[1] One of the recognizable features of the park are giant bull kauri pine trees (Agathis microstachya).

[3] In 1934, the Queensland Government created Lake Barrine National Park and Lake Eacham National Park.

In 1988, UNESCO declared the Wet Tropics of Queensland a World Heritage Site with 14 areas protected, one of which was 484 hectares (1,200 acres) at Lake Barrine and 505 hectares (1,250 acres) at Lake Eacham.

[4] In 1994, the Queensland Government merged Lake Barrine National Park and Lake Eacham National Park to form Crater Lakes National Park.

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