Things to Do

Carnarvon rewards travellers who leave the highway. Spend the morning around the heritage precinct or space museum, then drive the plantation loop or head north to the blowholes if the swell is running.

Guide

Things to Do

01

Quobba Blowholes

Wild limestone coast north of Carnarvon where Indian Ocean swell erupts through blowholes.

Sight
02

Carnarvon Space and Technology Centre

Space museum on the site of Carnarvon's Apollo-era satellite and tracking stations.

Museum
03

One Mile Jetty

Historic export jetty and museum precinct from Carnarvon's wool, livestock, and tramway era.

Sight
04

Gwoonwardu Mia

Aboriginal cultural centre presenting the stories and country of the Gascoyne's five language groups.

Museum
05

Fruit Loop

Plantation-road circuit through Carnarvon's banana, mango, vegetable, and roadside-stall country.

Sight