Fort Lytton National Park

About Fort Lytton National Park

Fort Lytton National Park is a things to do venue in Lytton, Queensland.

It is Queensland’s first historic national park, which was created in 1990. The park covers an area of land that has historical significance to Queensland, specifically the colonial coastal fort of Fort Lytton and the nearby Lytton Quarantine Station.

The park is around 13 kilometers or 8.1 miles northeast of the Brisbane Central Business District near the mouth of the Brisbane River. Fort Lytton is the main attraction of the national park, constructed in 1880–1881 to protect the city and the port from naval attack.

The fort and its land were transferred to the Commonwealth after the Australian colonies became a federation in 1901. The Fort remained an operational military base until after the Second World War.

The site is now designated as a museum featuring guided and self-guided tours of historic Fort Lytton and other military structures. Furthermore, the museum houses a military artifact collection of over 2000 items, distributed throughout the park.

Fort Lytton is open free on Sundays, most public holidays, and other special occasions. Adjacent to Fort Lytton is the Lytton Quarantine Station, established in 1913–1914 as temporary accommodation for newly arrived immigrants at-risk of causing a pandemic.

It also housed persons deemed infectious that were in close proximity to the public. The station closed entirely by the late 1980s.

Currently, visitors can walk around the exterior of the station or visit inside on special occasions. The National Park’s Fort Lytton Military Museum has a

Good to know

• Type: Things to Do
• Area: Lytton, Queensland
• Phone: 137468
• Website: visit ↗

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