The Palms is a small national park

National park

A national park is a reserve of natural, semi-natural, or developed land that a sovereign state declares or owns. Although individual nations designate their own national parks differently A national park is a reserve of natural, semi-natural, or developed land that a sovereign state declares or...

 located between Cooyar

Cooyar, Queensland

Cooyar is a town in the Darling Downs region of Queensland, Australia. The town is on the New England Highway and in the Toowoomba Local Government area, north west of the state capital, Brisbane. At the 2006 census, Cooyar and the surrounding area had a population of 289.- External links :*...

 and Yarraman

Yarraman, Queensland

Yarraman is a town in Queensland, Australia. The town is located northwest of the state capital, Brisbane on the junction of the New England and D'Aguilar highways.-History:...

 in Queensland

Queensland

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, Australia

Australia

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. The main feature of the park is spring-fed gully filled with piccabeen palms. Strangler fig

Strangler Fig

Strangler fig is the common name for a number of tropical and subtropical plant species, including some banyans and unrelated vines, including among many other species:* Ficus aurea, also known as the Florida Strangler Fig...

s, bunya pine

Araucaria bidwillii

Araucaria bidwillii, the Bunya Pine, is a large evergreen coniferous tree in the genus Araucaria, family Araucariaceae. It is native to south-east Queensland with two small disjunct populations in northern Queensland's World Heritage listed Wet Tropics, and many fine old specimens planted in New...

s and hoop pine

Araucaria cunninghamii

Araucaria cunninghamii is a species of Araucaria known as Moreton Bay Pine, or Hoop Pine. Other less commonly used names include Colonial Pine, Richmond River Pine, Queensland Pine, Alloa, Ningwik, or Pien, the wood is sometimes called Arakaria)...

s also predominate.

The 12.4 ha park was proclaimed in 1950. The birdlife in the park is prolific.

No camping is allowed in the park but picnics and bushwalks are catered for.