Outback QLD Camping
Submitted: Tuesday, Jul 13, 2010 at 12:38
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Any trip advice would be muchly appreciated.
Here are our pending trip details:
Day One:
Toowoomba to
Charleville
Day Two:
Charleville to
Windorah
Day Three:
Windorah to
Birdsville
Day Four:
Birdsville
Day Five:
Birdsville to
Boulia
Day Six:
Boulia to
Winton
Day Seven:
Winton to Longreach
Day Eight:
Longreach
Day Nine:
Blackall
Day Ten: Property out of
Blackall
Day Eleven:
Blackall to
Toowoomba
Does anyone have advice on preparing for this trip?
Places to
camp? Things to see? Travel times? Should we stay at
places longer?
We really have max of 14 days (fortnight)
Other info:
Just my husband and I.
Travelling in 2001 Rav 4
Camping in an Oztent RV3
Any help would be much appreciated.
Reply By: Member - Amy G (QLD) - Tuesday, Jul 13, 2010 at 14:09
Tuesday, Jul 13, 2010 at 14:09
Looks fairly similar to a trip we are taking in a couple of weeks (ours has been re-worked about 14 times so far!)
I'd add a couple of days to make up your fortnight (can you include both weekends for an extra two days as
well?) as that is a lot of km from Toowomba. I'd look at more things around the Western corner- there are lots of good
places to see in the channel country, including
-
Diamantina Lakes National Park (big, leave at least a day there)
-
Welford National Park (
Winton-
Jundah Road) or Lochern NP (same road)
-
Lark Quarry (off of
Winton-
Jundah Road)
-
Old Cork Station (North of
Diamantina Lakes or ~80km west of
Lark Quarry)
- Bladensburg NP (close to
Winton)
You could drop into Salvator Rosa section of
Carnarvon NP from
Blackall as
well- diverts from highway around
Tambo on the way back to
Toowoomba.
Be careful with fuel stops too- no idea how many km you get out of a tank in a Rav but you might need to plan them or take a couple of jerrys.
It really depends if you want to spend your whole time on the highway I guess- have you planned the things you want to see in and between each of the towns? It looks like a lot of driving and not much time at all to see what's there when you get there... calculate the km per day travelled and then estimate your speed for that leg and you can find out how many hours you're likely to spend in the car.
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Reply By: Member - Oldbaz. NSW. - Tuesday, Jul 13, 2010 at 16:34
Tuesday, Jul 13, 2010 at 16:34
You can
free camp on the Cooper, with
toilets & water, just outside
Windorah.
Camp free also at the
Middleton Hotel, showers for donation to RFDS. Spend an evening with Lester & the family ..you will not be disappointed, he is an icon of
that country. A slab of beer $50, may get you a chopper ride as
well.
The Min Min show in
Boulia is
well worth the money as is the Stockmans Hall of Fame in
Longreach. Great machinery museum in
Ilfracombe, you cant miss it..takes up the main street.
You will be busy, but your itinerary is doable..enjoy....oldbaz.
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Reply By: Holiday Hound - Thursday, Jul 15, 2010 at 21:21
Thursday, Jul 15, 2010 at 21:21
Definately add
Lark Quarry to your list-it is fascinating.
Out of
Winton you could stay in the National Park- Bladensberg on the way to
Lark Quarry . In
Winton if you want to stay in a caravan park there are just two. in
Winton there is the Waltzing Matilda museum and some great pubs where you will be very
well fed.
In
LOngreach we stayed at a big Caravan park there, and in a cabin as it was middle of winter! You can
free camp just out of town on the river, but its a very crowded spot.
Up around
Birdsville, we covered Innaminka and
Coongie Lakes which we loved. You can just keep going though-so much to do!
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Follow Up By: oztours - Friday, Jul 16, 2010 at 08:45
Friday, Jul 16, 2010 at 08:45
Lark Quarry!! How far out of the way is it? And how long should we spend there?
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Reply By: Qldrrr - Saturday, Jul 17, 2010 at 20:28
Saturday, Jul 17, 2010 at 20:28
Hi guys, have just crossed the Donahue /
Plenty Highway to Alice from
Boulia. Went to
Windorah with plans to get to
Birdsville but road was shut - at any rate by all accounts its a mess out there - the
camp grounds are boggy and you can't get to big red. Drove from
Windorah to
Bedourie - this road was a bit wet and boggy but you'd do it ok now - 4 days ago it was high 4WD access only. Stay at the council park at
Bedourie as you drive in just on the left - $6.40 per person great showers /
toilets / washing machines - that's a decent day's drive on a bit of a dodgy road. Can't help after Boulie - nice clean little town - good luck and happy travels.
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