Travelling to Diamantina NP from Windorah

We have usually taken the turn-off along the Bedourie Road, and then north in to the park via Palparra Station. Also worth stopping at the old JC Hotel ruins not far from Canterbury Station, and not too far from Windorah.

This is a great park to visit, plenty to see and do, be sure to do the Warracoota Circuit Drive...

We have always had a small cooking fire when visiting, and I’m sure that is okay. I think they don’t want to see large open fires.

We have done a couple of blogs that covers this park, one of them can be found here. Outback Queensland & Gulf Savannah



Enjoy, The Landy

Hi Bruce

The second turn off you refer to has a few large clay pans to cross so check the weather etc. I have always had a small fire and no problems.

We usually head for Gum Hole to camp as it is more enclosed than Hunters Gorge and the Warracoota Drive is definately worth the effort. Take some firewood and enjoy the park. Looks like you will be exiting towards Old Cork and this is a lovely drive. There use to be good camping at the back of Old Cork by the waterhole..

If I had more time off I would join you but enjoy.

Cheers Teza

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Cheers,
Peter
OKA196 Motorhome

We came south from Boulia and can't remember the turns (in reverse). We camped at Hunter's Gorge and though we didn't have a fire, there were plenty of places where you can see people had fires.
Rangers hadn't been there for ages as the Self registration camping fee "mailbox" was chockers with enevelops and we couldn't put ours in.
Just remember it is a long way from anywhere, so do your fuel calculations and make sure you have enough Jerry Cans

Fantastic spot, our kids braved it and went swimming in July on a 30 degree day.

Long time since I was in that area, but I seem to remember that there was an inside and an outside track if you went up from Currawilla towards Palparara. On a RACQ map the inside track shows as a broken line that goes up through Farrars Creek. A bit further on the outside track goes up alongside Farrars Creek. Road trains used to use whichever one was the best to cart cattle from Davenport Downs to Quilpie.

Whichever way you go, it will take you past Palparara. There is a place on that road, on the way to Davenport that is featureless from horizon to horizon - not a bloody thing to relieve the scenery. (That was the only time I had encountered such a thing. More experienced traveller's may have seen plenty of nothing!)

The road at Monkira takes you up the other side of the Diamantina, but both ways will get you to Davenport, and thence to the Park.

A couple of times I took a road that turned off between Monkira and Cluny. It went up past Coorabulka, about where you turned off to go to Springvale and from there you could go east to the Park and be on the Gum Holes side.

I flew over a lot of the Lakes and Palparara when we were destocking that country. Would like to go back, but our old van would fall to bits. Too much trouble to camp!

I may be gilding the lily a bit, but I think one of the paddocks (Top Palparara) was 1000 square miles. It was certainly big!

Have a good trip!

"A".

Bruce, we went in via Monkira and Davenport Downs and didn't see a soul. Basic black soil track only but in good nick.Image Could Not Be Found