Gardners Falls

Gardners Falls is a small cascade waterfall and natural swimming hole on Obi Obi Creek near Maleny in the Sunshine Coast hinterland, Queensland. Located about 3 km from Maleny township, it is known for its shallow rock pools, gentle cascades and surrounding eucalypt forest. A short walking track from the car park leads to the falls, making it a popular day-use spot for swimming, picnicking and nature photography within the Sunshine Coast region.

Visitors can expect a short, easy walk of about 300 metres from the car park through open eucalypt forest to a wide, shallow rock pool fed by a low cascade waterfall on Obi Obi Creek. The setting is natural and bushland-fringed with smooth rocks for sitting and wading. The main pool is suitable for swimming and paddling, with smaller cascades upstream. There is a grassy picnic area near the car park and no built structures at the water's edge.

Named after the Gardner family, early European settlers who farmed in the Obi Obi Creek area near Maleny in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. The area has long been used as a local recreation and swimming spot.