World of Waterfalls Blog

Nandroya Falls is a multi-drop 50m waterfall accessed on a 6km loop walk in a humid Wet Tropics rainforest within the waterfall-laced Atherton Tablelands.

Wallicher Falls and Tchupala Falls are a pair of waterfalls at the ends of a Y-shaped route accessed from the Palmerston Hwy in Wooroonooran National Park.

Josephine Falls is a popular multi-tiered cascade and swim hole near the base of Mt Bartle Frere in Wooroonooran National Park in North Queensland, Australia.

Wallaman Falls is an amazing 268m sheer drop permanent waterfall on Stony Creek in Girringun National Park (part of the Wet Tropics World Heritage Area).

Murray Falls is a 20m cascade on the Murray River tumbling over smooth rocks accessed by a short 300m walk in Girramay National Park (part of the Wet Tropics).

Attie Creek Falls is a 25m multi-drop waterfall reached on a 500m walk to the base of its main drop, which we accessed behind the mud crab town of Cardwell.

Now my head was really hurting at this point. I didn’t want to get out of the water because the scenery down here was as close to the Discovery Channel as I had ever seen…

Jourama Falls is a multi-tiered waterfall over at least 7 sections with a cumulative height of over 200m accessed by a 3km walk in Paluma Range National Park.

Cedar Creek Falls (or Cedar Falls) is a seasonal easy-to-visit waterfall by Conway Beach between Proserpine and the Whitsundays gateway town of Airlie Beach.

Araluen Falls (or Araluen Cascade) is a 10-15m cascade on Finch-Hatton Creek in Eungella National Park’s humid rainforest en route to the Wheel of Fire Falls.

Mapleton Falls is a 120m waterfall on Pencil Creek dropping into an ancient rainforest on the Blackall Range in the Hinterland of Queensland’s Sunshine Coast.

Cameron Falls is a light-flowing waterfall on Sandy Creek accessed by a 1.3km walking track with overlooks from Tamborine National Park’s namesake plateau.

Cedar Creek Falls is a 15-20m waterfall tumbling towards rock pools which can be a swim hole accessed by 500-900m walking track in Tamborine National Park.

JC Slaughter Falls is a temporary waterfall on Ithaca Creek within the urban sprawl of Brisbane on the Mt Coot-tha Reserve accessed by a walking track.

Unfortunately, JC Slaughter Falls was bone dry! I knew it was a bad sign when we didn’t hear any water in the neighboring creeks. I guess it wasn’t meant to be despite there being…

Purling Brook Falls is a 100m plunge waterfall on Little Nerang Creek accessed by a 4km circuit track passing by Tanninaba Falls into an ancient rainforest.

The Natural Bridge and its waterfall are unusual Springbrook National Park features where Cave Creek drops into a hole and emerges from a cave with glow worms.

Goomoolahra Falls (or Bilborough’s Falls) is a waterfall viewable from an overlook near the end of Springbrook Road, which featured other panoramic lookouts.

Queen Mary Falls is a 40m waterfall on Spring Creek in the Main Range National Park near Killarney experienced by a lookout or 2km circuit into the rainforest.

Daggs Falls is a 38m plunging waterfall on the Teviott Brook seen from a lookout right by the Spring Creek Road (Falls Drive) near the Killarney area.