travelling to birdsville

Irene you will have no problems travelling to Birdsville fron Quipie like most outback roads leading to Birdsville . Just take your time sit back and enjoy the trip . Cant give you the latest info .But you will have know problems, If your still worried try calling the Birdsville pub or Theo at the bidsville service station . all the best.

I travelled from Brisbane to Birdsville (late May) via Roma..check out the wines at Romaville winery next to the Caravan Park...Charleville, Quilpie, Windorah. Three days easy drive. Unsealed last 265k, but a good outback road nevertheless.

Irene, we travelled from the Sunshine Coast to Birdsville and beyond a few weeks ago towing an off-road trailer. The road to Quilpie is fine - easy travelling. The road from Quilpie to Windorah is narrow but as long as you slow down when passing there should be no problems. The Council Caravan Park at Windorah is great at $5 a night - just pull in and choose a site (the money is collected in the morning by a chap who loves a chat!). From Windorah there is about 100k of narrow bitumen before you hit the dirt. The road is rocky but very wide - we sat on 100k most of the way. The scenery is fantastic. We did not meet many vehicles on the road to Birdsville but just slow down when passing.Birdsville is well worth a couple of days at least - even if you are not crossing the Simpson go out and have a look at Big Red (40k). When you get to the base of it turn right and follow the track for about 1 k this is the real Big Red. We walked up and took piccies. You'll love it!

Irene, we did the Birdsville Track to Marree,it was a great drive no real problems. We stopped at Mungerannie for the night - camped beside a fabulous waterhole - and had dinner at the roadhouse. It was a fun night and met lots of locals. It was a far better option than driving a full day and staying in Marree. We headed out to Lake Eyre from Marree and then up the Oodnadatta track so can't help you with the rest.