This is a beautiful, peaceful place but not on weekends, with the Mary River meandering past 100’s of camping acres. Originally and still operating as a dairy farm sometime ago a section of the farm was made available for camping. All guests must be self contained except for a toilet. I made the rookie mistake of underestimating how popular this region is. I am guessing but on Friday & Saturday there would have been 40-50 camp sites with an average of 3-4 people. At $20/person/night that works out to be a tidy sum for very little expense.
Visited Kenilworth early Saturday to get a coffee and have a look around the town. Very busy including market stalls. We were astonished at how over occupied the showground was. Every available space was taken by a caravan, motorhome or tents! The town title “RV Friendly” seemed appropriate.
Such a sunny day, we drove a short distance to Mapleton National Park, took in the view, did a short 1.5km walk, had a prepared lunch and then moved onto to for a bigger and more challenging walk to view Gheerulla Falls… unfortunately there was only a small volume of water flowing.
Maleny Botanic Gardens
& Bird World
Maleny Botanic Gardens is a unique, privately owned garden, consisting of nearly 23 acres of gardens, set on a 110 acre property. Overlooking a backdrop of the iconic Glass House Mountains and surrounded by magnificent rainforest. Layered and terraced gardens interspersed with a multitude of stunning waterfalls and lakes only add to the majestic nature of this unique attraction that sits high on the escarpment.
