Innamincka Regional Reserve
The Innamincka Regional Reserve, located around the tiny township of Innamincka on the banks of the Cooper Creek, is one of the greatest Outback places in Australia to visit. It has beautiful River Red Gum lined permanent waterholes, abundant birdlife and is rich in history. The famous and ill-fated Burke and Wills expedition passed through this area on its way from Melbourne to the Gulf of Carpentaria. The Dig Tree, also featured on this page, although it is located outside the Reserve just over the border in Queensland, was the location of the base camp, where Burke, Wills and King returned from the north to find that the search party for them had just left in the morning of the day of their arrival. All the search party had left for them, were some burried supplies near the tree and a carved message in the Dig Tree. The carved message told them, where they should dig to find the supplies, hence the name Dig Tree. For more information about the Innamincka and the Burke and Wills expedition click here. If you like this page then see also our Coongie Lakes National Park page.
