The Amamoor State Forest and Forest Reserve is a riverine

rainforest Rainforests are characterized by a closed and continuous tree canopy, moisture-dependent vegetation, the presence of epiphytes and lianas and the absence of wildfire. Rainforest can be classified as tropical rainforest or temperate rainfores ...

in the

Gympie Region The Gympie Region is a 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 and Hervey Bay and centred on the town of Gympie. It was create ...

Queensland ) , nickname = Sunshine State , image_map = Queensland in Australia.svg , map_caption = Location of Queensland in Australia , subdivision_type = Country , subdivision_name = Australia , established_title = Before federation , established_ ...

Australia Australia, officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a Sovereign state, sovereign country comprising the mainland of the Australia (continent), Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous List of islands of Australia, sma ...

. 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, Meliaceae, that is native ...

'' (white cedar), ''

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

'' (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 (ecology), endemic to Eastern states of Australia, eastern Australia, including Tasmania. The platypu ...

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

Brisbane Brisbane ( ) is the capital and most populous city of the states and territories of Australia, Australian state of Queensland, and the list of cities in Australia by population, third-most populous city in Australia and Oceania, with a populati ...

and 20 kilometres southwest of the town of

Gympie Gympie ( ) is a city and a Suburbs and localities (Australia), locality in the Gympie Region, Queensland, Australia. In the Wide Bay-Burnett District, Gympie is about north of the state capital, Brisbane. The city lies on the Mary River (Queen ...

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

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. Camping is not permitted at Amama.

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

External links

Map of the Amamoor State Forest
Rainforests Protected areas of Queensland Forests of Queensland Forest reserves {{Queensland-protected-area-stub

Visitor Facilities

Walking Track

See also

References

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