Idalia is a national park situated in South West Queensland, Australia, 893 km west of Brisbane. It is located near the town of Blackall in the Queensland outback. The park protects 144,000 hectares of mulga lands with conservation value. Idalia National Park was opened in 1990 by Prince Philip.
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Nice park, but beware there is only ONE official entry point into this park which is on the eastern side. Google maps shows several others but these are unofficial entries which may take you through private roads, property or unmarked tracks. Follow only official maps from QPWS. I foolishly followed gmaps which ended up being a much longer route than planned and led me to a seldom-used section of the park which may even have been private property. Not many people out here and I didn't see anyone else the entire time I was here, so if anything goes wrong you're...
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You'll need to carry water. Camp sites are easy to come by but beware there are a lot of prickly plants everywhere including ground covers that will go through your thongs or punch holes in your tent floor. Apart from that it has some excellent views and great for bird watching. Seven species of macropods, including yellow-footed rock-wallabies and endangered bridled nailtail wallabies which are quite timid so...
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Amazing place, no one at all out here. Drove for an hour into the park and didn't see a soul! Unbelievable to be out here on my own experiencing nature. Not many big attractions to see but really cool none the less. Saw 2 Goannas, plenty of kangaroos and be careful of the spiders walking as in the trees you have to go around as the web's are everywhere and full of spiders! So it was...
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