Barcoo Area

Home to Cooper's Creek - Windorah, Windorah Nature Drive and Native Wells, in the Outback Queensland Region region of Queensland.

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Cooper's Creek - Windorah
Windorah
Cooper's Creek, located just 10 kilometers from Windorah - whose name means "place of big fish" in the local indigenous language - is one of the best free…
Windorah Nature Drive
Journey, Windorah
This Nature Drive has been developed to help people understand and appreciate their region. Their aim is to maintain the area surrounding the Drive in as near…
Native Wells
Windorah
The Native Wells, located approximately 90 kilometres west of Windorah on the Diamantina Development Road, offer a quick stop by the side of the road and an…
Sandos Sandhills
Windorah
The amazing Sand Hills, located at Ourdel Station, west of Windorah, have great views and some of the reddest sand ever seen. Ourdel Station has been with the…
Thomson River
Jundah
The Thomson River meanders through the Barcoo Shire before reaching the junction of the Barcoo River, feeding into Cooper's Creek in outback Queensland, and is…
Whitula Gate Museum
Windorah
The Whitula Gate Museum is housed in a historic slab hut originally built by the Rabbit Board in 1906 as a boundary riders' shelter. In 1996, the hut was…

Things to do in Barcoo Area

Betoota
Farrars Creek
Betoota, 170 km east of Birdsville on a vast gibber plain, may have a population of just 2 or 3 pub staff, but it's rarely quiet! Standing 70 meters above sea…

Places to stay in Barcoo Area

Windorah Caravan Park
Windorah
Water is available to fill tanks, both at the caravan park and at the dump point. Windorah has one Caravan Park, spread across two sites, available year round,…

What's on in Barcoo Area

Jundah Races
Jundah
The Jundah Races are a classic outback race meeting. Held in the heart of western Queensland, the day brings together locals and visitors for country racing,…

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What is there to do in Barcoo Area?

Things to do, drives and trails, places to stay and events. Cooper's Creek - Windorah, Windorah Nature Drive, Native Wells and Sandos Sandhills are among the places to go in Barcoo Area.

Where is Barcoo Area?

Barcoo Area is in the Outback Queensland Region tourism region of Queensland, Australia. Nearby places in the same region include Longreach Area, Banana Area, Barcaldine Area, Diamantina Area, Blackall-Tambo Area and 15 more.

Are there tourism grants for Barcoo Area operators?

State and federal programs fund Queensland tourism businesses, including Barcoo Area. See the Queensland grants page for what is open now.