Starlights Lookout — Attraction in Longreach

Captain Starlights Lookout is one of my favourite places to watch the sunset over Outback Queensland. Depending on road and weather conditions, it is usually around a 40 minute drive (in a 4x4) to Captain Starlights Lookout from Longreach; and then a short walk to the top. 10/10 worth the drive if you have a spare evening. Flys can be a bit hectic in the warmer months (as can be expected in the bush) but sunset views are the best. Exercise caution when driving out there around dusk/dawn, there are unfenced cattle paddocks as well as roos, emus, pigs, birds etc that you may cross paths with along the way. I would definitely recommend this spot to anyone passing...

Although a last minute decision it ended up being a good detour in my day. Sept 2024, very dry. The road was dirt but pretty good, any vehicle could drive it. I’m in a Ford Transit and kept to a steady 80km/hr most of the way. So it only took 35 mins to do the 48 km. Once there, and I had it all to myself, there’s a clear and obvious rough track up this small hill, hardly a hill at 30m high. It was less than 2 minutes to the top, I really expected it to be more. Great views of the vastness of the lowlands of west Queensland, amazing stuff, remote barren scrub. I think a toilet should be provided as the area is signposted to...

We had a brilliant evening out here. Watched sunset and then climbed down before it was too dark for sensational night sky viewing. The rains have meant an overgrown and washed out track up and down the peak, so it was a bit treacherous, but this will sort itself out as tourist season progresses. The road is easy in a 4WD, but you need to be very aware of abundant wildlife and cows in peak condition on...