ATTRACTIONS SAMFORD QLD

Samford District Historical Museum is closed until further notice due to COVID-19. The Samford District Historical Museum boasts a comprehensive collection of buildings of local significance and purpose-built replicas. There's also an Aboriginal kippa-making ceremony diorama as well as displays featuring local rural industries, horse-drawn transport, Ferny Grove to Dayboro railway (1918 to 1955), education and domestic life. Groups, by prior arrangement, can be entertained with demonstrations of old-time working with timber skills, blacksmithing, olden day school and more. Researchers will be amazed at the reference collection of photographs, published local history books, newspaper cuttings, historical maps and other files covering Samford district's growth and changes since the mid-1850s to current times. The rustic and rural buildings also provide ideal settings for wedding photos. ...

Discover north Brisbane’s railway history by cycling the tracks of the old Ferny Grove Line that once continued onto Dayboro, cutting through Camp Mountain to Samford. After a derailing disaster led to the trainline closing, the area was turned into the Samford Valley Rail Trail which today runs 8.3 kilometres starting from the Ferny Grove Railway Station. Cycle your way through Samford Forest, part of the ‘Mountains to Mangroves’ bushland corridor protecting wildlife, before coming out to rolling farmland around the base of Camp Mountain. Also through this section you will come across a memorial cairn marking the site of the 1946 railway disaster....

Just a stone's throw from the Brisbane Central Business Distrct, these parks offer the chance to have a break from the bustle of city life. Samford Conservation Park, around 20 kilometres from the city is a refuge for native flora and fauna, protecting important habitats for reptiles, mammals and birds. Enjoy a barbecue or picnic in the shade and then spend the day exploring the parks by foot, atop a mountain bike or on horse back. You can even take your dog on the shared trails ... as long as it's on a leash. Listen to the multitude of birdcalls as you explore the parks, and keep an eye on the canopy and you may just spot a koala in one of the many eucalypt trees. Bunyaville Conservation Park is the perfect spot for a picnic or barbecue under the forest canopy. Barbecues, firewood, picnic tables, drinking water and toilets are provided. Enjoy bushwalking, horse riding and cycling at Bunyaville. Dogs are allowed on shared trails only, provided they are kept on a leash at all times....