Trip Planning into South West Qld

Bruce

If its not bitumen in bit of the world - the road will close after a few mm of rain.

Three years ago we spent - 1 night on road from Wanaaring to Tibooburra (was not raining at Wanaaring when we left it), four nights in Tibooburra waiting for any road to dry out, two nights in Innaminka waiting for roads to Birdsville to dry out, four nights in Birdsville waiting for any road to dry out, then headed south rather than the Simpson which did not reopen for a couple of weeks after that.

That's pretty normal when some rain comes - not much warning, pours like mad and you had better have a box of reserve food, enough gas and a pack of cards!!

Pre-trip watch the BOM weather site, and ring the RACQ & SA Road Conditions recorded message lines for a few days ahead. Also the road reports on this site are helpful. All can be accessed from any of those towns - public phones or the library computer.

A call to the police at one or two of the towns on the way is not a bad precaution.

By the way - with the right spirit enforced stays can be fun. But you're mad to deliberately head into trouble.

That help?
Max

Charleville to Quilpie - bitumen
Quilpie to Thargomindah - mostly bitumen from memory.
Thargo to Hungerford - some dirt
Hit the bitumen at Eulo, for the rest of the way back.

Most dirt you mentioned is formed dirt with road base, graded out of local material in a few places. Could be corrugated depending on latest grader run.

Not much black soil out there.

Could be warm. Not that many wet creek crossings unless a lot of local rain.

Imagine the cooper may be starting to drop by then for the road into and out of Inamincka, but I am not sure how high it is at the moment.

Thanks for the replies guys. The Paroo is in flood again, they have had good rain out there, so the reason for a trip to there, as the country should look real nice.
Anyway will keep checking road, flood reports.
Cheers Bruce.

Hi Bruce & Anne.
I am doing a similiar trip to the corner country in late June. Leaving Tweed Heads travelling via Qld & returning via Tibooburra & Bourke.Are you staying at Currawinya NP? If so,please email me if it is worth camping there.
Regards. Vince

OK everone I need another answer please, Eulo caravan park has anyone stayed there? was thinking of basing ourselves there and doing the drive to Thargomindah, Hungerford and back to Eulo. So I would be interested in anyone opinion.
Cheers Bruce