Address & Contact
Unnamed Road
Chillagoe QLD 4871
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Web: https://parks.des.qld.gov.au/parks/chillagoe-caves/about
Limestone has been weathered, dissolved and re-formed by water to create spectacular caverns and passages, decorated by stalactites, stalagmites and flowstones.
Scientists believe the landscape around
Chillagoe began to form about 400 million years ago, when
limestone was deposited as calcareous mud and coral reefs on the bed of a shallow sea where
Chillagoe is today. Subsequent tilting, folding and erosion exposed and weathered the
limestone that today towers over the surrounding plains. Fluctuating groundwater levels slowly dissolved some of the
limestone, creating caverns and passages, some of which have since been decorated by calcite stalactites, stalagmites and flowstones, deposited by surface waters penetrating through
the rock.
Looking after the park:
Visit respectfully.
Rock art sites are irreplaceable and easily damaged. Please avoid raising dust and never touch
the rock imagery.
Never touch
cave formations. Natural acids in your skin damage the
cave decorations.
Place rubbish in the
bins provided. Where there are no
bins, please take your rubbish with you.
Avoid interfering with or feeding native animals—it can affect their health.
Domestic animals are not permitted in national parks.
Keep on the walking tracks at all times.
Everything in the park is protected. Please leave everything as you found it.