An arboretum is a living collection of trees that serve multiple roles in public education and recreation, scientific research, and a means of practising ex-situ conservation of botanical resources. In the mid to late 1980s, local botanists and rangers planted 84 species of native Australian rainforest laurels (Lauraceae) in the Lake Eacham section of Crater Lakes National Park, Queensland, hence establishing the Lake Eacham Laurel Arboretum. In addition, a smaller living collection of native trees from the fig (Moraceae), macadamia (Proteaceae) and myrtle (Myrtaceae) families from the Wet Tropics Bioregion were also planted. The laurels, our focal group in this work, are a biologically, culturally, and economically important group of rainforest trees. As laurels are rather nondescript in appearance and have inconspicuous flowers, public awareness of native laurels is dismal. The collection could serve as a venue for public education and as a scientific resource for this group of trees. Unfortunately, the site has fallen into obscurity over the last decade, and rainforest regrowth has suppressed many of the original plantings. We therefore began the groundwork for rejuvenating the Lake Eacham Laurel Arboretum by resurveying the original plantings of laurels. To this end, we established a grid system over the site and re-identified, tagged, measured, and mapped all surviving Lauraceae. We identified 59 laurel species encompassing seven genera and 164 individual stems, representing a 27.9% reduction from the 84 species planted. Even in their diminished state, these plantings exceed collections in other regional botanical gardens, representing collections from Cape York, the Wet Tropics and the southeast Queensland – northern New South Wales region. The arboretum is of considerable scientific value, and we hope that this study will facilitate management and development of this largely forgotten site and help elevate the site to a significant public recreational and educational space for locals and visitors to the Atherton Tablelands.