Location of Innamincka
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Tibooburra, 224.82kms NW (441kms, 7hrs 59mins driving)
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Birdsville, 247.01kms SE (510kms, 8hrs 46mins driving)
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Marree, 335.36kms NE (534kms, 8hrs 30mins driving)
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Quilpie, 371.18kms W (495kms, 8hrs 9mins driving)
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Description of Innamincka
When we first visited Innamincka, it was simply a dusty stretch of some 100m with no more than 4 buildings of which one was a pub, the others being a store, tyre and auto service and an abandoned heritage building.
Today at Innamincka you'll find the Innamincka Hotel is a bush icon and puts on excellent meals and events. The Trading Post now has a bakery serving hot fresh bread amongst other treats.The Innamincka Tyre and Auto Service has expanded its operation to include a Laundromat with small
camping area, public telephone, public toilets and showers and across the road there's a new Homestay facility with capacity for up to 18 guests and the heritage building has become occupied by the Desert Parks Ranger and is an excellent
trip planning information centre for your visit to the Innamincka Regional Reserve and Coongie Conservation Zone.The mancom tank public shower/toilet block is now coin operated ($2 for 3minutes).
Highlights
- Innamincka Township
- Coongie Lakes - needed
-
Cullyamurra Waterhole - Historic sites along the
Cooper Creek including Burke's and Will's Graves and King's Tree
- The
Cooper Creek waterholes including Queerbidie, Minkie, Tilcha, Cullyamurra, Scrubby Camp and Kudriemitchie
- The Stony Tablelands on the Merninie Track
- Wildlife, particularly the birds.
There are also other sites and drives of interest that are worth adding into your itinerary, such as Burke and Wills Dig Tree, King's Marker and many good bush camps and
fishing holes are good for either just a look or to stay a few days. There are plenty of
places around to move on to with lots of free bush
camping.
Public Facilities
Don't be surprised by prices for goods and services in Innamincka. Despite growing tourism, Innamincka is still a very isolated community. The people who live and work in the region are either station people or workers from the gas and oil fields, and all have their own infrastructure for obtaining supplies. Since the region is self-supporting to a certain extent, you'll find facilities are minimal and only established to service the short tourism season each year.
However, Innamincka is beginning to change. Although there is still no "town" water in Innamincka, there are washing, showering and toileting facilities for the public, using the muddy waters from the
Cooper Creek. It's not polluted (yet), and the town's folk drink it (from their private settling tanks) but you are advised only to use it for washing, not drinking - sounds like an excellent reason to go to the pub!
Until recently, people used to come for just a day and then move on. However, now that there is an increasing number of facilities for tourists in this small township it is becoming more attractive to holiday-makers to stay a while.
IMPORTANT NOTICE
Tyre and Mechanical services at Innamincka will be opened by local John Osborne for approx 1 hour first thing in the morning daily. This is for tyre enquiries only and is from Monday 18th Feb 2008 until approx 18th April 2008. Services that will be available from April onwards will be advised later.
Pete does not run the cruise any more. Word was that National Parks wanted too much for it to be viable any more. July 2008
May 09 - the cruise not operating. Town common costs a few $ to camp just 400m from town. Those with a
Desert Parks Pass can camp for free at numerous waterholes and river reaches from 4 to 20km out.
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Weather & Climate for Innamincka
Closest Weather Station
Moomba Airport at 09:30 21 Nov CDT
Distance from Innamincka 66.04km SW
| Temperature | Feels Like | Rel. Humidity | Dew Point | Pressure | Rainfall | Wind Direction | Wind Speed | Gusts |
|---|
| 30.5°C |
26.3°C |
44% |
17.2°C |
1008.3hPa |
0.0mm |
S |
35km/h
19knots |
48km/h
26knots |
Closest Climatic Station
Moomba Airport
Distance from Innamincka 66.04km SW
| | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
| Mean Max. °C |
38.3 | 37.0 | 34.0 | 29.2 |
23.5 | 20.1 | 19.4 | 22.5 |
27.4 | 29.9 | 34.1 | 36.4 |
| Mean Min. °C |
24.5 | 23.8 | 20.5 | 15.9 |
10.8 | 7.5 | 6.6 | 8.4 |
12.7 | 15.8 | 19.5 | 22.2 |
| Mean Rain mm |
16.9 | 25.3 | 10.8 | 7.8 |
10.8 | 11.3 | 18.7 | 4.8 |
14.4 | 11.8 | 13.0 | 16.1 |
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Treks passing Innamincka
Longreach to Innamincka
This trek starts at Longreach and travels in a south westerly direction passing through Stonehenge, Jundah and Windorah. It will take you through stunning outback Queensland and Channel Country, before ending at Innamincka in the beautiful Innamincka Regional Reserve.
