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Barcoo River Rest Area

Barcoo River Rest Area is a free campsite on the northern bank of the Barcoo River in outback Queensland, sitting beside the highway bridge on the Landsborough Highway (Highway 55).

It lies roughly 58 km south-east of Blackall and 57 km north-west of Isisford, making it a natural transit stop for travellers driving the long inland corridor between Longreach and the Channel Country.

The site accommodates caravans and is suited to self-contained vehicles. The Barcoo River itself is one of Australia's great inland waterways — it eventually merges with Cooper Creek and, in flood years, drains into Lake Eyre.

For outback travellers, the rest area offers a convenient riverside overnight break along an otherwise remote stretch of western Queensland highway.


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