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National park in Australia
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Springbrook is a town and a Queensland national park in the Gold Coast Hinterland region in the southeast of Queensland. It is best known for its glow worm cave, natural bridge and waterfalls.
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The Mount Cougal area of the park is approximately 20 km (12 mi) inland from Currumbin. It started in 1938 with an area of 142 hectares that was protected and over time it has grown to 811 hectares. In 1990 the area was merged with Springbrook National Park. The area is named for Mount Cougal, which is located within the park, just on the Queensland side of the New South Wales border. The mountain has two peaks, called the East and West Peaks, and rises to 694 m above sea level.
The Natural Bridge is a naturally formed rock arch over Cave Creek, a tributary of the Nerang River. It was formed by a waterfall that breached a cave and then left a rock arch.
Purlingbrook Falls
A horsetail waterfall perched on the edge of the national park which is also one of the most visited waterfalls in the park.
The only place to camp within Springbrook National Park which has 11 campsites and suitable for tents, camper trailers and campervans.
Springbrook is 40 km from the Gold Coast and can be accessed via State Route 99 (Gold Coast-Springbrook Road) up southwest.
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