The
Border Ranges National Park is located along the south east
Queensland NSW border. The park has World Heritage status,
protecting some 30 000 hectares of tropical wilderness. It
was declared national park in 1983 and became a World Heritage
Area in 1986.
The
Border Ranges area was home to the Galibal and Githabul Aboriginal
people, part of the Bundjalung tribe. The first Europeans
to the area is thought to have been the cedar cutters who
began to exploit the forests around 1842. Evidence of their
presence can still be found in the park, including a rock
wall with engravings at Sheepstation Creek
The best way to approach the park is from Murwillumbah along
the Kyogle Road or via Nimbin and Lillian Rock. The Tweed
Range Scenic Drive is a 44km gravel road that makes it's way
through the eastern section of the national park.