Springsure
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Springsure is located on the Gregory Highway section of the Great Inland Way, 66 kilometres south of Emerald. The town derived its name from the permanent springs in the creek and gullies at the time of settlement in the area. The town developed primarily from the early wagon teams camping on their way from Rockhampton to the Gulf and Barcoo country. The Staircase Range Cutting, built in 1905 by Chinese labour, pays tribute to the early wagon trails, once the lifeblood for the township. The Staircase Range is a sandstone escarpment that has naturally formed in the shape of a
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Ka Ka Mundi, Carnarvon National ParkKa Ka Mundi, Carnarvon National Park, has more than 30 kilometres of sandstone escarpments and
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Minerva Hills National ParkA relatively small National Park near Springsure in Central Queensland, Minerva Hills is dominated by
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Virgin RockVirgin Rock, which is situated four kilometres from Springsure is on the eastern side of
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Spyglass PeakSpring-fed Nogoa River and Louisa Creek wind through a picturesque broad valley beneath craggy sandstone
