Cameron's Corner / Birdsville

[Jason]

I'm in the early stages of planning a trip to Cameron's Corner & Birdsville, the route at the moment is:

Brisbane - Toowoomba - St George - Cunnamulla - Tibooburra - Cameron's Corner - Innamincka - Birdsville - Windorah - Charleville - Roma - Brisbane.

It's about 3600 k's and 50 hours driving time, will probably do it over 2 weeks.

Anyone done a similar route? Things to see? Dates you travelled? Suggest changes to the route?

 

[Chris T]

trip west

Yeah Jason looks a great trip other option is go brissy to Goondiwindi across to Nindigully hotel then St George( boring drive from toowoomba to stgeorge and if go via g/windi about the same distance )then Cunnumulla stop at the date farm at Eulo side track into Yowa opal mines the to thargo then to Nocundra (camp down by the waterhole and walk up to the pub)then on to the corner .All great country out that way Have not been to Innaminka for a few years good fishing on the cooper to
Chris

 

[Daz750]

Looks like a good trip, best of luck.

 

[Leprechaun]

Best check the road conditions, due to the outback floods I think a lot of the roads are closed.

 

[Jason]

Yeah I will be ringing some locals, especially teh general store at CC.

Still, I'm planning this a fair way out so plenty of time yet, maybe go early next year or Christmas?

 

[heata]

Jason, looks like a great trip. what is your camping set up, do you tow a trailer?

 

[Matt76]

Looks like a great trip mate. Why not keep going and cross the Simpson? lol

The missus and kids going?

 

[Jason]

Yeah heata, towing a camper trailer.

Not quite ready for the Simpson yet Matt ha ha, it will be a family trip, you guys interested in coming? I may need you to do some welding on the Camper for me, needs slight reconfig.

 

[Matt76]

Yeah heata, towing a camper trailer.

Not quite ready for the Simpson yet Matt ha ha, it will be a family trip, you guys interested in coming? I may need you to do some welding on the Camper for me, needs slight reconfig.

Yeah mate just let me know what you need, we will do it on a saturday morning or something.

I would love the trip but I don't reckon the missus would. Are there any 5 star hotels along the way? lol

 

[heata]

Jason, what type of camper trailer do you have? and are you happy with it? I'm in the market for one.

 

[steve99]

Still, I'm planning this a fair way out so plenty of time yet, maybe go early next year or Christmas?

At that time of year the heat will kill you. That area is best travelled in the cooler months.

 

[Jason]

Jason, what type of camper trailer do you have? and are you happy with it? I'm in the market for one.

I have an Outback Camper Trailer, quite basic compared to some of the ones you can get now, I didn't want to spend mega bucks though.

Note the banana lounge folding up on my young bloke ha ha ha.

 

[Jason]

At that time of year the heat will kill you. That area is best travelled in the cooler months.

Yeah have considered that, will see how we go. Easier on the vehicle and us!

 

[heata]

thanks for posting pics, that's the type of thing I'm after. sounds like a new thread! good luck with the trip.

 

[montana]

2 weeks ago bourke out was not too bad,down to broken hill was good

 

[justdrinkbeer]

I'd be doing it for the races, first weekend in September.
And definitely going across the Simpson.
I got stuck in Birdsville with a broken airplane for a week last year, shitfully boring

 

[Kickars2]

is much of it dirt driving or is most of it bitumen driving?
it wouldn't be a bad trip, is there many site out there to see?

 

[steve99]

is much of it dirt driving or is most of it bitumen driving?
it wouldn't be a bad trip, is there many site out there to see?

There are plenty of dirt roads west of Windorah and Thargomindah - not the sort of area you want to get stuck.

 

[Jason]

That's the sort of thing I want to see! Thinking about putting it off until September next year so I can do the Birdsville Races thing as well. Going to Thailand this September.

 

[steve99]

That's the sort of thing I want to see! Thinking about putting it off until September next year so I can do the Birdsville Races thing as well. Going to Thailand this September.

September is better than December/January. Although mid winter is probably the safest time to travel in Western Qld because plenty of others are doing the same.

Heavy rain is more likely in summer too. This is Windorah in early January 2009