Maydena is on the Gordon River Road, south west of New Norfolk, through the Bushy Park Hop Fields, turn left at Westerway, past Mount Field National Park and Russell Falls, through Tyenna and Fitzgerald townships and then up to Maydena itself.

Maydena was formerly called Junee and was a small settlement that provided access to Adamsfield Osmiridium mining in the early 1900s.

The railway ceased operation in 1991 and a portion of the disused rail track is now being used by a pedal powered 'Railtrack Riders' tourist attraction.

[5] The park encircles the southern side of the township, and has been able to successfully restore and re-use some buildings like the old School.

[6] Owned and operated by Dirt Art,[7] the Park is now one of the largest employers and a significant driver of tourism to the area.