Gympie City Tourist Drive

Driving north from Brisbane the tourist drive starts at the intersection land-marked with signs to Rainbow Beach and Tin Can Bay. Turning onto to Brisbane Road the first point of interest is less than one kilometre into the drive - The Gympie Gold Mining and Historic Museum. Grab a coffee at the cafe and follow the story of Gympie’s establishment as it evolved into a thriving gold mining town. Before continuing take a moment to stretch your legs with a walk around beautiful Lake Alford. Take time to breathe in some fresh air, admire the birdlife and let the kids…

Glide down Caledonian Hill Road into the heart of Gympie. Notice on your right the Town Hall, which stands on the site of the discovery of gold by James Nash in 1867. Eyes back on the road, turn left at the roundabout, then immediately right into Young St. Travel to the end of Young Street and at the roundabout turn right onto River Road. On the right is Memorial Park. Memorial Park is peaceful oasis in the city hub and explodes with colour in spring when the Jacaranda and Silky Oaks are in full bloom in the Spring and Summer…

Wave goodbye to the city hub as you pass straight through the traffic lights atop Mary Street onto Duke Street which shortly merges into Corella Drive. In a few minutes you pass from business fronts, to suburbs and then out to rural estates and eventually bush land. As Duke Street merges with Corella Drive note the cemetery on your right. Spend some time exploring history and visit some of the pioneer headstones dating back to 1869. Turning left off Corella Drive onto Fraser Drive you will soon come to the last stop on the Gympie City Tourist Drive, the Gympie…