Drop Calliope into your route
Pick the run you're driving and see where Parklands fits — then carry your dates straight into a booking.
Build your stopover in thirty seconds
Tell us the run you're driving, when you'll roll in and who's in the car. We'll place Calliope on your route, size the room, time dinner and check-in against the kitchen's real hours, and carry the whole lot into the booking.
- Brisbane~6 hr before
- Calliopeyou stop here
- Rockhampton~1 hr after
- Cairns~12 hr after
Six hours out of Brisbane is about where a long drive stops being enjoyable. Calliope is ten minutes off the highway with dinner and a bed on the one site — and Rockhampton is an easy hour up the road in the morning.
1 Your stop
2 Who's in the car
Pick your arrival date and we will time the rest
1 night · 2 adults · arriving 2 – 5 pm
Deluxe Queen Cabin
Chosen because it is the most-loved room here — a light, airy garden cabin with its own kitchenette and two air conditioners.
See the room →Also fits: Standard Queen Room · Deluxe Queen Room
- Nothing to flag — free parking at the door, free Wi-Fi throughout, and ground-floor rooms across the property.
Rates and availability open in our own booking engine — book direct and there are no booking fees.
Drive times are approximate, based on the property's own stated distances — always check current roads and conditions before you set off. Restaurant hours and room availability are confirmed at the time of booking.
From check-in to back on the road
Pick your arrival date in the planner above and this reshapes around the day you actually get here.
Check in at reception
Check in at reception, drop the bags and let the drive fall off you. The gardens and the pond are a good place to stretch out; the games room and the 24-hour gym are there if you would rather move.
Dinner without the drive
Buffet dinner on site — home-cooked Australian, a salad bar and dessert, $35 a head, with vouchers from reception. Meals are paid and subject to availability, and the restaurant is closed on weekends and public holidays.
A quiet one
A licensed bar for guests over 18, a game room with a pool table and darts, and native gardens that are properly dark and quiet — the whole property sits well back from the highway.
Breakfast before the next leg
Buffet breakfast, $20 a head, from 5:00 am — early enough for a genuine dawn getaway, which is the whole point of stopping here.
Back on the road
Check-out is by 10:00 am. From the driveway it is about ten minutes to Gladstone Airport, twenty to Gladstone, and straight back onto the highway toward Cairns.
How far is everything from Calliope?
| From the resort to… | Approx. time | Direction |
|---|---|---|
| Gladstone Airport | ~10 min | north-east |
| Calliope River markets | ~10 min | north |
| Gladstone CBD & marina | ~20 min | north-east |
| Lake Awoonga | ~25 min | south |
| Tannum Sands beaches | ~30 min | east |
| Rockhampton | ~1 hr | north |
| Agnes Water / Town of 1770 | ~1.5–2 hr | south |
| Bundaberg | ~3 hr | south |
| Brisbane | ~6 hr | south |
| Cairns | ~12 hr | north |
Times are approximate driving estimates for guidance only — check current roads, roadworks and conditions before you set off.
The practical stuff that makes a stopover easy
Fuel & a quick feed
A service station and McDonald's are a short drive away — top up on arrival or before an early getaway.
EV charging & easy parking
EV charging on site, plus free parking with room for larger vehicles. Travelling in something big? Call ahead and we'll make space.
Arrive any time
Reception is staffed 2:00–9:30 pm; after-hours check-in can be arranged — just tell us your ETA when you book.
Dinner without driving
An on-site buffet restaurant means no late food run after a long day (meals paid, subject to availability).
Quiet, set back from the road
Native gardens well off the highway — you'll actually sleep before the next leg.
Easy on, easy off
Right by the Bruce Highway on the Dawson Highway — simple to find at night and quick to rejoin in the morning.
Around Calliope
Calliope River Historical Village & Markets
A nine-acre heritage village of restored timber buildings on the Calliope River — and home to one of the region's largest country markets.
Calliope Golf Park
A relaxed local golf course in Calliope — an easy round just up the road from the resort.
Calliope Bowls Club
The local bowls club — a friendly spot for a game, a meal and a drink close to home.