Where the hell is Burketown anyway?

Situated between savannah grasslands and the vast saltpans of the Gulf of Carpentaria, Burketown nestles beside the picturesque Albert River, some 200km by road from Normanton. If travelling from the Northern Territory, the town can be reached via Daly Waters and Doomadgee.

Local Info

Burketown Shire Council
Musgrave St
Burketown QLD 4830
Telephone: (07) 4745 5111
www.burkeshirecouncil.com

Burketown Caravan Park
Sloman St
Burketown QLD 4830
Telephone: (07) 4745 5118
www.burketowncaravanpark.com.au

Sweers Island Resort
Sweers Island via Burketown
Burketown QLD 4830
Telephone: (07) 4748 5544

Sweers Island House Boats
Sweers Island via Burketown
Burketown QLD 4830
Telephone: (07) 4745 5108

Things to do / Places of Interest

  • Fishing: Albert, Nicholson and Leichardt Rivers » View Images
  • Morning Glory Cloud Phenomenon » View Images
  • Air charter through Savannah Aviation
  • Artesian bore (sunk in 1896) » View Images
  • Remains of the Boiling Down Works » View Image
  • Landsborough Tree
  • Camping along the Albert River
  • Lawn Hill Gorge & Riversleigh Fossil Fields
  • Leichardt Falls » View Images
  • Old Post Office
  • Crocodile Spotting » View Image
  • The Burketown Cemetary
  • Escott Lodge
  • Burketown to Normanton Telegraph Line
  • Saltpans
  • And of course, the Burketown Pub!