Durikai State Forest
Darling Downs - 40 km west from Warwick
Location
Darling Downs
Nearest Town
Warwick
Distance
40 km west
Photo: John Robert McPherson / Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 4.0)
Location
Durikai State Forest is near Warwick
Fossicking Area Boundary
Official declared boundary from the Queensland Government. You may only fossick within this area.
Boundary data from Queensland Government spatial services
History
Durikai State Forest is a general permission area on the Darling Downs west of Warwick. The forest covers alluvial gold country along creek systems draining the surrounding hills.
What You Can Find
Alluvial gold can be obtained from sediments within stream channels, from gravel layers in low banks, and from crevices in rock bars.
Getting There
From Warwick, head west towards Pratten and then south into the state forest. Unsealed roads.
Camping
Bush camping permitted in the state forest. No facilities. Carry water.
View Durikai State Forest on the Map
See satellite imagery, terrain, and surrounding fossicking areas.
Open MapSource: Queensland Government