Hotels near Cloncurry Airport - CNJ, Cloncurry

Cloncurry had a nice feel to it, and a lot more to do than the short amount of time we had allocated. We used it as a stopover between Winton and the Northern Territory not expecting to find much to do. In hindsight, two nights would have been great. We ate at the Post Office Hotel - although the atmosphere was basic, the food was fantastic, and they were able to cater to a coeliac - one of the few restaurants on our road trip that had gluten free chips cooked in a separate fryer! Nearly made my 12yo son cry with happiness :). Would give the premix cocktail a miss though and stick to the on-tap beers

The Visitors Information Centre was well set up and worth a visit especially if you are interested in Australian history. The on-site restaurant at the Wagon Wheel Motel was great with a good range of choices.

The town appears to have grown and beautified with the planting of trees in the Main Street We ate in the Gidgee Inn restaurant where the service was superb and extremely friendly We made a return booking for our return journey this coming weekend.

Cloncurry was an unexpected gem. Cloncurry unearthed (at tourist information) and ohn Flynn Place Museum and Art Gallery are good value. Chinaman Creek Dam is a great place to watch sun up or sun down. Just to chill out and bird watch, if that's your thing. Mary Kathleen mine, although 4wd it's not too far from Cloncurry and worth the drive . We checked it out on our way to Mt Isa. Corella Dam & Clem Walton is only 55km, an easy day trip. You can swim or fish in the dam or free camp. We would happily stay again if travelling to the outback.

Fantastic supermarket in Cloncurry. We loved the markets - a great variety of interesting stalls. The lookout was spectacular at sunset. Fun to drive to Mt Isa for the day. If you are going to Mary Kathleen the road to the actual mine site is absolutely dreadful & only go if you have a vehicle with good clearance it is very rough.