Wednesday, Jun 15, 2011 at 11:51
G'day amandaj,
Firstly, I am assuming that you need to go to
Cunnamulla before you head off to
Longreach. On our outback adventure with our Jayco September last year one of the legs of the trip was
Chinchilla to
Cunnamulla. Rather than stay on the major road out through
Mitchell we chose the
St George option. We decided to go via
Roma than via
Surat for no special reason. From
Roma we travelled down the
Carnarvon Highway to
St George and then the Balonne Highway to
Cunnamulla.
We stopped and had lunch at the little picnic ground at the bridge/spillway in
St George just before the Highway crosses the Balonne River.
St George would be the logical overnight stop.
The Balonne Highway while sealed is narrow and straight. We found that you could see the road trains coming from a far distance and gave us plenty of time to get off the road. The little town of
Bollon arrives just in time for a
toilet break and an opportunity for a cuppa. The road was good enough for towing a van, the road kill proved more of a
hazard than the road. It probably be prudent to check the condition of the road after the floods however.
Next stop is
Cunnamulla. We stayed just out of
Cunnamulla at Nardoo Station, around 38 klms out of town on the Matilda Highway. Nardoo is a 110,00 acre sheep and cattlle station. They have 10-15 powered sites and the
camping fees include the mineral spa and you can wander/drive around the property ant your leisure. Plenty for the the children to do. We only spent one night but have promised ourselves that when we get up that way again we will stay 2-3 nights.
I hope this is the sort of information you were looking for.
Cheers
John
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