SmartBar Mackay Festival of Arts Floriade Darwin International Film Festival
Members Login
Username 
 
Password 
    Remember Me  
Post Info TOPIC: Best time to travel North west Qld


Senior Member

Status: Offline
Posts: 259
Date:
Best time to travel North west Qld


Hi. I am wanting to travel from North West NSW, Lightening Ridge, up to Mt Isa, Townsville and return to NSW via Central Qld, with no fixed route or itinerary.

What is generally considered to be the best time to do this trip, when considering the weather and road conditions.

I am allowing / budgetting about 12 weeks for the trip. Is this really long enough?? KB

 
 


-- Edited by keiron on Saturday 27th of April 2013 06:06:35 PM

__________________


Senior Member

Status: Offline
Posts: 124
Date:



-- Edited by rosco532 on Sunday 28th of April 2013 12:05:14 AM

__________________
The happiest of people don't necessarily have the best of everything.
They just make the most of everything they have.
 


Guru

Status: Offline
Posts: 1164
Date:

we were in Central QLD Aug, Sept and Oct and the weather was perfect - warm sunny days and cooler nights left Glenmorgan mid Nov and was starting to warm up. 3 months is probably long enough.

__________________

Jenny and Barry

2009 Roma Elegance / 2013 Colorado. Permanent travellers 2011-2015 now just travel for 4-6 mths 



Guru

Status: Offline
Posts: 3917
Date:

I agree with Jenny and Barry, I think September is the nicest month of the year in Nth Qld, Central Qld too.

You should no trouble getting into caravan parks after mid/late August as most of the GNs head back south then.

__________________

Merda tauris scientia vincit



Senior Member

Status: Offline
Posts: 124
Date:

Right nows the time to be on the road heading North....We are heading off on June 02....The day after we return from NZ....Going inland and then up this year.

We were up in the Airlie beach area June of last year....The weather & temps were perfect every day....although we did try & get off the road around lunch time before it got to hot to travel.....And all the good parks were taken....(We never book incase we decide to stay longer in a spot we are enjoying)

 

Cheers



__________________
The happiest of people don't necessarily have the best of everything.
They just make the most of everything they have.
 
Duh


Guru

Status: Offline
Posts: 3240
Date:

We did central and north west Qld in June and July, including Normantont and Karumba and found it was really great, I would guess most of the winter months, late autumn and early spring would be ok.

Good luck and happy travels for your trip.



__________________

Vic  - Mitsubishi Outlander and rear end tent....

 

 

 



 



Guru

Status: Offline
Posts: 4001
Date:

Anytime from May to the end of September for us , It can depend on where you are in inland Queensland can be a bit cold in winter but great days

__________________
Page 1 of 1  sorted by
 
Quick Reply

Please log in to post quick replies.

Tweet this page Post to Digg Post to Del.icio.us
Purchase Grey Nomad bumper stickers Read our daily column, the Nomad News The Grey Nomad's Guidebook