Things to Do in Logan Village: Village Green, Skate Park and Forest of Memories

Things to do in Logan Village mostly happen on the Village Green, a free park in the middle of town with an adventure playground, a skate park and picnic areas. Logan Village is a town in the City of Logan, about 41 km south of the Brisbane CBD, and it makes an easy half-day out for families.

Around the Green you can also walk through the Forest of Memories, an outdoor museum of totems honouring people from local history, and look at the town’s past at the Logan Village Museum.

Logan Village Green playground

The Village Green is at 1-5 River Street, and the adventure playground opened on it in May 2021. It has a bird’s nest lookout, slides, trampolines, a flying fox, rope and totem-pole climbing structures, and a dry creek bed with timber steppers and balance beams. Logan City Council designed it with community input, and it won Planning Institute of Australia Queensland awards in 2021.

The council lists toilets, a basketball court, a picnic area and an electric barbecue on the Green as well.

Logan Village skate park

The skate park is in the south-west corner of the Green and opened in November 2022, replacing an older park that had reached the end of its life. It is built for riders of all ages and abilities, and it has lighting so it can be used after dark.

Forest of Memories

The Forest of Memories is an outdoor museum of 15 three-sided totems honouring significant people in local history, on a grassy mound in the centre of town at 125-143 Albert Street. It was put up in 2013, and the interpretive bollards around it are lit after dark. No entry fee is listed.

Logan Village Museum and the community centre

The Logan Village and Districts Community Centre is on the Village Green at 24-32 Wharf Street. The site has six historical buildings, including the Logan Village Historical Museum, the Craft Cottage (the former Doo Dropp Inn) and a Logan City Council library, along with the Anzac Cenotaph. The old Logan Village State School on the site is on the Queensland Heritage Register, and Colonel Ferguson Cottage was moved here.

A bit of Logan Village history

Logan Village was once the headquarters of river navigation on the Logan, with a major wharf and store built in 1862. The Beaudesert branch railway reached the village in September 1885.

In 2013 the town marked 150 years since freehold titles were first taken up in September 1863, with Settlers Day events and a re-enactment of Captain Patrick Logan’s 1826 landing. The Forest of Memories is the easiest way to get a feel for who shaped the town.

Is Logan Village good for kids?

Yes, it is mainly a kids and teens stop. Little ones get the nature play and balance beams, older kids get the flying fox and trampolines, and teens get the skate park, all on the same Green.

Planning your visit

• How long: 1 to 3 hours for the playground, skate park and the Forest of Memories; longer if the kids are happy to stay.
• Best time: mornings or late afternoon, when it is cooler. The skate park is lit after dark.
• Cost: free.
• What to bring: water, hats and sunscreen.

Getting there and parking

Logan Village is about 41 km by road from the Brisbane CBD, about 45 minutes by car without traffic. Waterford-Tamborine Road (State Route 95) runs through the town. The community centre on the Green has free on-site parking, including accessible parking, and accessible bathrooms.

Plan any public transport trip with the Translink Journey Planner or call 13 12 30.

Nearby

• Jimboomba – parks, playgrounds and markets in the next Logan town along.
• Beenleigh – the Historical Village and a rum distillery.
• Loganholme – river parks and playgrounds on the Logan River.
• Logan River – paddling, fishing and boat ramps.

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