Maroochy Bushland Botanic Garden

Last updated October 2026

Council botanic garden at Tanawha with a nature playscape, sensory trail, walking tracks and school holiday activities.

Maroochy Bushland Botanic Garden is a council-run botanic garden and wildlife reserve at Tanawha, open every day during daylight hours. Families can explore the Whipbird nature playscape, with cubbies and pods made from living shrubs, logs and stump jumps, a little library, a rope bridge and platform picnics, and the Whipbird walk with artworks, a sensory trail and a bush classroom circle. Council runs children's activities through the year, including in school holidays; details are on the What's On page. There are walking trails, sheltered tables, toilets, an Arts and Ecology Centre and a cafe. Access is only from Palm Creek Road. Domestic pets are not allowed.

Facts checked against the venue's own website on 14 October 2026.