I am planning a June school holidays road trip from the Tablelands (where i live in FNQ) to
Brisbane with the family. 2 kids under six in a small camper and Ford Territory, RWD (not AWD so no just gravel no real off roading). I want to go down inland and come back on the coast or vice versa. Is the following a good route...we want to stop on the way to see touristy things like
views, mining towns, etc...This is my first long trip in Australia with kids.
See
http://goo.gl/maps/R6Jhp
Sat June 22nd
Day 1 ...
Atherton to Beliyando Crossing via Greenvale/Charters towers on the
Gregory. I don't want to stop north of Charters as we have travelled this area. How long will this take...est about 10h (leave by 6am and get there around 6pm with stops)
Day 2
June 23... Morning look around and on to
Emerald on the
Gregory. Est 3h (or should we just go on
the Gorge? and spend 2 nights there)
Day 3 ... Travel to Carnovan
Gorge (Album Falls
camp) via Rewan road.
Camp. Est 3h.
http://www.nprsr.qld.gov.au/parks/pdf/cq-sandstone-belt-vg.pdf
Day 4... Leave mid day for
Roma via Carnovan Access Road to Wiesly. Est 3h
Day 5...
Dalby via the
Warrego Hwy (or if there is nothing interesting en-route just drive through to
Gold Coast). Est 3h.
June 27
Day 6... To
Gold Coast and with family till July 5. Est 4h
Day trips from
Gold Coast (to be planned)
July 5
Tin Can Bay /
Rainbow Beach via Cooloola Way or if 4wd required via Gympie to Hervey Bay. Est 4h (or just direct to Fraser)
http://www.nprsr.qld.gov.au/parks/fraser/index.html
July 6
Hire 4wd for day or
overnight camp on Fraser Island (day/overnight trip)
July 7
Drive to
Mount Etna Caves National Park,
The Caves, North of Rokhapton on Bruce via
Maryborough (Est 4h).
http://www.nprsr.qld.gov.au/parks/pdf/rocky-capcoast-vg.pdf
July 8
Caves NP explore
July 9
Drive to Mackay (Est 3h)
July 10
Drive to
Atherton via
Townsville and
Innisfail
Est 10h
Is there anything we should drop or are there must includes in this. We aren't into fishing or long hikes but would like to explore the
views, enjoy a swim etc. Not interested in anything North of Charters Towers or Arlie Beach as we have done these trips / can do them on long weekends.
For the overnight enroute camps we want to stay at free or low cost sites (rather than the $35+
places like Big4 sites) - how do I get a list of these around towns such as
Roma,
Emerald etc (is
http://www.caravanontour.com/free-campsites-and-low-cost-camping/queensland.html a good resource?)?
Thank you all,