Cue rewards people who slow down

From the highway, Cue can look like a small outback town you could see in an hour. Spend two days here and a very different place begins to appear.

Wander through one of Western Australia's remarkable gold rush streetscapes, visit abandoned mining towns, stand beneath the ancient rock overhang at Walga Rock and watch the sun fall across the Murchison.

Book first.
Then hit the road.

Accommodation in Cue can fill quickly. Mining activity, contractors, events, school holidays, wildflower season and winter travellers can all place pressure on a relatively small number of rooms and caravan sites.

Cue does not have a full supermarket, so self-catering and remote-area travellers should arrive prepared with food, water and supplies.

Some of the best places around Cue are reached on outback roads. Carry drinking water, allow plenty of daylight and check current road conditions before leaving town.

Give historic Cue a proper morning

Don't just walk the main street and move on. Cue's history is spread through working civic buildings, collections, old transport infrastructure and some wonderfully unusual survivors from the gold rush years.

Most of the town stops below are close together, so take your time, look inside where public access is available and follow the heritage trail between them.

Day Dawn

A short drive from Cue takes you to the remains of Day Dawn, once a thriving mining town of thousands of people.

Its most striking survivor is the Great Fingall Mine Office. The building is more than a century old and has suffered significant deterioration. Fencing is in place for safety, so view it from outside the restricted area and do not enter.

Walk through
Big Bell

Continue into the goldfields to the abandoned town of Big Bell. Once a substantial mining community, its former streets, foundations and surviving ruins remain scattered across the landscape.

The remains of the Big Bell Hotel give visitors a striking sense of the scale and ambition of mining settlements that once existed far beyond Cue.

Come back for sunset

Return to town and head to Cue Lookout as the afternoon light begins to soften. Just north of town, the lookout gives you a view over Cue and the surrounding Murchison landscape.

Walga Rock

Approximately 48 kilometres from Cue, Walganha rises from the Murchison landscape and contains an extensive gallery of Aboriginal rock art beneath its overhangs.

This is a culturally significant Aboriginal place. Take your time, visit respectfully and do not touch, trace, wet or interfere with paintings or rock surfaces.

Remote day trip: carry drinking water, sun protection and suitable footwear, and check road conditions before leaving Cue.

There is more country to explore

You will not fit every outlying geosite into one weekend — and that is part of the point. If the roads, daylight and your vehicle suit, swap one of the afternoon stops for one of these quieter places around Cue.

Before leaving town: check road conditions, carry water and ask the Cue Community & Visitor Centre for current local advice.

48 hours deserves a 48-hour stop

Self-contained RV travellers can use the Shire's free 48-hour RV stop at the northern corner of Dowley Street and Robinson Street.

Maximum stay is 48 hours. Travellers wanting powered sites, ablutions or a longer stay should book at Cue Tourist Park.

Start your visit with us

Drop into the Cue Community & Visitor Centre for local information, maps and help planning your time in Cue and the wider Murchison.