Millstream Falls National Park — Attraction in Ravenshoe

This is true Australiana up close and personal. It had been raining and the smell of eucalyptus from the gum trees was heavy in the air. The falls are a very easy 300 metre walk down from a shady carpark. A bit steep, but probably manageable in a wheel chair with strong control. The Millstream Falls are reputedly the widest single drop falls in Australia. Very pretty. Lots of information also about the lava flows that made the area and are still visible. Adjacent to carpark are clean, pleasant biocycle toilets (ramp access) and a large grassed picnic aea with BBQ's and tables under shelters. A few kookaburras were around. Beware they will happily snap up food from your plate, especially if its a sausage, as their main food source is snakes. Very close by and along a wide dirt track is a 1 kilometer walk through a historical site from the Australian soldiers' encampments during WW2. You can turn back if its too long. Plaques along the way tell of life here in between the soldiers' deployment in New Guinea. Intriguing, even to me, who has no interest in armies or war. Very human insight into that time. This includes remnants of the mantlepiece from the fire place in the 'mess', covered trenches to jump into if attacked, and granite slabs relocated to make...

The road is a little dusty going in but it is quite a good little scenic spot with a sealed surface walking path from the car park to the viewing area of the falls. Geology buffs will get a kick out of the lava formations that now form the wall of the falls themselves. A historical marker near the picnic area details the use of the area...

Gorgeous place for a rest and walk. I highly recommend you take the loop through the forest and observe history from WWII about 20-30 minutes.

From the parking lot Millstream Falls is less than a 10 minute walk to a raised platform where you can view the falls from afar. There isn't access to the base of the falls unless you...