The Amamoor State Forest and Forest Reserve is a riverine

rainforest Rainforests are forests characterized by a closed and continuous tree Canopy (biology), canopy, moisture-dependent vegetation, the presence of epiphytes and lianas and the absence of wildfire. Rainforests can be generally classified as tropi ...

in the

Gympie Region The Gympie Region is a Local government in Australia, local government area in the Wide Bay–Burnett region of Queensland, Australia, about north of Brisbane, the state capital. It is between the Sunshine Coast, Queensland, Sunshine Coast and ...

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. The forest is composed of subtropical vegetation dominated by stands of ''

Melia azedarach ''Melia azedarach'', commonly known as the chinaberry tree, pride of India, bead-tree, Cape lilac, syringa berrytree, Persian lilac, Indian lilac, or white cedar, is a species of deciduous tree in the mahogany family (biology), family, Meliace ...

'' (white cedar), ''

Toona ciliata ''Toona ciliata'' is a forest tree in the mahogany family which grows throughout South Asia from Afghanistan to Papua New Guinea and Australia. Names It is commonly known as the red cedar (a name shared by other trees), tone, toon or toona (als ...

'' (red cedar), ''

Araucaria cunninghamii ''Araucaria cunninghamii'' is a species of ''Araucaria'' known as hoop pine. Other less commonly used names include colonial pine, Queensland pine, Dorrigo pine, Moreton Bay pine and Richmond River pine. The scientific name honours the botanist a ...

'' (hoop pine), and '' A. bidwillii'' (Bunya pine). The Amamoor Creek within the reserve is noted as a habitat for the

platypus The platypus (''Ornithorhynchus anatinus''), sometimes referred to as the duck-billed platypus, is a semiaquatic, egg-laying mammal endemic to eastern Australia, including Tasmania. The platypus is the sole living representative or monotypi ...

and several species of endangered frogs. The park station is located on Amamoor Creek Road about 180 km north of the state capital of

Brisbane Brisbane ( ; ) is the List of Australian capital cities, capital and largest city of the States and territories of Australia, state of Queensland and the list of cities in Australia by population, third-most populous city in Australia, with a ...

and 20 km southwest of the town of

Gympie Gympie ( ) is a city and a Suburbs and localities (Australia), locality in the Gympie Region, Queensland, Australia. Located in the Greater Sunshine Coast, Gympie is about north of the state capital, Brisbane. The city lies on the Mary River ( ...

. This area has a subtropical climate. The elevation of the terrain is 226 m AMSL.

Visitor facilities

The QPWS operates two camping areas in the forest reserve, both of which are situated on Amamoor Creek. Amamoor Creek Camping Area is the larger and more spacious of the two and is the location of the annual Gympie Music Muster. Cedar Grove Camping Area is quite smaller, yet it still provides a large, open area for large groups of campers. The Amama Day-Use Area provides picnickers with a pleasant, well-facilitated area to enjoy the diverse features of the forest and Amamoor Creek.

Walking track

Walks from Amama Day-Use Area

Amama Walk (Class 4) Distance: 1.5 km Time: Allow 40 minutes

Walks from Cedar Grove Camping Area

Rainforest Walk (Class 3) Distance: 1 km Time: Allow 30 minutes Cedar Grove Hiking Trail (Class 4) Distance: 4.6 km Time: Allow 2–3 hours

Walks from Amamoor Creek Camping Area

Amamoor Creek Hiking Trail (Class 4) Distance: 2.5 km Time: Allow 1 hour

References

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External links

Map of the Amamoor State Forest
Rainforests Protected areas of Queensland Forests of Queensland Forest reserves of Australia