The Oasis Roadhouse

⛽ The Oasis Roadhouse — Conjuboy QLD

PAID CAMP

🚩 Description & Location

🌟 Located just off the intersection of the Gregory and Kennedy Developmental Roads at The Lynd Junction, The Oasis Roadhouse serves as an essential outback stop with an adjacent caravan park. It’s known for shaded gravel sites, onsite fuel, café/store, and unofficial status as the location of "Australia’s smallest bar."

🪶 History

📜 Operating along historic stock routes and highway junctions, the roadhouse has long catered to truckers, adventurers, and travelers crossing this remote Queensland corridor. Despite minimal local population, it's become a well-known meeting spot on the Savannah Way.

🚻 Facilities and Amenities

• 🚻 Flush toilets and coin-operated hot showers for guests

• 🔌 Six powered gravel sites drive-through style plus expansive unpowered bays

• 🍽️ Café/store offering basic groceries, takeaway food, coffee, and shaded seating

• 🔥 Communal fire pit (fire bans may apply seasonally)

• 💧 Bore water taps available—advisable to boil before drinking or bring bottled water

• 📶 Telstra mobile phone coverage generally reliable across the site

• 🗑️ Onsite rubbish bins—please keep the area clean

• 🐾 Dogs allowed on leash

🚗 Vehicle Access

• 🛣️ Accessible directly from sealed Gregory & Kennedy Developmental Roads

• 🚐 Drive-through layout accommodates caravans, motorhomes, camper trailers, and large rigs

• ⚠️ Wide, level gravel sites ideal for parking and turning

🏕️ Stay Information (as at August 2025)

• 💵 Fees apply—paid per night, with separate rates for powered and unpowered sites

• 📅 Booking via phone recommended, particularly during peak periods

• 🏛️ Managed by: Oasis Roadhouse private operator

• 🏕️ Site type: Informal caravan park directly behind the roadhouse

• ⏳ Maximum stay: not known

• 🐕 Dogs allowed on leash

• 🔐 Open around store hours; no gate code required

• 🕑 Check-in flexible; staff present daytime hours

• 🚫 Not required to be self-contained

• 📞 Phone: +61 7 4062 5291

• 🌐 Web Address: not known

• 📧 Email: not known

🍻 Nearby Pubs & Clubs

• 🍺 On‑site bar: Claimed as “Australia’s smallest licensed bar,” ideal for a quick local drink

• ☕ Station gatherings: Informal local meetups often held Friday evenings for visitors and nearby station staff

🏕️ Nearby Campgrounds

• 🌿 Einasleigh River Camping Area (~30 km): Riverside station camping

• 🌳 Undara Experience (~80 km): Established park-style camping near lava tube attractions

🌄 Nearby Attractions

• 🏞️ Savannah Way routes and rugged outback pastures

• 🎣 Fishing and wildlife viewing at nearby Einasleigh River

• 🐾 Outback landscapes with ghost gums, wallaroos, and birds of prey visible in surrounding grazing lands

🛒 Nearest Supplies

• ⛽ Fuel, takeaway food, and cold drinks available onsite

• 🏬 Mount Surprise (~70 km): General store, fuel, café, and limited medical services

📝 Reviews Summary

✅ Positives

• Handy rest point for long-distance travellers with fuel, meals, showers, and campsites

• Powered and unpowered sites with shaded areas and a small camp kitchen setup

• Pet-friendly and accessible to large vehicles

⚠️ Cautions

• Bore water must be boiled or bottled water recommended

• Amenities described as dated—some shower and toilet facilities reported as poorly maintained

• Remote location—limited staff hours and emergency services; carry extra supplies

• No confirmed maximum stay policy publicly stated

🚨 Breakdown & Emergency Info

• 📻 UHF CB Channels: Road = 40 | Emergency Only = 5

• ⛽ Fuel: Onsite fuel pumps—diesel and unleaded; next closest service at Mount Surprise (~70 km)

• 🏥 Medical: Basic clinic in Mount Surprise; nearest hospital in Georgetown (~200 km)

• 📶 Mobile: Telstra service available; coverage may drop beyond main highway

• 🧭 Inform someone of your travel itinerary; carry local maps and first aid essentials

🔚 Final Note

🌿 The Oasis Roadhouse offers a vital rest and refuelling hub in the middle of outback Queensland. With powered camping, meals, showers, and a quirky roadhouse atmosphere—even the smallest bar in the country—it’s a dependable stop for remote travellers. Book ahead if possible, bring water if in doubt, and enjoy a brief taste of hospitality in the bush.