Water play and swimming for kids in Outback Queensland

Water play

4 places to cool off across the region: water parks, pools, beaches, lakes and swimming spots, nearest first from Longreach. Choose your suburb at the top to sort from where you are staying.

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Tennant Creek & the Barkly →Bundaberg →Rockhampton, Yeppoon & Capricorn →Flinders Ranges & Outback SA →Gladstone & Agnes Water →Uluru & Yulara →The MacDonnell Ranges →Mackay →Armidale, Tamworth & New England →Broken Hill & Outback NSW →Toowoomba & Southern Queensland Country →Townsville →Cairns & Tropical North Queensland →

Nearest first, from Longreach

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Waterfalls, lakes and swimming

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Over 1½ hours

from Longreach

Muttaburra Aquatic Centre

Muttaburra

about 1 hr 45

Pool

Aramac Aquatic Centre

Also in this region, more than 4 hours from Longreach

Alpha (about 4 hr 15): Alpha Library, Alpha War memorial Pool, Beta Hut Railway Museum, Tivoli Theatre Museum

Tambo (about 4 hr 30): Tambo Library, Tambo Aquatic Centre

Windorah (about 4 hr 45): Windorah Library

Hughenden (about 5 hr): Flinders Discovery Centre, Flinders Library, Hughenden Memorial Swimming Pool

Combo Waterhole Conservation Park (about 5 hr 15): Combo Waterhole

Richmond (about 5 hr 30): Cambridge Downs Heritage Display Centre, Kronosaurus Korner, Richmond Pool, Richmond Library

Elsewhere in the region (about 5 hr 30): Lake Fred Tritton, Baldy Top Lookout, Rotary Lookout, The Bluff, Sunset Viewing Point, Warrigal Waterhole (Painted Rock), Three Steps, Mount Isa City Lookout, Lake Moondarra

Porcupine Gorge National Park (about 5 hr 45): Porcupine Gorge Lookout, Pyramid lookout, Porcupine Gorge

Quilpie (about 6 hr): Quilpie Memorial Swimming Pool, Quilpie Outback Powerhouse Museum, Quilpie Shire Library, Quilpie Shire Military History Museum

Augathella (about 6 hr): Augathella Library

Eromanga (about 6 hr 30): Eromanga Living History Centre, Eromanga Natural History Museum

Charleville (about 6 hr 45): Charleville Library, Historic House Museum, Charleville Bilby Experience, Graham Andrews Parklands playground, Charleville Cosmos Centre

Julia Creek (about 6 hr 45): Julia Creek Library, Julia Creek Swimming Pool

Morven (about 7 hr 30): Morven Historic Museum, Morven Library

Boulia (about 7 hr 30): Min Min Encounter Centre

Wyandra (about 7 hr 45): Powerhouse Museum, Wyandra Library

Mungallala (about 8 hr): Mungallala Library

Cloncurry (about 8 hr 15): Cloncurry Unearthed Visitor Information Centre & Museum, John Flynn Place

Bedourie (about 8 hr 30): Bedourie Library

Yowah (about 8 hr 45): Ossies Opal Workshop and Museum

Thargomindah (about 8 hr 45): Bulloo Library

Mitchell (about 8 hr 45): Booringa Heritage Museum, Mitchell Library, Mitchell Memorial Swimming Pool

Injune (about 8 hr 45): Injune Library, Injune Museum, Injune Pool

Dajarra (about 9 hr): Dajarra Library, Dajarra Museum, Dajarra Public Library

Cunnamulla (about 9 hr 15): Cunnamulla Fella Centre, Cunnamulla Library, Cunnamulla Pool

Mount Isa (about 9 hr 45): Outback at Isa (Hard Times Mine and Riversleigh Fossil Discovery Centre), Splashez Aquatic Centre

Mornington (about 9 hr 45): Underground Hospital & Museum

Parkside (about 9 hr 45): Family Fun Park, Mount Isa

Miles End (about 9 hr 45): Mount Isa City Library

Baralaba (about 9 hr 45): Baralaba Historical Village, Mobile Library Stops Here

Roma (about 9 hr 45): Roma Library, Roma Performing Arts Centre, The Big Rig

Moura (about 10 hr 15): Moura Library, Moura Swimming Centre

Bollon (about 10 hr 15): Bollon Heritage Centre, Bollon Library

Wowan (about 10 hr 30): Old Wowan Butter Factory, Wowan Museum

Wallumbilla (about 10 hr 30): Queens Theatre and Museum, Wallumbilla Heritage Complex, Wallumbilla Library

Banana (about 10 hr 30): Mobile Library Stops Here

Taroom (about 10 hr 30): Taroom Library, Taroom Museum, Taroom Swimming Complex

Theodore (about 10 hr 30): Dawson Folk Museum, Theodore Library, Theodore State School Swimming Pool

Dululu (about 10 hr 30): Mobile Library Stops Here

Goovigen (about 10 hr 45): Mobile Library Stops Here

Yuleba (about 10 hr 45): Yuleba Library

Jambin (about 10 hr 45): Mobile Library Stops Here

Surat (about 11 hr): Cobb & Co. Museum, Surat Library, Surat Pool

Biloela (about 11 hr): Queensland Heritage Park, Banana Shire Library & Information Service, Biloela Library, Greycliffe Homestead

Cracow (about 11 hr): Banana Mobile Library, Cracow Gold Mine Heritage Centre

Jackson (about 11 hr): Jackson Library

St George (about 11 hr 30): St George Library, St George Pool

Dirranbandi (about 12 hr): Dirranbandi Library

Hebel (about 12 hr): Hebel Library

Camooweal Caves National Park (about 12 hr 30): Camooweal Caves

Camooweal (about 12 hr 30): Drovers Museum

Drive times are estimated from the distance, so treat them as a guide. Tap a card for the full page.

Region boundary: ABS Tourism Regions 2021 (Tourism Research Australia), CC BY 4.0. Outings from OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL) and venues' own listings; nature spots from OpenStreetMap and park services.