Best picnic spots in & around Brisbane

Pack your basket, grab a rug and jump in the car - here are 8 of the best picnic spots in Brisbane

Cruise the Brisbane River and see a whole new side to Brisbane on an electric picnic boat - and they're dog friendly!

Brisbane’s biggest new park in 50 years has started taking shape, with the golf course now a mega picnic ground with city views

Hoop Pine Picnic Area is an expansive outdoor space that lies between well-known JC Slaughter Falls Picnic Area and the lesser known Silky Oak Picnic Area

Silky Oak Picnic Area is a beautiful green space of gently sloping grass, just perfect for laying down the picnic rug for a lazy day out in nature

Mt Coot-Tha boasts some of Brisbane's most beautiful bush picnic and BBQ areas, which are also the gateway to a myriad of popular bushwalks

Gold Mine Picnic Area on Mt Coot-tha is shaded by towering gum trees with an historic gold mine only a short walk away, and if you're lucky, you may even spot a koala

Grey Gum Picnic Area is a shady picnic spot on the eastern side of Mt Coot-Tha

Here's 10 top spots around Brisbane where you can picnic in the park with family and friends

The popular southside park has been upgraded to include a fantastic, dinosaur-themed playground

These beautiful gardens sprawl along the river and were established in the early 1920s. They are unique in that they contain 1,000+ species of almost entirely native flora

Tucked well into the bush at the foot of Mt Coot-tha and yet only a short drive from the city, Simpson Falls provides an idyllic gum-shaded expanse of green