Flagstaff Road at Isla Gorge National Park

At the southern end of the Dawson Range, Isla Gorge National Park protects spectacular sandstone scenery in the central highlands. Here, among a complex maze of gorges, sandstone outcrops and striking rock formations change colour throughout the day. Scenic Isla Gorge is fairly broad and contains Gorge Creek, a tributary of the Dawson River. Flagstaff Hill has the remains of an old hand-paved road constructed in 1864 to transport wool from Roma to Rockhampton.