Curtain Fig National Park
The Curtain Fig National Park is a national park on the Atherton Tableland in Far North Queensland, Australia. The National Park is located near Yungaburra. Its most valued features are its once regionally common, now endangered Mabi forests including a huge strangler fig which attracts up to 100 000 visitors per year, locally known as the Curtain Fig Tree, plus a near threatened, locally endemic tree-kangaroo species i.e. the Lumholtz's tree-kangaroo which finds refuge inside this protected area
| Curtain Fig National Park Queensland | |
|---|---|
IUCN category II (national park) | |
Curtain Fig National Park | |
| Nearest town or city | Yungaburra |
| Coordinates | 17°16′57″S 145°34′22″E |
| Established | 28 November 2008 |
| Area | 1.95 km2 (0.753 sq mi) |
| Visitation | 100 000 per year |
| Managing authorities | Queensland Parks and Wildlife Service |
| Website | Curtain Fig National Park |
| See also | Protected areas of Queensland |
Park is located at 720 metres above sea level.
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