Maiala
Stroll through lush rainforest or linger over a long lunch while exploring what this popular day-use area has to offer.
Accessible by
- Conventional vehicle
- Bicycle
Attraction facilities
- Electric/fuel barbecue (free of charge)
- Picnic tables (some sheltered)
- Toilets (flush)
- Wheelchair access (may require assistance)
-
Unwind beneath towering pines and rainforest trees. Photo credit: Diana Hughes © Queensland Government
-
With open grassy areas, toilets, picnic tables and wood barbecues, Maiala is the perfect picnic destination. Photo credit: Diana Hughes © Queensland Government
A wonderful place to enjoy a picnic, barbecue or rainforest walk, Maiala was the first area on the D'Aguilar Range to become a national park. It now forms part of D’Aguilar National Park.
In the 1860s Maiala was once a flourishing sawmill site. Some of the machinery and remnant hoop-pine plantation remain.
Feel the tingling chill of rainforest shade as you wander along one of five walking tracks—the Rainforest circuit, Cypress Grove track, Western Window track, Greenes Falls trackand Westside track all accessible from this site.
Getting there and getting around
Maiala is in the South D'Aguilar section of D'Aguilar National Park, about 42km from Brisbane's city centre.
Access roads are sealed and suitable for conventional (2WD) vehicles.
- From the Brisbane suburb of The Gap, take Mount Nebo Road (tourist route number 8) to Walkabout Creek Discovery Centre.
- Continue north-west along Mount Nebo Road for another 30km to Maiala on the north-west edge of the Mount Glorious township.
- Alternatively, drive about 19km from Samford via Mount Glorious Road to Maiala.
- Maiala day-use area and the walking track entry points are located next to the car parks.
Wheelchair access
Wheelchair-accessible roadside car parks on Mount Glorious Road offer the best combination of parking, access to toilets, barbeques, picnic tables and shelter shed.
Before you visit
Opening hours
Maiala is open 24 hours a day
Check park alerts for the latest information on access, closures and conditions.
Visiting safely
For more safety information see Visiting D'Aguilar National Park safely.
- Camp Mountain access road closed due to landslip 2 March to 30 June 2022
- Boombana visitor site upgrade 3 May to 8 June 2022
- Night closure of Red Cedar day use area 8 February to 10 June 2022
- Westside track partial closure 25 February to 30 June 2022
- Mt Mee - Mill Rainforest walking track closed due to storm damage 5 January 2021 to 31 December 2022
- Planned upgrade/maintenance to facility and day-use area 4 January to 31 December 2022
- Wet weather closures - Mt Mee 11 May to 2 June 2022