About 71 kilometres south of Springsure is the tiny township of Rolleston, which is the best access point to the remarkable Carnarvon National Park. The route from Rolleston to the park is 110 kilometres and includes about 20 kilometres of unsealed road that is generally in very good condition. If you've got the time, spend a couple of days exploring the 30 kilometre chasm of Carnarvon Gorge with its stunning white sandstone cliffs that give shelter to tropical plants including cycads and palms. Look out for Aboriginal rock art, waterfalls and rock pools that make this national park one of Queensland's native treasures. If you arrange it in advance with the park ranger, you may be able to camp in the national park, which is more than worth it for the blanket of stars in the night sky alone. Campers must be fully self-sufficient and will need to walk nine kilometres from the car park into the national park, which itself is a brilliant nature walk. For alternative accommodation, you can take cars and caravans as far as Takarakka where there are powered and unpowered sites and some cabin accommodation.