Eungella National Park-Broken River Section — Attraction in Broken River

Beautiful walks and scenery. But... beware of leeches especially after the rain while walking on forest trails. They sit in mud/dead leaves, stick to your shoes as you walk past and get into your shoes. We were attacked by hundreds as we were walking on the Pine Grove to Broken River forest trail in early July after days of heavy rain. This was the section after crossing the river. We made a mistake by wearing open hiking sandals so the leeches got all over our feet. You do not usually feel the bite, so we only discovered them after about an hour hike when we felt some strange tickling and itching. It ruined our adventure and we were forced to turn back. Make sure you wear closed shoes, or better gum boots of something similar if you are venturing out after rain and if the tracks are muddy. There are no leech warnings anywhere...

Great national park to sight see the platypus, I have visited broken River 3 times now this is the place to return if you want to spot a platypus, the best times to see them is 5am and 6pm, I have personally experienced this first hand myself, dusk and dawn is the best times to not miss this great encounter with just a small small easy walk every one can manage, great attraction that should not be missed, I love atmosphere it provides you , this is why I have been back more then once, located here also is a lovely Cafe providing you with a refreshing drink or hot drink. Food also available, waffles are a treat not...

Good campground with well stocked toilet facilities and easy walking distance to information centre, main walks and platypus viewing platforms. There is some road noise because it is adjacent to the main road in.

You are also not able to book specific sites within the campground so you can book ahead a site with a fire pit. When we arrived, all the sites with these were taken by campervans who didn’t use them which was a little annoying. We used the central pits which was fine but would have been nice if they...