Isla Gorge is a national park in

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, 415 km northwest of

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, gazetted in 1964. It contains a rest area with toilets and a camping area, situated along the

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just south of

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. The national park is upon the traditional Aboriginal lands of the Kongabulla Clan of Iman country, the carpet snake people, and Wulli Wulli country. The north-western section was expanded in 1990 to include the hand-laid rock road which once ran from Rockhampton to Roma as part of the wool run.Isla Gorge National Park Management Statement 2013
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National parks of Central Queensland Protected areas established in 1964 {{Queensland-national-park-stub

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