Rockhampton Backpackers

Rockhampton


An unfussy YHA hostel that targets seasonal agricultural workers, Rocky Backpackers has an industrial-sized communal kitchen, open-plan living areas where travellers share information on cattle stations and fruit farms, and basic four-bed dorms. The pool is small but does the job in Rocky's brutal summers.


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Nearby Rockhampton attractions

1. Kershaw Gardens

0.62 MILES

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2. Quay Street

0.8 MILES

This historic streetscape, where grand sandstone Victorian-era buildings face the broad Fitzroy River, is Rockhampton's most beautiful area. You can pick…

3. Rockhampton Art Gallery

0.92 MILES

Founded in 1967, this great regional gallery owns an impressive collection of modernist Australian paintings, including works by Russell Drysdale, Arthur…

4. Archer Park Rail Museum

1.1 MILES

Housed in a handsome heritage-listed railway station dating to 1899, this museum is a labour of love, telling the station’s story through photographs,…

5. Tropic of Capricorn

2.43 MILES

Straddle the Tropic of Capricorn at the visitor centre on Gladstone Rd – it's marked by a huge spire.

6. Botanic Gardens

2.96 MILES

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7. Dreamtime Cultural Centre

3.69 MILES

The stories of the local Darumbal people and Torres Straits islanders are well-conveyed here. Self-guide through exhibits such as 'The Vanishing Culture…

8. Mt Archer

4.07 MILES

The highest peak in the Beserker Range and the focus of a 4250-hectare national park, this mountain (604m) has walking trails weaving through eucalypts…