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Strzelecki Track
The Stzrelecki Track is strictly the route form Innamincka to Lyndhurst, however our trek note is for travellers starting at Innamincka and travelling down to Arkaroola Village in the heart of the Flinders Ranges.
Innamincka Memorials and Markers
This trek which lies purely in the Innamincka Regional Reserve follows the memorials, markers and waterholes along Cooper Creek. It is a trek filled with history and culture from the Burke and Wills Expedition to protected Aboriginal sites and artefacts.
Walkers Crossing
Route for driving between Birdsville and Innamincka through the flood plain country of the nothern overlow of the Cooper Creek before rising onto the Sturt Stony Desert on the Birdsville Track.
Dig Tree Circuit
This loop trek from Innamincka will take you on a historic adventure, heading towards The Burke and Wills "Dig Tree", which is one of Australia's national icons and an enduring reminder of our pioneering spirit.
Cordillo Downs
This is the main route from Innamincka to Birdsville. The track is about 420km and conditions vary greatly. The countryside is a seemingly endless gibber plain but this is Australia's prime cattle country - the Channel Country.
Bore Track
The Bore Track is an access road for oil company vehicles and for property owners. This track is a great alternative to the wide gravel road of the Strzelecki Track which is more a highway than a track.
Recommended Reading for Innamincka
Natmap Digital Maps 2008
NATMAP Digital Maps 2008 is the next generation of Geoscience Australia's popular NATMAP Raster 1:250 000 scale topographic digital maps.
NATMAP Digital Maps 2008 are exact digital copies of Geoscience Australia's NATMAP topographic maps. They cover the whole of Australia at 1:250 000 scale, and are current to 2006.
SG5414 Innamincka
This 1:250K topographic paper map covers an area about 150km from east to west and 110km from north to south (1.5 degrees longitude by 1 degree latitude). The map contains natural and constructed features including road and rail infrastructure, vegetation, hydrography, contours (interval 50m), localities and some administrative boundaries.
Australia Aus Tour DVD
A must have for the long distance explorer. Here, Memory-Map teams up with Hema to bring you their acclaimed 4WD and regional maps together with 13 interactive Map Guides.The Map-Guides provide great information on each region, bushwalking, campsites and 4x4 tracks with text and photos.
Innamincka & Coongie Lakes
The Coongie Lakes area contains excellent camping and fishing locations along the lakes and waterholes of the Cooper Creek and is accessible only by 4WD. A permit is not required to travel to Innamincka via the Strzrlecki Track, but a permit is required to travel from Innamincka to Coongie Lakes, shown on this map.
Innamincka & Coongie Lakes - Digital Map
The Coongie Lakes area contains excellent camping and fishing locations along the lakes and waterholes of the Cooper Creek and is accessible only by 4WD. A permit is not required to travel to Innamincka via the Strzrlecki Track, but a permit is required to travel from Innamincka to Coongie Lakes, shown on this map.
South West Queensland
This map features the network of roads called the Adventure Way from Toowoomba to Innamincka and is bordered by Windorah to the NW, Augathella to the NE, Barringun on the NSW/Qld border to the SE and Cameron Corner to the SW. All access roads into Innamincka are also detailed.
Birdsville & Strzelecki Tracks
This magnificent area of outback Australia stretches from Betoota in the north, through Birdsville and south to Marree. The map also covers routes from Birdsville to Innamincka and Cameron Corner to Tibooburra in NSW, a popular entry point to this region north of Broken Hill.
South Australia
This double sided road map of South Australia features a comprehensive map of the state on one side and the Flinders Ranges and the South East on the other. This easy to read fully indexed map features national parks, places of interest plus more.
Important Notes
 | Whilst indicating location of water supplies, ExplorOz makes no recommendation with regard to the quality of water for drinking purposes. We strongly recommend that when travelling you take ample supplies of water from reliable drinking water sources. |
 | Whilst indicating location of water bodies, ExplorOz makes no recommendation with regard to the quality of water for drinking purposes. We strongly recommend that when travelling you take ample supplies of water from reliable drinking water sources. |
