Within an hour's drive west of Mackay is the National Park "Eungella" - the longest and oldest in the Australian section of the subtropical rain forest, spread on an area of ​​52 thousand hectares. In the language of the local indigenous tribe goreng goreng "Eungella" means "the land where the clouds cling to the mountain." The park, founded in 1936, located a few settlements.

The park is laid 22 km of boardwalks for hikers and mountain Great Way MacKay welcomes visitors to the park to enjoy the breathtaking views of the valley of the Pioneer.

River Broken River, which flows through the park - this is the main place to observe the shy platypus, amazing animals that live only in Australia. The best time for this - the early morning and evening, and cloudy days. Among other interesting inhabitants of the park - "caring" and medosos frog, as well as a huge number of birds.

In the depths of the park are the dam and the lake of the same name, where you can swim and go fishing.

Another great attraction of the park - the peaks and William Dalrymple, each of which has the same height - 1259 meters. These mountains are the western boundary of the Pioneer Valley. Despite the fact that the park "Eungella" is located in the subtropics, in 1964 and 2000, there were recorded snowfall.