Barcaldine to Charters Towers drive: Distance, time & best stops
Torrens Creek to Charters Towers drive
The distance from Torrens Creek to Charters Towers is 159km. The drive should take around one hour and 42 minutes.
The rugged White Mountains National Park is just outside Torrens Creek. With a 4WD, there are some fun driving tracks, the simplest of which goes to the Sawpit Gorge Lookout.
If you’re in a conventional vehicle, though, you’ll have to make do with the Burra Range Lookout on the highway.
Barcaldine to Charters Towers road trip: Pentland and Homestead
Before reaching Charters Towers, you’ll go through Pentland – which has a caravan park, racecourse and the three star Pentland Hotel Motel – and the less interesting Homestead.
Things to do in Charters Towers include a guided tour of the historic Venus gold battery. The Towers Hill Lookout, meanwhile, offers great views, with movies about the region shown in the nearby amphitheatre every evening.
Top Charters Towers experiences
- Delve in to the gold-mining past – on a tour of the Venus Gold Battery. You’ll be wowed by the sheer size of it.
- Hear entertaining stories from the golden era – on a Charters Towers walking tour.
- Listen to spooky stories – on a Charters Towers ghost tour.
Best Charters Towers accommodation
The best accommodation options in Charters Towers are:
- For families: Big4 Outback Aussie Oasis Holiday Park.
- For high quality adults-only apartments: Kernow Charters Towers.
- For a good value motel with a pool: Charters Towers Motel.
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Go for a soak at Talaroo Hot Springs.
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