Best trails in The Palms National Park

A short and sweet stroll through a wonderland of palm trees. The well‑maintained 650m circuit, with some raised walkways, loops around a spring‑fed gully filled with lush piccabeen palms, tall bunya and hoop pines, and majestic fig and eucalypt giants. There’s a massive grey gum, estimated to be over 300 years old, towering overhead, and nearby, an ancient fig that quietly commands attention. It took me about 20 minutes, with plenty of stops to soak it all in. A single picnic table sits at the start in Boldery Park. No one else around, just peaceful bird calls. No toilets at the park, but you’re close to Cooyar if nature calls. Some history - this palm pocket was donated by Charles Boldery in 1927 to the Rosalie Shire Council, creating Boldery Park for everyone to enjoy. In 1950, the area was gazetted as The Palms National Park - now a protected 12.4 hectare remnant of subtropical vine forest in the Brisbane River headwaters. It shelters a unique stand of piccabeen palms, along with bunya and hoop pines, strangler figs and massive old gums - all thriving in a spring‑fed gully surrounded by cleared grazing lands. The park lies on the traditional Country of the Jarowair people. These lands were cared for over countless generations, and many of the ancient trees here would have been standing long before European arrival. As always, I walk with gratitude and respect for the Traditional Custodians.