Located on the Gregory Highway at Basalt, between Charters Towers and Greenvale, Bluewater Springs Roadhouse is open seven days a week and is an ideal stopover to fill up with fuel, have a meal or snack, or to spend some time resting from your travels.
There is both unleaded and diesel fuel available, and if you need to fuel yourself, the café has a varied selection including all-day or light breakfast, hot snacks, sandwiches, burgers, main meals, desserts, hot and cold drinks, snack foods and ice-creams.
If you’d like to extend your stay there is also an on-site campground which, though small, can accommodate RVs of all sizes. Sites are grassed, and power, toilets and showers are available. The campground is surrounded by trees, providing plenty of shade, and there is a sheltered picnic area with a table. Fires are permitted, though pets are not.
HOW TO GET THERE
From Charters Towers, take the Gregory Highway (Route 63; known as Dalrymple Road in the town) north out of town and follow for about 110 km. On the right you will pass the Ewan Amateur Turf Club racecourse, and Bluewater Springs Roadhouse is about 1.5 km further along on the right.
From Townsville, follow Route 72 (Ross River Road/Hervey Range Road) west for about 140 km until it ends at the Gregory Highway. Turn right and the roadhouse is about 16 km along on the right.
Travelling on the Gregory Highway from the northwest, the roadhouse is on the left about 95 km past Greenvale.
SITE ACCESS
There is easy access for vehicles of all sizes and room for large RVs to turn and park.
FEES & BOOKINGS
Fee is from $10/night per couple for Unpowered Sites and $16/night per couple for Powered Sites
THINGS TO DO
While there few attractions close to Bluewater Springs Roadhouse, there is plenty to do a little further afield.
At Charters Towers, you can visit places such as Zara Clark Museum, War Memorial Cenotaph, Towers Hills Lookout and Amphitheatre, Venus Gold Battery, and Stock Exchange Arcade, take a historical town tour, or head 10 km out of town to Leahton Park for a Texas Longhorn tour.
A couple of hundred kilometres north of the roadhouse is the Undara Volcanic National Park, which features lava tubes that can be viewed on a guided tour. There is a variety of plants and animals in the park and a few walking trails if you wish to explore.
Townsville is east of the roadhouse via Hervey Range Road and offers the numerous attractions of a coastal city. Girringun and Paluma national parks, northwest of Townsville, both have spectacular waterfalls and are also worth a visit.
WHAT’S NEARBY
Stockyard Creek Rest Area
Burdekin River Starbright Road
Bluewater Springs Rest Area
Address & Contact
Our Address
Gregory Highway
GPS
-19.411882710896, 145.64504628292
Telephone
Additional Information
Suburb:
Basalt
State:
QLD
Pin Code:
4820
Pricing Detail:
From $10
Post ID:
65762
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