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Outback Queensland Travel Guide
Welcome to our Travel Guide to Outback Queensland. This vast area offers an incredible array of rural Australian experiences, world-class museums and attractions, and spectacular natural beauty. We start our Outback Travel Guide from Roma, 477 kilometres from Brisbane.
Roma
Roma is known as the Gateway to the Outback and is the largest town in the Maranoa Region of Queensland. It offers modern conveniences and friendly country hospitality. We visited the Big Rig, saw the largest Bottle Tree and explored the Cattleyards Interpretative Centre.
Mitchell
Mitchell is a quaint town on the banks of the Maranoa River. It was named in honour of Sir Thomas Mitchell, who explored this area in 1846. We enjoyed the artesian spa, visited the Booringa Heritage Museum, and checked out the Old Kenniff Courthouse.
Charleville
Charleville is the largest town in South West Queensland and has a wide range of tourist attractions for all ages. It is also home to the largest Bilby breeding program in Queensland. We enjoyed learning about the bilbies, exploring the WW2 Secret Base, and visiting the Cosmos Centre.
Tambo
Tambo is a lovely little town that was settled in 1863 and is the oldest town in Western Queensland. It is the outback Teddy Capital of Australia and has interesting sculptures, heritage buildings and museums, and exciting chicken races.
Blackall
Blackall is a great outback town on the banks of the Barcoo River that was once the centre of a thriving sheep industry. Today, Blackall is the centre of a huge cattle industry, but it continues to celebrate its past connections with the wool and sheep industry. We enjoyed the Artisian Pool, explored the Blackall Woolscour saw the murals and sculptures and Ram Park.
Lara Wetlands
Lara Wetlands is a bush camp located on a 15,000-acre cattle station. It is open from April to the end of September each year and offers sixteen acres of tranquil, unpowered camping spots with an abundance of birds and wildlife. A century-old Artesian Bore feeds the all-natural thermal pool, and you can also enjoy stunning sunrises and sunsets over the wetlands.
Barcaldine
Barcaldine is situated on the junction of the Capricorn and Landsborough Highways, and is known as the Garden City of the West. It is home to the Tree of Knowledge and is the reputed birthplace of the Australian Labour Party.
Ilfracombe
Ilfracombe was founded in 1891 and was initially a transport hub for Wellshot Station, which at the time held the largest number of sheep on any station in the world. Today, it is a small town with a lot of outback character, a traditional hotel, an artesian bore bath and some great history.
Longreach
Longreach is the largest town in Central Queensland and is known as the Heart of the Outback. It is a popular outback destination due to its world-class museums, stunning sunsets and unique experiences. Longreach became a town in 1887 and was named after the “long reach” of the Thomson River, on which it is situated.
We enjoyed the Australian Stockman's Hall of Fame, Qantas Museum, Powerhouse Museum, a Stagecoach Ride, a Train Ride, a Sunset Cruise, and Dinner.
Winton
Winton is known as the Dinosaur Capital of Australia and is also the birthplace of Waltzing Matilda. This small town is a popular tourist destination due to its interesting history, unique attractions, rugged natural landscape and friendly outback hospitality. Our highlights were the Waltzing Matilda Museum, the Age of Dinosaurs, the Musical Fence, the Outdoor Cinema and the Sunset Tour.
Richmond
Richmond is a small outback town that was once part of the ancient Eromanga Sea. Due to the many marine fossils discovered in the area, it is now known as the Fossil Capital of the Outback. We explored Kronosaurus Korner, Cambridge Downs Heritage Centre and Lake Fred Titton.
Hughenden
Hughenden is located on the banks of the Flinders River; at 1004 kilometres long, it’s Queensland’s longest river. The small town of Hughenden has a lot to offer travellers, and we checked out the Water Tower Art, the Flinders Discovery Centre, Mutt and the recreational lake.
Porcupine Gorge
Porcupine Gorge National Park extends for more than 25 kilometres along Porcupine Creek. Over millions of years, the creek has carved an impressive canyon revealing strata layers of sedimentary rocks. A 2.4-kilometre return walk into the gorge lets you get close to the Pyramid and take a refreshing swim in the crystal-clear water.
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