Park is closed
A seasonal closure is currently in place for Rinyirru (Lakefield) National Park (CYPAL). Access to the park is prohibited and on-the-spot fines apply. Please monitor park alerts to keep up-to-date with the latest information on reopening dates.
Rinyirru (Lakefield) National Park (Cape York Peninsula Aboriginal land) (CYPAL) has a rich and diverse landscape. In the north grasslands and woodlands, wetlands, coastal estuaries, mangroves and mudflats are prominent. In the south, sandstone hills and escarpments dominate the landscape.
Location
340km north-west of Cairns, on Cape York Peninsula.
Welcome
The Aboriginal Traditional Owners—the Lama Lama and Kuku Thaypan peoples, the Bagaarrmugu, Mbarimakarranma, Muunydyiwarra, Magarrmagarrwarra, Balnggarrwarra and Gunduurwarra clans and related families—welcome you to their country. They ask that you respect their special place.
Accessible by
- 4WD
Park facilities
- Campfires allowed (conditions apply)
- Generators allowed (conditions apply)
- Lookout
- No rubbish bins
- Park office
- Toilets
- Wheelchair access (may require assistance)
- Tent camping
- Camper trailer camping
- Showers
- Boat ramp
- Boating
- Cycling
- Fishing
- Trail bike riding
- Walking
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- Photo credit: Doug Davidson © Queensland Government
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- Photo credit: Doug Davidson © Queensland Government
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- Photo credit: Doug Davidson © Queensland Government
- Photo credit: Steve Parish © Queensland Government
- Photo credit: Paul Curtis © North Queensland Wildscapes
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- Photo credit: © John Augusteyn
- Photo credit: © Queensland Government
- Photo credit: Adam Creed © Queensland Government
- Photo credit: © John Augusteyn
- Photo credit: © John Augusteyn
- Photo credit: © Tamara Vallance
- Photo credit: © John Augusteyn
- Photo credit: Doug Davidson © Queensland Government
- Photo credit: Doug Davidson © Queensland Government
- Photo credit: Doug Davidson © Queensland Government
- Photo credit: Doug Davidson © Queensland Government
- Photo credit: Doug Davidson © Queensland Government
- Photo credit: Doug Davidson © Queensland Government
- Photo credit: Doug Davidson © Queensland Government
- Photo credit: © Queensland Government
- Photo credit: Doug Davidson © Queensland Government
- Photo credit: © John Augusteyn
- Photo credit: © John Augusteyn
- Photo credit: © Queensland Government
- Photo credit: Doug Davidson © Queensland Government
- Photo credit: Doug Davidson © Queensland Government
- Photo credit: © Queensland Government
- Photo credit: Doug Davidson © Queensland Government
- Photo credit: © Queensland Government
- Photo credit: Doug Davidson © Queensland Government
- Photo credit: © John Augusteyn
- Photo credit: © Queensland Government
- Photo credit: © John Augusteyn
- Photo credit: Doug Davidson © Queensland Government
- Photo credit: Doug Davidson © Queensland Government
- Photo credit: Doug Davidson © Queensland Government
- Photo credit: Mark Simmons © Queensland Government
- Photo credit: Adam Creed © Queensland Government
- Photo credit: John Augusteyn © Queensland Government
- Photo credit: Doug Davidson © Queensland Government
- Photo credit: © Queensland Government
- Photo credit: © John Augusteyn
- Photo credit: © Queensland Government
- Photo credit: John Augusteyn © Queensland Government
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- Photo credit: Maxime Coquard © Tourism and Events Queensland
- Photo credit: © John Augusteyn
- Wet season closure: Rinyirru (Lakefield) National Park (CYPAL) 1 December 2023 to 14 July 2024