🦘Outback Queensland Travel Guide ~ Things to see and do in Outback Queensland

This vast area offers an incredible array of rural Australian experiences, world-class museums and attractions, and spectacular natural beauty.

00:00 Introduction
01:10 Roma
03:05 Mitchell
04:55 Charleville
07:08 Tambo
09:25 Blackall
11:20 Lara Wetlands
12:20 Barcaldine
14:30 Ilfracombe
15:58 Longreach
19:58 Winton
24:12 Richmond
27:00 Hughenden
28:45 Porcupine Gorge

We start our Outback Queensland Travel Guide from Roma, 477 kilometres from Brisbane.

Roma
Roma is known as the Gateway to the Outback and is the largest town in the Maranoa Region of Queensland. It offers modern conveniences and friendly country hospitality. We visited the Big Rig, saw the largest Bottle Tree and explored the Cattleyards.
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Mitchell
Mitchell is a quaint town on the banks of the Maranoa River. It was named in honour of Sir Thomas Mitchell, who explored this area in 1846. We enjoyed the artesian spa, the Booringa Heritage Museum and the Old Kenniff Courthouse.
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Charleville
Charleville is the largest town in South West Queensland and has a wide range of tourist attractions for all ages. It is also home to the largest Bilby breeding program in Queensland. We enjoyed learning about the bilbies and exploring the WW2 Secret Base and the Cosmos Centre.
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Tambo
Tambo is a lovely little town that was settled in 1863 and is the oldest town in Western Queensland. It is the outback Teddy Capital of Australia and has interesting sculptures, heritage buildings and museums, and exciting chicken races.
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Blackall
Blackall is a great outback town on the banks of the Barcoo River that was once the centre of a thriving sheep industry. Today, Blackall is the centre of a huge cattle industry, but it continues to celebrate its past connections with the wool and sheep industry. We enjoyed the Artisian Pool, the Blackall Woolscour, all the murals and sculptures and Ram Park.
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Lara Wetlands
Lara Wetlands is a bush camp located on a 15,000-acre cattle station with sixteen acres of tranquil, unpowered camping spots and an abundance of birds and wildlife. it also has a century-old Artesian Bore and stunning sunrises and sunsets.
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Barcaldine
Barcaldine is situated on the junction of the Capricorn and Landsborough Highways, and is known as the Garden City of the West. It is home to the Tree of Knowledge and is the reputed birthplace of the Australian Labour Party.
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Ilfracombe
Ilfracombe was founded in 1891 and was initially a transport hub for Wellshot Station, which at the time held the largest number of sheep on any station in the world. Today, it is a small town with a lot of outback character, a traditional hotel, an artesian bore bath and some great history.

Longreach
Longreach is the largest town in Central Queensland and is known as the Heart of the Outback. It is a popular outback destination due to its world-class museums, stunning sunsets and unique experiences. Longreach became a town in 1887 and was named after the “long reach” of the Thomson River, on which it is situated.
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Winton
Winton is known as the Dinosaur Capital of Australia and is also the birthplace of Waltzing Matilda. This small town is a popular tourist destination due to its interesting history, unique attractions, rugged natural landscape and friendly outback hospitality.
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Richmond
Richmond is a small outback town that was once part of the ancient Eromanga Sea. Due to the many marine fossils discovered in the area, it is now known as the Fossil Capital of the Outback. We explored Kronosaurus Korner, Cambridge Heritage Centre and Lake Fred Titton.
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Hughenden
Hughenden is located on the banks of the Flinders River; at 1004 kilometres long, it’s Queensland’s longest river. The small town of Hughenden has a lot to offer travellers, and we checked out the Water Tower Art, the Flinders Discovery Centre and the recreational lake.
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Porcupine Gorge
Porcupine Gorge National Park extends for more than 25 kilometres along Porcupine Creek. Over millions of years, the creek has carved an impressive canyon revealing strata layers of sedimentary rocks.
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