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South West Queensland Mulga Lands National Parks Journey Guide Journey guide South West Queensland Mulga Lands May 2 d 01 te 7 in r P National Parks 7 N 1 o v 20 Captivate unexpectedly Contents Park facilities ................................................................................ Page 2 Welcome ................................................................................................... 3 Be adventurous ......................................................................................3 Map of South West Queensland..................................................... 4 Plan your escape ....................................................................................5 Choose your adventure ..................................................................6–7 Visit unfamiliar landscapes................................................................ 8 Witness wetlands in the dry ............................................................. 9 Encounter western wildlife ....................................................... 10–11 Culgoa Floodplain National Park .............................................12–13 Currawinya National Park ..........................................................14–16 Lake Bindegollly National Park .......................................................17 Hell Hole Gorge National Park .......................................................18 Mariala National Park .........................................................................19 Tregole National Park ........................................................................20 Thrushton National Park ...................................................................21 Camping information and safety messages .......................22–23 Connect with Queensland parks ..................................................24 Parks at a glance essential 4WD Camping Walking track Fishing On-site information Toilets areaPicnic Gas barbecue water Tap Ranger base Culgoa Floodplain National Park Currawinya National Park * Lake Bindegolly National Park Hell Hole Gorge National Park Mariala National Park * Tregole National Park Thrushton National Park * *2WD to park entry and/or specific sites only, and only during dry weather Photos: (front cover) River red gums line the Paroo River, Currawinya National Park, photo: Robert Ashdown © Qld Govt; (this page) Plumed whistling-ducks © Qld Govt 2 Welcome to South West Queensland’s Mulga Lands national parks Those of us living and working out here treasure the harsh, rugged beauty and solitude of the Mulga Lands and know that you will too. Enjoy relaxing by a waterhole after a long drive; explore unique landscapes while discovering plants and animals not seen on the coast; meander through heritage sites and wonder about the harsh reality of life in the inland. Clear your mind of the everyday, and feel connected to the land in a way you’d never expect. In the coming years, more areas will become open for you to visit. Keep checking our website for updates on new experiences to be had—once you’ve had a taste we’re sure you’ll want to come back! Tony Mayo, Senior Ranger On behalf of the Park Rangers living and working in the Mulga Lands Photo: Brett Roberts © Qld Govt Be adventurous Expect the unexpected! Witness wetlands in the dry, colourful wildflowers brightening a scene of mulga-grey, and extraordinarily adapted plants and animals where you’d think little could survive. Escape the everyday travelling Become part of long, often-dusty roads. Sleep under the Australian story. Parks at uninterrupted outback skies and savour Connect with a timeless solitude reflected in a waterhole or landscape where a glance essential 4WD Camping Walking track Fishing On-site information Toilets areaPicnic Gas barbecue water Tap Ranger base embers of a glowing campfire. generations thrived despite isolation and Culgoa Floodplain National Park cycles of boom or bust. Currawinya National Park * Release your inner nature lover. Photos: Robert Ashdown Lake Bindegolly National Park © Qld Govt; with the Encounter colourful Wonder at the miracle of exception of the black swan Hell Hole Gorge National Park (below left) © Qld Govt parrots and bounding migratory waterbirds finding life- Mariala National Park * red kangaroos, reptiles giving water in the vast, arid inland. Tregole National Park in camouflage and Thrushton National Park * burrowing frogs emerging after rain. *2WD to park entry and/or specific sites only, and only during dry weather 3 Map of South West Queensland Mulga Lands Landsborough Carnarvon NP Windorah Hell Hole Gorge NP Highway Scale 0 50 100 150 200km Diamantina Developmental Augathella Adavale Injune k e re Mariala C Morven r Road e NP Charleville p Mitchell o o Warrego Highway C Eromanga Tregole Quilpie NP Roma r e