A weekend day trip to the Mt Mee State Forest is a fairly typical outing for us. We have been to this State Forest on a number of occasions, mostly as it is in close proximity to Brisbane (less than 90 mins from the centre of Brisbane) and with a number of activities within one park it has become a regular for us. Many of our trips to this park have been for four-wheel driving adventures, but this time I insisted on a picnic as our motivation for choosing this as our destination.
The Gantry is a picnic ground within Mt Mee State Forest which is accessible by a two-wheel drive. This picnic spot is a fairly level location with car-parking, picnic tables (looks like there are some new undercover ones being constructed), toilet blocks and bbq facilities. The biggest feature for the picnic grounds is the Gantry, which is the remains of an old sawmill that was once located on the site.
After our lunch break, which for us was under the Gantry (shown in the photo above) because it was pouring at the time, we went for a rainforest walk. Just near the entrance to the carpark of the picnic ground there is a rainforest circuit walk. This is a short and flat walk. This seems to have been around for a while, with occasional sign posts pointing out items of interest relating to the forest's logging history. The piccabeen palm grove is probably the coolest part of this walk for me and there were certainly a lot of birds also seemingly enjoying this area.
Apart from the brief showers we experienced, it was a great 1/2 day out and about.
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