Townsville to Cloncurry road trip: Distance, drive time and stops
Townsville to Cloncurry drive: Charters Towers and Hughenden
Things to do in Charters Towers include a tour of the historic Venus gold battery. The Towers Hill Lookout, meanwhile, offers great views and films about the region shown in the neighbouring 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.
Next up is the drive from Charters Towers to Hughenden, which is punctuated by White Mountains National Park. You need a 4WD for most of it, but everyone can enjoy the Burra Range Lookout on the Flinders Highway.
In Hughenden, you can explore the world of locally-unearthed dinosaurs at the Flinders Discovery Centre, take in the volcanic plains from the Mount Walker lookouts or make a chunky detour north to Porcupine Gorge.
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