Yowah

Yowah is an outback opal mining town in South Western Queensland.

Get in
Access is by 60km of sealed road from the Bulloo Developmental Road (The Adventure Way) just outside of Eulo. A 23km unsealed 4wd track takes around the same time to traverse as the sealed road to Eulo, but may provide a time saving if travelling to or from Thargomindah.

Get around
You will need a car to get around town.

Buy
Why opals of course. Direct from the miner. There are many opportunities for opal shopping in town.

The Yowah nut is the local opal. Small rocks on the ground reveal the opal colouring when cut. The local miners can see which of the rocks are likely to contain a nut. You can get your own fossicking cut for a fee as well (you won't know if you've found a true nut until it is cut).

You can purchase them in the rough, or as fine jewellery, or in pretty much any state in between.

Drink
There is no pub, or bottle shop in Yowah. The nearest beer is in Eulo or 135 kilometres north at Toompine where the population is just 2, the publican and his wife. On holidays much of Yowah's population can migrate to Eulo for a beer.

Sleep
There is a single caravan park in Yowah, with six cabins. The closest alternative place to stay would be Eulo.



Connect
There is Telstra 3G coverage in Yowah. No other mobile networks are available. There is a public phone.

Go next
If you have a four wheel drive, and you came in via the sealed road, perhaps you would like to return via the Black Gate Road. Turn left off the main road just out of town, next to the dummy fireman.