Peach Trees is in Jimna State Forest approximately 150km north of Brisbane. We have had some excellent birding eg Regent Bowerbirds. BBButton Quail use to be there but not seen recently. Yabba Creek runs beside the park and platypus are quite often seen.
The National Park camp site is well kept with 2 toilet blocks but no showers. Please bring drinking water as the tap water is from the creek. You need to book a campsite through the National Park website. There is Optus reception but not Telstra! (no I didn’t get that back to front!). There is a QldParks Wi-fi hotspot, with dubious reception.
Campsites are not numbered. We plan to camp at the far end near the second toilet block. If you have access to firewood it would be good to bring for our evening fire. Pray for good weather as there is no communal shelter if it rains
Directions: Be careful, because Google Maps (and the old BQ directions) will direct you down Yabba Rd, which is currently untrafficable in parts.
From Brisbane drive north on the M1 and exit at 152B, D’Aguilar Hwy. After 48kms exit before Kilcoy using Winya Rd to join the Kilcoy Murgon Rd, (or through Kilcoy and turn right onto Kilcoy Murgon Rd). After another 40 kms you will reach School Rd on the right (where you might see a sign saying “Peach Trees turn right 150m”). After that 150m, turn right onto Peachtrees Access Rd. Continue down there for 3km until you reach the campground. If coming from the Sunshine Coast there is a back 4WD road, Mcaulays Rd, passing Charlie Moreland camping area and on to Jimna.
(The Google Maps location on this page is the start of Peachtrees Access Road, so you can follow it and then the road).
Friday afternoon 3pm we will walk around the camping area and possibly a track around Yabba Creek. Sat we will take morning tea, leave the park and drive towards Yabba Rd – a wonderful birding spot with a couple of bonus stops along the way. Saturday afternoon we will walk part of Yabba Creek circuit. Sunday morning we will walk Eugenia circuit going around part of Yabba Creek, the first part climbing up a little and overlooking the creek.
An sms or email to either leader would be appreciated .
