to it)<\/p>

Dinner<\/strong>\u00a0Falls\u00a0<\/b>Mount Hypipamee National Park<\/p>

Millstream<\/strong> Falls<\/b> (the widest single-drop waterfall in Australia \u2013 Ravenshoe \u2013 Queenslands Highest Town)<\/p>

Little Millstream<\/strong> Falls<\/b> \u2013 near Ravenshoe<\/p>

Papina<\/strong> Falls<\/b> \u2013 15 mins from Millia Millaa Falls<\/p>

Millaa Millaa<\/strong> Falls<\/b> \u2013 (There is also a lookout \u2013 one of the busiest of the waterfalls; plan your day to account for this)<\/p>

Zillie<\/strong> Falls<\/b> (7.5 km from Millaa Millaa)<\/p>

Ellinjaa<\/strong> Falls<\/b> (3 km past Zillie Falls \u2013 my favourite of the three)<\/p>

Millaa Millaa, Zillie and Ellinjaa are part of a waterfalls circuit; see HERE<\/a> for more details.<\/p>

Souita<\/strong> Falls <\/b>\u00a0near Millaa Millaa on Middlebrook Road off the Old Palmerston Highway<\/p>

Mungalli<\/strong> Falls<\/b>\u00a0 (14mins from Millaa Millaa Falls)<\/p>

Wallicher<\/strong> Falls<\/b> (a 500-meter walk from Tchupala)<\/p>

Tchupala<\/strong> Falls<\/b> (Not far from Nandroya Falls is Tchupala Falls (pronounced Chu-par-la), A great spot to stop for a swim on your way down the Palmerston Highway)<\/p>

Mena Creek<\/strong>\u00a0Falls<\/b> \u2013 Paranella Park<\/p>

Josephine<\/strong> Falls<\/b> \u2013 near Babinda<\/p>

Halls<\/strong> Falls<\/b> \u2013 Tucked away in Herberton Range Conservation Park, a 15-minute walk from the car park<\/p>

Nandroya<\/strong> Falls<\/b> (a 6km round trip to Nandroya and Silver Falls)<\/p>

Mungali<\/strong> Falls<\/b> \u2013 the highest waterfall on the tablelands<\/p>

Clamshell<\/strong>\u00a0Falls<\/b> \u2013 Bahana<\/strong> Gorge<\/b> \u2013 Gordonvale (on our list when we return)<\/p>

Windin<\/strong> Falls<\/b> (on our list when we return) \u2013 3 hr return hike<\/p>

Stoney Creek \u2013\u00a0<\/strong>Kumerunga. This is a lovely spot for a swim; hike to the top of the hill just before the fallen tree.<\/p>

Crystal Cascades<\/strong> \u2013 Redlynch Valley \u2013 a series of swimming holes and an easy walking track next to the water\u2019s edge.<\/p>

Fairy<\/strong> Falls<\/b> \u2013 access from the carpark at Crystal Cascades \u2013 be careful of stinging trees in this area.<\/p>

Hartleys<\/strong> Creek Falls<\/b> \u2013 (on our list when we return \u2013 The track leading up to the falls is roughly 7.5 km return and travels through the World Heritage Listed Wet Tropics Rainforest. Note: Crocodiles may be present in the brackish water further down the creek, and swimming here is not permitted.)<\/p>

Vision<\/strong> Falls<\/b> \u2013 (300m from Lake Eacham \u2013 wrong time of year when we went, and there was not much water, go after the wet season)<\/p>

Murray<\/strong> Falls<\/b> \u2013 Between Tully and Cardwell<\/p>

McKenzie Falls<\/b> \u2013 on the way to Ravenshoe (need a 4WD) in the Tumoulin Forest Reserve.<\/p>

My top three waterfalls<\/p>

Fairy Falls<\/p>

Ellinjaa Falls<\/p>

Barron Falls \u2013 the difference between low and high is amazing, and we saw both.<\/p>

Waterholes<\/strong> include: Cardwell Spa Pools; Babinda Boulders; and Goomboora Park Redlynch.<\/p>

Updates to this page will show the names of each waterfall\/location\/etc.\u00a0<\/p>

Please stay tuned while we continue working on our page.\u00a0<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t

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The ones that have easy access to the water’s edge, and you can swim underneath.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t

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I would revisit about 70% of the above-mentioned waterfalls. We have a few favourites, so unless we have visitors who want to see a certain one, we might stick to the ones we love.\u00a0<\/p>

They are all vastly different and worthy of seeing.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t

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As a couple: Pre-downloaded maps on your phone (reception is patchy); water bottles; healthy snacks for the trails; wide brim hat: sunscreen; bug spray; good sturdy shoes\/water shoes; swimmers and towels; picnic and picnic blanket.<\/p>

Make sure you are aware of the distances and grades of tracks before embarking on a journey to a new destination. Make sure someone knows where you are going and when to expect you back. Tracks may be slippery when wet\/raining. There are a number of locations where lives have been lost. Please take care and use your common sense.\u00a0<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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With Kids: water; snacks; wide brim hat; sunscreen; bug spray; good sturdy shoes.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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With Pets: Depends on each location. Some you can, and some you can’t. As there are some in National Parks, please check each location on the Queensland Government Parks<\/a> website.\u00a0<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t

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