Must-see national park · Cairns Regional, Queensland
Frankland Group National Park
Frankland Group National Park is a national park in Cairns Regional, Queensland.
Frankland Group National Park: crowds and conditions
Typical pattern: heavy on weekends and holidays; arrive early morning. Been there recently? Post today’s status and it shows here for the next traveller.
Status options for this national park: Open, good conditions · Very crowded · Approach road bad · Closed / not accessible.
Best time to visit Frankland Group National Park
Season: November to March for sightings; sanctuaries may close in peak monsoon.
Busiest days: Weekends, public holidays, Sankranti and Dasara breaks.
Crowd: Heavy on weekends and holidays; arrive early morning.
Typical week: Mon busy · Tue light · Wed light · Thu light · Fri busy · Sat packed · Sun packed.
How to reach Frankland Group National Park — distance from nearby cities
Coordinates: -17.18502, 146.04711. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.
Places to visit near Frankland Group National Park
- Russell River National Park · sanctuary · Cairns Regional · ~20 km · Must-see
- Centre Peak (Bellenden Ker Range) · viewpoint · Cairns Regional · ~27 km · Must-see
- Eubenangee Swamp National Park · sanctuary · Cairns Regional · ~34 km · Must-see
- Walshs Pyramid · viewpoint · Cairns Regional · ~34 km · Must-see
- Wooroonooran National Park · sanctuary · Cairns Regional · ~34 km · Must-see
- Ella Bay National Park · sanctuary · Cairns Regional · ~36 km · Must-see
- Fitzroy Island National Park · sanctuary · Cairns Regional · ~36 km · Must-see
- Grey Peaks National Park · sanctuary · Cairns Regional · ~40 km · Must-see
- Mount Bartle Frere (South Peak) · viewpoint · Cairns Regional · ~43 km · Must-see
- Canecutters Memorial · fort · Cassowary Coast Regional · ~47 km · Must-see
- Moresby Range National Park · sanctuary · Cassowary Coast Regional · ~50 km · Must-see
- Cairns Mosque · dargah · Cairns Regional · ~53 km · Must-see
- Topaz Road National Park · sanctuary · Tablelands Regional · ~55 km · Must-see
- Euramoo Crater · lake · Tablelands Regional · ~56 km · Must-see
- Cairns Botanic Gardens · sanctuary · Cairns Regional · ~56 km · Must-see
- Crater Lakes National Park · sanctuary · Tablelands Regional · ~56 km · Must-see
- Palmerston Rocks Corridor Nature Refuge · sanctuary · Cassowary Coast Regional · ~58 km · Must-see
- Green Island National Park · sanctuary · Cairns Regional · ~60 km · Must-see
See everything within a day’s drive of Frankland Group National Park
Other wildlife, forests & gardens near Frankland Group National Park
- Russell River National Park · sanctuary · Cairns Regional · ~20 km · Must-see
- Eubenangee Swamp National Park · sanctuary · Cairns Regional · ~34 km · Must-see
- Wooroonooran National Park · sanctuary · Cairns Regional · ~34 km · Must-see
- Ella Bay National Park · sanctuary · Cairns Regional · ~36 km · Must-see
- Fitzroy Island National Park · sanctuary · Cairns Regional · ~36 km · Must-see
- Grey Peaks National Park · sanctuary · Cairns Regional · ~40 km · Must-see
- Moresby Range National Park · sanctuary · Cassowary Coast Regional · ~50 km · Must-see
- Topaz Road National Park · sanctuary · Tablelands Regional · ~55 km · Must-see
- Cairns Botanic Gardens · sanctuary · Cairns Regional · ~56 km · Must-see
- Crater Lakes National Park · sanctuary · Tablelands Regional · ~56 km · Must-see
Wikipedia · Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL) · © GeoNames (CC BY 4.0) · Wikidata (CC0)
Frequently asked
What is the best time to visit Frankland Group National Park?
November to March for sightings; sanctuaries may close in peak monsoon. Heavy on weekends and holidays; arrive early morning.
What are the places to visit near Frankland Group National Park?
Nearby: Russell River National Park (sanctuary, 20 km), Centre Peak (Bellenden Ker Range) (viewpoint, 27 km), Eubenangee Swamp National Park (sanctuary, 34 km), Walshs Pyramid (viewpoint, 34 km), Wooroonooran National Park (sanctuary, 34 km), Ella Bay National Park (sanctuary, 36 km).
Is Frankland Group National Park worth visiting?
Frankland Group National Park is listed as a must-see national park in Queensland on Spotwander.