Outback Travel Map

The Darling River Run is a spectacular journey stretching nearly 950 kilometres following alongside the mighty Darling. This memorable road trip is rich in history of pioneering days, showcases impressive scenery and highlights indigenous history and culture. Use our Outback Travel Map as a guide for your trip and Outback Beds Locations.

Outback Travel Map

Our Towns

Tilpa
Pooncarie
Bourke
Menindee
Wilcannia
Louth
Wentworth
Brewarrina

The Darling River Towns allow travellers to experience the friendly and welcoming nature of the outback communities living along it’s banks. When you spend time in towns along the Darling River Run you will have the opportunity to see the many attractions and off-road locations that make this part of the Australian bush truly unique.

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National Parks

Outback NSW not only has some of the best National Parks in NSW, but also Australia. National Parks of Outback NSW are as diverse as the area itself. From Mungo National Park in the south-west of the State, the river land beside the Darling River at Kinchega National Park to the remote outback expanses of Sturt National Park.

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The Darling River Run

The Darling River Run is a thin, winding line describing a route through the NSW outback, characterised by landscape, history, culture, literature and adventure. Taken as a whole, or in its various component parts, the route provides an opportunity to see the real Australian Bush and experience some safe and easy off-road driving, connect with Aboriginal culture and iconic Towns & Locations along the Darling River, and drench yourself in the history, and contemporary life of a part of the country that is central to the national psyche.

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The Darling River is the third longest river in Australia and is the lifeblood of Outback NSW. Only a small percentage of the Darling’s water comes from within the Western Catchment - the majority of “fresh” enters the system from Queensland rains (rain falling west of the Divide in Queensland). Be sure during your drive that you call in to the Visitor Information Centres in each township and chat with the friendly staff who are knowledgeable on the best vantage points, local attractions, river history and updated road conditions.

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Love Wilcannia so much history. Dad used to tell me the stories of what went on at the pub back in the 70s and 80s. A real proper roughneck place.

Agree Cathy a lot to see in Wilcannia. Beautiful buildings with lots of history attached to them friendly people.

Lovely place , also enjoyed the cafe opposite the park! Love the history here

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Love our weekly visit to Wenty for coffee and check out the stores. We have made some great friends. 👏👏

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Visit Fred Hollows Grave & Memorial at the Bourke Cemetery.

Fred Hollows received a state funeral in 1993, but his final resting place is under a Coolabah tree in Bourke, as he wished.

While surprising to some, those who knew Fred find it fitting. He dedicated his life to restoring vision, driven by egalitarian principles that led him to address the poor health conditions of Aboriginal people in the 1970s. His pioneering techniques transformed eye care for thousands, later expanding to help impoverished communities worldwide.

Fred’s work continues through the Fred Hollows Foundation. Bourke proudly maintains a memorial at his gravesite—a place of reflection and tribute to a man who changed so many lives.

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