Rainforest Secrets
Formerly Pioneer Plantation

Explore Natural Sensory Trails
Only 25 minutes north of Byron Bay and 30 minutes south of the Gold Coast, discover the secrets of the rainforest, from the hidden delights of the region's flora on the Bush Food Trail, the fascinating uses of our unique Australian rainforest plants on the Bush Medicine Trail, to the wondrous biodiversity on the Rainforest Regeneration Trail. Hundreds of native plant field-guide signs lead you around this diverse environment & enhanced rainforest experience .

After your experience indulge in the Secret Tastes from the rainforest at the restaurant or take home one the many nature-based products from the gift shop such as Davidson's Plum Jam, Bush Tomato Sauce & Macadamia BBQ Sauce.

Set amongst thousands of regenerated rainforest trees Rainforest Secrets is a place dedicated to educating visitors about one of Australia's richest biodiverse environments - the Mount Warning volcanic region. The diverse landscape around the volcanic plug of Mount Warning gives rise to the local subtropical, warm temperate & cool temperate rainforest types that are the original natural source of amazing flora such as Macadamia Nuts & Davidson's Plums.

How Rainforest Secrets began.
The Marshall family have been farmers in the local area since the 1860's with Samuel Marshall purchasing the original Rainforest Secrets property in the 1940's. His son Noel then took over the farm in 1950. In 1984 Noel & his wife Gwen, using entirely their own resources, began planting over 16,000 native rainforest and koala food trees on the 80 hectare (200 acre) beef & banana farm. Today Noel & Gwen have retired but their family continues to host visitors at Rainforest Secrets since June 2002. (The property was previously known as Pioneer Plantation).

99% of the rainforest trees you'll see at Rainforest Secrets today have been planted since 1984.