Archerfield Wetlands Parkland
Archerfield Wetlands Parkland is located in Brisbane's south-west, approximately 12 kilometres from Brisbane's Central Business District (CBD). The 150-hectare parkland contains a variety of habitats including eucalypt forest, open grassland, freshwater wetlands and creeks. These habitat areas support over 150 different bird species.
The Archerfield Wetlands Precinct Plan was released in 2019 following extensive community consultation. It established the vision, priority actions and improvements to transform the 150 hectares of underutilised green space into a new public parkland that balances environmental and community needs.
Identified in the Precinct Plan, the two signature community project outcomes for the Archerfield Wetlands Parkland were:
- a shared walking and cycling trail called the Archerfield Wetlands Discovery Trail that provides access through the 150-hectare site – completed and opened July 2022.
- a district-scale park located at the old Inala wastewater treatment plant on Bowhill Road, Durack – completed and opened September 2024.
Archerfield Wetlands District Park
The four-hectare District Park sits within the wider 150-hectare Archerfield Wetlands Parkland and includes a range of facilities for the community to connect with nature and each other. Park features include:
- a large adventure play space with water play features
- a youth hub with basketball court
- a community event lawn
- a bush resources garden.
- Oxley Creek Catchment Association’s headquarters including a native plant nursery to support environmental rehabilitation of the Oxley Creek catchment
- picnic shelters and barbeque facilities
- a versatile, bookable community meeting and event room
- access to the Archerfield Wetlands Discovery Trail.
Getting there
Archerfield Wetlands Parkland is located in Brisbane’s south-west, approximately 12 kilometres from Brisbane’s Central Business District.
- Opening Hours: 6am – 6.30pm
- Address: 455 Bowhill Road, Durack
- Parking: 131 car parks, 2 accessible car parks and 2 bus parking bays.
Archerfield Wetlands Discovery Trail
Archerfield Wetlands District Park provides a western gateway into the wider 150-hectare Archerfield Wetlands Parkland via the Archerfield Wetlands Discovery Trail.
Enjoy birdwatching, bushwalking and off-road cycling along the nearly 3-kilometre-long trail. An additional, short 450m walking track, accessed via the Wetlands Discovery Trail, leads to a shady lookout and picnic spot with views over the wetlands.
Wetlands Discovery Trail
A low difficulty 2.9km (one way) walking or off-road cycling trail through Archerfield Wetlands Parkland. This trail takes visitors through the floodplain environment, past open grassland landscapes, Forest Red Gum bushland, over creeks and along the riparian edge of Oxley Creek. Please note that this trail has a combination of concrete and gravel surfaces along its length.
Wetlands Lookout Trail
An easy, short walk (450m) accessed via the Wetlands Discovery Trail out along the edge of the wetlands, to a shady lookout point over an open water section of the wetlands. Please note that this trail has a gravel surface.
Getting there
Opening Hours:
- 6am–6.30pm (when parking in Archerfield Wetlands District Park and accessing via the western entry).
- 24-hour access from northern and southern entries.
Trail access addresses:
- Western entry to trail, via Archerfield Wetlands District Park - 455 Bowhill Road, Durack.
- Northern entry to trail - 28 Gleneagles Crescent, Oxley.
- Southern entry to trail - 415 Bowhill Road, Willawong.
Parking:
- Western entry to trail, via Archerfield Wetlands District Park - 131 car parks, 2 accessible car parks and 2 bus parking bays.
- Northern entry to trail - recommended car parking is available on Factory Road (near the intersection with Alban Street). There are approximately 10 car parking spaces.
- Southern entry to trail – approximately 10 informal car parks on the grassed verge of Bowhill Road.
More information
Find out more information about the Oxley Creek Transformation by visiting the Brisbane Sustainability Agency website.