r iv e R v i o Wyandra R o r o r a o e l P v l i u R B Thrushton o Mitchell Highway Bulloo Developmental Rd g e NP rr a Queensland South Australia Noccundra Lake W Balonne Highway Thargomindah Bindegolly Carnarvon Highway NP Cunnamulla Bollon St George Eulo Currawinya Culgoa iver a R go NP Floodplain ul C Dirranbandi NP Queensland Hebel Sturt NP New South Wales Hungerford Culgoa NP Goodooga (NSW) (NSW) Legend National park Parking Camper trailer—4WD access Town Waterways Picnic table Fishing Locality Distance marker Visitor information Centre (VIC) Shelter shed Canoeing/kayaking Mountain Wi-fi access Barbecue—fuel Wildlife spotting State border Park office Viewpoint Cultural heritage Highway Sealed road Information Walking track Warning Unsealed road Telephone 4WD track Warning—slippery rocks 4WD track Restaurant Camping—car access Warning—unstable cliff edges Walking track Fence Accommodation Camping—4WD access Diving prohibited Cliff line Hospital Caravan Jumping from rocks prohibited Gate Toilets Camper trailer Grid Tr ack classification Class Suits Track description 4 Experienced bushwalkers Rough track with many obstacles. Limited signage. Ankle supporting footwear required. 4 Seek longingly Qld Govt © Relaxing by the Paroo River, Currawinya National Park Robert Photo: Ashdown Plan your escape Feel the freedom of wide open spaces in your own scenic haven surrounded by nature rather than crowds. Sleep under a million Add some twinkling stars, spin a yarn or reflect on times long gone by the light of local flavour a glowing camp fire. South West Queensland’s Mulga Lands are larger It may be a long way between than life, timeless and full of surprises. stops, but most towns along the way have supplies and colourful Best time to visit Best ways to visit local characters. So stop in and The cooler months (April to September) Discover South West Queensland’s you’ll receive country hospitality are the best time to visit. Winter mornings unexpected natural wonders on a and helpful advice. may drop to a frosty 0°C, but you’ll self-discovery road trip down long, Catch local sights or time your avoid scorching summer days exceeding often unsealed roads. If you prefer holiday with a district event. Feel 40°C and the stormy season between someone else to do the planning, the buzz of a country show, race December and March. driving or supply the equipment for meeting, rodeo or spirited festival; an extended stay, try a guided tour. Rain can fall at any time of the year. stroll the local nature walk, take See outbackqueensland.com.au or Flooding can occur suddenly—even a heritage tour or linger over the back cover for useful contacts. weeks after rain in catchments refreshments at an outback pub. upstream. Many outback roads are In South West Queensland you unsealed and impassable after even can learn about the uninterrupted a small amount of rain. night sky at the Cosmos Centre No park has all weather access, or or meet one of Australia’s most mobile or internet phone coverage. endangered mammals at The Bilby Be well-prepared and stay well-informed Experience. Travel the Natural of weather conditions as you travel. Sciences Loop, dive down the Artesian Time Tunnel, mine for opals or bathe in an artesian spring. Do all these and more! Visit outbackqueensland.com.au (Above) Splendid fairy-wren; (left) The Granites, Currawinya National Park; (opposite page) Lake Numulla Photos: (above) © Bruce Thomson; (left) Robert Ashdown © Qld Govt; (opposite page) © Karen Smith 5 Explore expansively Qld Govt The sun sets over Currawinya National Park Roberts © Brett Photo: Choose your adventure Far from empty and inhospitable, the Mulga Lands have vibrant colour, Down on the border sensational scenery and extraordinary life. Whether just off the bitumen, Relax by an outback river, watch birds at or far down red dirt roads into the unknown, reward your lengthy glistening wetlands and connect with the journey with unexpected discoveries and memorable moments in a vast, human history of these wide open spaces. unmistakably Australian landscape. Break your drive along the Adventure Way between Cunnamulla and East of Charleville West of Charleville Thargomindah at Lake Bindegolly Discover timbered treasures where the Find weathered red ranges in the west National Park. Pause for a picnic and grey-hued Mulga Lands merge with the as mulga trees become shorter and watch birds on a vast inland lake. scrubby green Brigalow Belt. more sparse. Head south down long, unsealed roads The Warrego Highway is the main link Mariala National Park on the Charleville– to Currawinya National Park near between western Queensland and cities Adavale Road offers seclusion, panoramic Hungerford on the border with New along the east coast. Break the drive at views of distant ranges and surprisingly
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