Dr Roberts' lobbying was rewarded with the Queensland Department of Forestry acquiring two areas of vacant Crown Land and declaring them as national park. Bald Rock Creek National Park was acquired in 1930 and Castle Rock National Park in 1932. Collectively they were locally known as Wyberba National Park.
It was only a matter of time before word got around about this beautiful national park. Locals would take day trips in their horse and buggies and picnic on the flat below The Pyramid.
The National Park Association of Queensland (NPAQ) organised trips to Wyberba National Park in 1937 and during the Easter of 1949, where they camped at the base of The Pyramid. Members travelled by train to Wallangarra and then by truck to their camp.
Later, Bill Goebel ran this "truck" service, taking people to the other campsites in Wyberba National Park - including sites at Racecourse Creek and Dr Roberts' Waterhole.
Stories continued to spread and other bushwalking clubs became curious about Wyberba National Park. The Brisbane Bushwalkers arrived in 1950, as did the Catholic Bushwalkers, the Federation Bushwalking Club, the Binna Burra Bushwalkers, Junior Farmers and many others.
Over the decades, as cars became affordable, more and more visitors came from further afield - with many taking the day-long journey from Brisbane.
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