| Byfield National Park Queensland | |
|---|---|
 Nine Mile Beach, Byfield National Park | |
  Byfield National Park | |
| Coordinates | 22°47′02″S150°43′54″E / 22.78389°S 150.73167°E |
| Established | 1988 |
| Area | 87 km2 (33.6 sq mi) |
| Managing authorities | Queensland Parks and Wildlife Service |
| See also | Protected areas of Queensland |
Byfield National Park is a national park in the Shire of Livingstone, Queensland, Australia. [1]
The park is 70 km north-east of Rockhampton. [2] The parks encloses 12 km of coastline including four beaches. [3]
To the north of the national park is Shoalwater Bay and Byfield State Forest is located to the west of Byfield National Park.
The park contains a number of four-wheel drive tracks and camping areas. [4]
The average elevation of the terrain in the park is 48 metres. [5]
The park demarcates the southern boundary of a tropical savannah climate (Köppen: Aw), although the subtropics are almost a degree to the south. [6]
The park is home to Pandanus tectorius , a plant useful against coastal erosion and provides important habitat for many insects and animals. Rangers are fighting a destructive pest known as the pandanus planthopper in the park, using various means including the use of a native wasp called Aphanomerus pusillus . [7]
Waterpark Creek, a creek which flows through the park, contains a population of Rhadinocentrus ornatus , a small freshwater fish species. [8]
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