outback trip QLD

spida · Guru

outback trip QLD

brickies · Guru

Last year we went from St George to Cunnamulla to eulo to Toompine to Quilpie to Windorah to Jundah to Stonehenge to Longreach , Good tar roads lot of single lane tar but very good wide edges , Don't know about Thargomindah and Eromanga , Cheap council camps at Windorah and Stonehenge

Explorer · Guru

The Hydro Power Station at Thargomida (Aust first 2nd in world ) is well worth an hour or so.

Great CP good town.

Mike.

msg · Guru

Hi Spida,

One of my favourite places. As already said, roads are good if only single lane. Not a lot of traffic but take care with oncoming vehicles. Roos are also plentiful even in daytime. Eromanga - No shops so make sure you have all the necessities. Visit the pub. Lovely old place and the publicans are great. Can get a great coffee there. Icecreams, lollies & Chips. Hot chips are also good. They have a museum which is very interesting and well worth checking out. You may have to get a key. Ask at the pub. There is also a memorial to all the old miners in the park. Its covered in opal. A good mural of the district as well. Yowah is also a must. Bore springs are there. Was going there this year but plans have changed. Do the loop. Not sure about the road from Windorah to Longreach. Check it out before you go. Was under the impression it was not sealed however, could be wrong.

msg · Guru

Fuel is available at Eromanga but they are those 24hr auto ones. Water also just ask at the pub. CP as well.

eureka · Senior Member

Leaving NSW at the end of the month to do similar trip.
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brickies · Guru

The road from Windorah to Longreach is good to Stonehenge and there were road works in place between Stonehenge and Longreach which controlled by portable traffic lights found it good drive .We did do the detour into Yowah 27 klm in and out .

Dougwe · Chief one feather

If you are looking for a nice CVP the Ilfracombe CVP on the Landsborough Hwy Is really nice and not far from Longreach. Old machinery museum across road and if memory serves me correct their famous happy hours should be on the go now. Very nice young couple run the place.

brickies · Guru

If you come in from Jundah to Longreach you would have to back track about 29 klm to Ilfracombe , But depends which way you head from Longreach

Fried Rice · Guru

Explorers' Caravan Park, Thargo is First class and a nice clean town; even better, before you get to Thargo, is the Riverside Caravan Park, at Cunnamulla.

Important you phone ahead to book in both cases!!

Fried Rice

-- Edited by Fried Rice on Sunday 10th of May 2015 08:50:19 PM

brickies · Guru

If you stop in Cunnamulla call into the Butcher best Ham ,Bacon and Beef in the west

Pejay · Guru

Coming back that way from Longreach, Windorah, Quilpie etc. towards end of June. We were out on our trip to Cameron Corner last year and the caravan park at Thargomindah was great, as was the one at Quilpie.

Memem · Veteran Member

A bit out of the way on the road from Thargomindah to Hungerford - Kilcowera Station is definitely worth a visit

brickies · Guru

A bit pricey but worth it we did the Outback Mail Run out of Quilpie