Wallaman Falls Wallaman Falls is probably Australia's tallest permanent waterfall as well as the largest single-drop waterfall at 268m. Situated in Girringun (Lumholtz) National Park about 50km west of the sugar-producing and Hinchinbrook Island-neighboring town of Ingham, there's a well-developed paved road leading through various farmlands before becoming a narrow, but still well-graded gravel road (slow down for endangered cassowaries in this part) leading to a big car park as well as a campsite. The overlook of the falls is near the car park, but if you're up for it, you can take the 4km return walk descending to the base of the falls (it's a long, hot, and tiring climb back up though). Given the relatively easy access, the falls are quite popular. At the base of the falls, it's said you might spot water dragons and platypus, but it wasn't the case when we were there. Instead, we got to see beautiful rainbows in the late morning. The falls flows its strongest in the wet season (the Australian Summer) and gradually diminishes its flow as the dry season wears on. Nonetheless, this falls is said to flow year round as it's on Stoney Creek, a tributary of the Herbert River (which itself traverses some rugged Outback country of Queensland). If you have to see just one waterfall in the state, make sure it's this one! Tell us about your experience with this waterfall. [Back to top] [Go to next waterfall: Blencoe Falls] [Go to the Queensland Waterfalls Page] [Go to the Australia Page] [Return from Wallaman Falls to the World of Waterfalls Home Page]
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At the base of the falls
Stay on the track if you're going to the base; who knows which one of these are those toxic stinging plants?
Panorama of the Herbert River Valley
Another look at the falls