Cunnamulla Hot Springs

Cunnamulla sits roughly 750 kilometres south-west of Brisbane — far enough out that the night sky is unobstructed and the river runs quiet beside town. The Hot Springs are right on the Warrego River at 5 Ivan St, shaded by coolabah and eucalyptus trees, and they draw their water from ancient artesian reserves deep underground.

The setup is more complete than you might expect from a regional outback town. There are multiple geothermal mineral pools fed by that artesian water, a cold plunge pool, a sauna, and a steam room — so the full hot-cold circuit is here. No specific temperatures are published for the pools, and the mineral composition isn’t broken down. What is clear is that the water comes from a genuine geothermal source, not a heated municipal supply.

The pools sit overlooking the Warrego River — artesian water, riverside coolabah, and an outback sky that earns its reputation after dark.

The Body Clay Ritual is the one treatment on the record: Australian clays applied to the skin and then rinsed under a mineral shower. If you’d rather do it yourself, clay is available for $20 a bag, subject to stock at the time of your visit.

General admission pricing isn’t documented in the available record — worth calling ahead on (07) 4655 8473 if you want to budget precisely before making the drive.

The setting is the thing reviewers keep coming back to. Rated 4.5 from 122 Google reviews, the venue draws consistent praise for the combination of riverfront pools, the variety of water temperatures across the circuit, and staff who are described as genuinely engaged rather than just ticking boxes. One reviewer noted the cold plunge was around 20 degrees on their visit — worth knowing if you’re hoping for a sharp contrast after the hot pools.

Far enough away from anything, so the night sky does what it’s supposed to. The artesian water has been coming up from underground long enough to know what it’s doing.

Hours are Monday to Friday 9am to 6pm, with extended weekend hours: Saturday and Sunday both run 8am to 7pm. The weekend hours and the riverside setting make it a reasonable stop if you’re crossing south-west Queensland — though given the distance most visitors are travelling, a call ahead to confirm current pricing and conditions is a reasonable step before you commit to the detour.