Brisbane to Carnarvon George Qld

The route to take is Brisbane, Toowoomba, Roma, Injune and Carnarvon Gorge.
The road (Warego Highway) is a typical Qld road, no real problems. The road from the highway to the park is dirt. There is a caravan park at Takaraka, which is just outside the national park. It will be cold at night so rug up.

The Warrego highway from Brisbane to Roma is a lumpy and bumpy National Highway that is a pleasure to drive ;) especially between Toowoomba and Chinchilla.

From Roma you head north to just past Injune and then head west into The National Park.

As for a female doing the trip, I see many females travelling alone through Chinchilla so I think you will be very safe.

Cheers Kev

Hi Native

Takarakka CP is one place it is wise to book; it seems to be busy all year #. Sites are expensive; we paid $38 per night powered site for two of us, but i doubt it would be any different for one. It is a nice location and amenities very nice. Need at least three nights to do the walks justice. We did the main walk with side sights at around 25 kms in one long and tiring day. Some people were there for a full week and were walking a bit further up the gorge each day and and seeing different side features. The walk up to the lookout is about 1,000 steps up. Worth doing too, but as aforesaid, you need to be reasonably fit for both these walks. If you are really keen, there is a long loop walk which requires camping out for a few nights. Very enjoyable park to visit.

I can't see any problems for you travelling alone; lots of people do.

Shortly after we visited, people we know who were touring Australia in a 1950s Holden with similar vintage caravan were at Takarakka. Roads should be no problem for either of your vehicles. You don't say how soon you are going; watch
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for road closures after rain.

Injune has a lovely and cheap little caravan park #. I don't know what your time frame is, but from Injune we visited the Mt Moffatt part of the park # which is very different to the Gorge. Drive to the top of the range, sandstone formations and bushranger history. This does need a good 4wd.

# Check out the camp grounds on
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Motherhen

Hi Native,

You most likely will fill up with fuel at Injune. Heading in from Miles the BP is on the right hand side. Do not go there but turn right just before it and head down to Independent Fuel Supplies. They are much cheaper.

There is a free camping site about 100 kilometers north of Injune. In this way you can get to the Gorge early and save a nights accomodation. The camping spot is at the truck stop and very large so just hide yourself down the back out of sight.

No problems with the roads. The last 50kms is dirt so if your happy to drive slowly on the dirt section near any vehicle will do the job. Rain will cause problems though. It never rains there this time of year.

It will be very cold this time of year. Get a powered site and take a little fan heater maybe. It got to minus 7 one time I was there (at a property near the range). Someone told me they experienced minus 9.

You don't need to be particularly fit to do the walks unless you plan a very long walk or up to the lookout and even then if you walk very slowly like I do does not require much effort.

Walking slowly has other benefits too like seeing all sorts of wildlife and plant life that I am sure many people miss trying to rush.

Truly a magical place that I reckon all Australians should put on the places to visit before I die list.