Starrs Creek picnic area

Starrs Creek picnic area is in the northern precinct of Coorabakh National Park. To get there:

• From Coopernook and Moorland, take Forest Drive Road north.
• Travel through Coopernook State Forest and follow the signs to Coorabakh National Park
• Signs to Starrs Creek are well-posted throughout the park

Road quality

Check the weather before you set out as the road to Starrs Creek picnic area can become boggy when it rains.

• Unsealed roads

Vehicle access

• 2WD vehicles (no long vehicle access)

Weather restrictions

• 4WD required in wet weather

Parking

There's a gravel carpark at the picnic area, opposite Starrs Creek. The carpark has 1 accessible parking space.

There are lots of great things waiting for you in Coorabakh National Park. Here are some of the highlights.

Spring

Several endangered plants flower in the park, creating beautiful displays of wildflowers near lookouts and along roadsides.

Summer

A perfect escape from the summer heat can be found in the subtropical rainforest around Starrs Creek, with its elevated boardwalk, and along the slightly more adventurous path to the cave at Newbys Creek.

Winter

Low rainfall and reasonable temperatures make winter a great time to take advantage of the several stunning lookouts around the park.

Drinking water is limited or not available in this area, so it’s a good idea to bring your own.

Toilets

There's an accessible toilet at the start of the rainforest boardwalk which leads to the picnic area.

• Non-flush toilets

Picnic tables

There are accessible timber picnic tables on a wooden platform at the end of the rainforest boardwalk that runs from the carpark to the picnic area.

Carpark

Step-free access

There's step-free access from the carpark to the picnic area along a 100m wood rainforest boardwalk. The boardwalk has handrails as you reach the picnic area, but not at other points along its length.

• Step-free outdoor pathways

• Starrs Creek picnic area factsheet
• Starrs Creek picnic area map (2.1MB pdf)

Disability access level - easy

• The wooden rainforest boardwalk that leads from the small gravel carpark to the picnic area is 100m long, step-free and mostly flat. There are handrails at the end, where the picnic tables are.
• There's a small gravel carpark with 1 accessible parking space.
• There's an accessible toilet next to the carpark, at the start of the rainforest boardwalk
• There are accessible picnic tables toilets on a wooden platform at the end of the rainforest boardwalk.