Downfall Creek Bushland Centre — Attraction in Brisbane City

A great little interp centre with a small meeting room that doubles as a cool experience of the forest on dusk (complete with animals in the rafters). There's fish tanks mimicing a creek and a catchment map and some history of the area on the walls and usually a kids area with a story chair, a puppet theatre and a bunch of soft toys to keep them occupied for a bit inside. Outside there's a great playground tree house with spider web and rope swing.(There's hidden creatures to find all over the tree house). 4 Free electric BBQs, 4 shelter sheds and an outdoor classroom area. There's a water bubbler near the playground, general and recycling bins and a community compost hub that's free to join (register online). You can get walking maps (including a kids trail map version) that can send you on up to 7kms of trails over into Chermside hills from the centre when its open and they have good bike maps of the area too. BCC Ratespayers can even pick up their 2 free native plants/financial year and some good planting advice from their staff when centre open. There are some large lights that come on at dusk but the Carpark can shut from about 7pm and only fits about 24 cars before you're parking out on the busy road! So carpool there just in case or walk/ ride if a local. It's on the downfall creek/ nundah creek bike path. And it's only 15mins ride from Westfield at Chermisde. The Brisbane circle bus line stops just outside the site so that's another good car- free option. Toilets are sometimes a bit messy but mostly functional. Across the road is a dog off least area and another bigger grassy area for kicking footys or flying kites etc. Inside the park dogs must be on leads attached to you (lots of free ranging kids about) and clean up their poo too (No excuse). I think what makes this reserve even better than most is it has a fully inclusive walking trail just beside the playground. The senses trail is the only one of its kind in SEQ. It is completely sealed bitumen or wooden boardwalk track, has kick rails and hand rails and stations all around it with Braille and raised lettering messages. So popular day visit spot for groups with...

Our first time visiting this amazing place today. It was a saturday and there were 2 birthday parties plus live music we arrived at 10.45am and it was very busy and no parking. We had to park a bit of a distance and walk which didnt bother us too much. There were toilets. The bushland centre was closed. Plenty of shaded area to sit even though it was busy it didnt feel like there was no space. The playground looks recently upgraded and its absoutly fantastic. The playground itself has something for all ages and abilities. Theres 3 different swings and a basketball court. No flying fox unfortunately.

The senses trail was short enough that our 3 year old made it the whole way without whinging and she doesnt normally like bushwalks. The track we went on was about 10 mins max and pram and wheel chair friendly. Highly...

We took a group of 9 adults with intellectual disabilities on a day outing to Downfall Creek. The volunteers in the education centre were excellent, one taught us all about insects and the environment, and even let everyone touch a big stick insect. Another showed us all the resources available including scavenger hunt lists which our people loved using. This volunteer (John?) Was so lovely and great with out group, he guided us around part of the bus tracks and guided us on further. The scavenger hunt lists were fantastic to keep everyone interested! And unexpectedly...