Dubbo to Forbes road trip: Distance, driving time & best stops

Dubbo to Forbes drive: Parkes attractions

The best things to do in Parkes include seeing the radio telescope dish that relayed the images of the Apollo 11 moon landing. That’s at the CSIRO Parkes Observatory.

Other Parkes attractions include the Parkes Aviation Museum and multi-museum Henry Parkes Centre.

Well-regarded Parkes accommodation options include the Station Motel, the Astro Dish Motor Inn and the Bushman’s Motor Inn.

The Parkes to Forbes leg of the Dubbo to Forbes drive is short and pretty dull. Mountain bikers might be interested in a detour to the Back Yamma State Forest, but that’s about it.

Things to do in Forbes include the Sculptures Down The Lachlan sculpture trail and the Forbes Historical Museum.

More New South Wales road trips

Visit copper-mining town Cobar on the Sydney to Broken Hill drive.

Swim at Oura Beach on the Gundagai to Wagga Wagga drive.

Break off for an oyster tour in Broadwater on the drive from Merimbula to Eden.

Stop in Bungendore and Braidwood on the Canberra to Batemans Bay drive.

Plan a Sydney to Uluru road trip.