Quilpie is a 210 kilometre drive from Charleville along the sealed Diamantina Development Road. A stay in Quilpie can be as busy or as relaxing as you choose. Picnic at beautiful Lake Houdraman, catch a yellow belly or some yabbies in the river or swim a few lazy laps of the newly renovated Aquatic Centre. Sit back and enjoy the unique flora and fauna throughout the surrounding countryside. Those ready for action can spend the day fossicking for opals, climb and explore Baldy Top and Table Top Lookouts or go four-wheel-driving through the endless landscape that is Australia's outback. While exploring, listen for famous names such as Tully, Durack and Costello, who were among the region's first settlers. On the interactive compact disc at the Quilpie Museum and Visitor Centre, hear from the horse's mouth about the struggles of droughts, floods and isolation of outback life, particularly during the days of early settlers.