Capricorn Touristic Region

Travel Guide

Rockhampton featuring modern architecture
Rockhampton showing street scenes and a garden
Yeppoon
Rockhampton showing heritage architecture and heritage elements
Rockhampton which includes heritage architecture and heritage elements

Where to stay in Capricorn Touristic Region

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Gracemere

While Gracemere isn't home to many top sights, Rockhampton Botanic Gardens and Zoo and Rockhampton Golf Club are some notable places to visit nearby.

Gracemere
Berserker which includes views, a garden and a sunset

Berserker

You'll enjoy the riverfront and shopping in Berserker. You might want to make time for a stop at Stockland Shopping Centre or Mt Archer.

Berserker
Aboriginal Dreamtime Cultural Centre featuring interior views

Parkhurst

Parkhurst is noteworthy for its restaurants, and you can make a stop at top attractions like Rockhampton Heritage Village and Aboriginal Dreamtime Cultural Centre.

Parkhurst
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Allenstown

Allenstown is noteworthy for its restaurants, and you can plan an outing to Rockhampton Botanic Gardens and Zoo and Nissan Navara Arena while you're in town.

Allenstown
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Kawana

Kawana might not have many top sights, but Stockland Shopping Centre and Kershaw Gardens are two attractions nearby that you can check out.

Kawana
Kershaw Gardens which includes a garden as well as a couple

Park Avenue

You'll enjoy the restaurants and gardens in Park Avenue. You might want to make time for a stop at Stockland Shopping Centre or Kershaw Gardens.

Park Avenue
Bayview Tower
Bayview Tower
3.5 out of 5
4 Adelaide Street, Yeppoon, QLD
The price is P6,608 per night from Jul 6 to Jul 7
P6,608
P6,608 total
Jul 6 - Jul 7
includes taxes & fees
Stay at this 3.5-star beach motel in Yeppoon. Enjoy free breakfast, daily housekeeping, and laundry facilities. Our guests praise the helpful staff in our reviews. ...
7.6/10 Good! (699 reviews)
"Views across from the beach and shops"

Reviewed on Jun 19, 2025

Bayview Tower
Centrepoint Motor Inn
Centrepoint Motor Inn
3 out of 5
131 George Street, Rockhampton, QLD
The price is P4,179 per night from Jul 7 to Jul 8
P4,179
P4,597 total
Jul 7 - Jul 8
includes taxes & fees
Stay at this 3-star motel in Rockhampton. Enjoy free WiFi, free parking, and room service. Popular attractions Archer Park Station & Steam Train Museum and Pilbeam ...
8/10 Very Good! (515 reviews)
"Friendly staff"

Reviewed on Jun 22, 2025

Centrepoint Motor Inn
Denison Boutique Hotel
Denison Boutique Hotel
4 out of 5
233 Denison Street, Rockhampton, QLD
Stay at this 4-star spa hotel in Rockhampton. Enjoy free WiFi, free parking, and a full-service spa. Our guests praise the helpful staff and the comfy beds in ...
9/10 Wonderful! (906 reviews)
"Great place for a comfortable stop over. Pub across the road for good night out as well."

Reviewed on Jun 20, 2025

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Empire Apartment Hotel
Empire Apartment Hotel
4.5 out of 5
1-5 East Street, Rockhampton, QLD
Stay at this 4.5-star luxury aparthotel in Rockhampton. Enjoy free WiFi, free parking, and 2 restaurants. Our guests praise the helpful staff in our reviews. ...
9.4/10 Exceptional! (787 reviews)
"Great location near the river, great walk past colonial style buildings. Very clean and spacious. Good bed. Great quick and convenient stopover on long coastal drive."

Reviewed on Jun 20, 2025

Empire Apartment Hotel
Rosslyn Bay Resort
Rosslyn Bay Resort
3.5 out of 5
Vin E. Jones Drive, Rosslyn, QLD
Stay at this 3.5-star beach aparthotel in Rosslyn. Enjoy a full-service spa, a business center, and an airport shuttle (surcharge). Our guests praise the helpful ...
8.4/10 Very Good! (467 reviews)
"Quiet location. Early check-in was great..."

Reviewed on Jun 20, 2025

Rosslyn Bay Resort
Quest Rockhampton
Quest Rockhampton
4.5 out of 5
48 Victoria Parade, Rockhampton, QLD
Stay at this 4.5-star luxury aparthotel in Rockhampton. Enjoy free WiFi, a fitness center, and parking (surcharge). Our guests praise the helpful staff in our ...
8.8/10 Excellent! (407 reviews)
"I stayed 13 nights, and have stayed at the other 3 major hotels down the road before. The Quest is by far the best, I will only book the Quest from now on. Serviced daily, there was nothing I needed except groceries. I stayed on level 7 in a 1 bedroom Riverview Apartment. Can't recommend highly enough. ..."

Reviewed on Jun 11, 2025

Quest Rockhampton
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Popular places to visit

Keppel Bay Marina

Keppel Bay Marina

Explore the waterfront in Rosslyn with a trip to Keppel Bay Marina. Wander the beautiful beaches in this relaxing area.

Keppel Bay Marina
Rockhampton which includes a suspension bridge or treetop walkway and caving

Capricorn Caves

Weave your way around a fascinating complex of caves, where you’ll find an eerie cathedral, a rock-climbing course and wildlife amid the geological wonders.

Capricorn Caves
Rockhampton Botanic Gardens and Zoo featuring bird life

Rockhampton Botanic Gardens and Zoo

Gaze in awe at towering fig trees or find tranquility amid the ferns in this heritage-listed garden, which also features a zoo that showcases native and exotic wildlife.

Rockhampton Botanic Gardens and Zoo
Rockhampton Heritage Village

Rockhampton Heritage Village

You can spend time exploring the galleries in Rockhampton Heritage Village during your travels in Rockhampton. While you're in the area, stroll along the riverfront.

Rockhampton Heritage Village
Yeppoon Beach Park featuring a fountain and outdoor art

Keppel Kraken

Bring the kids to splash and play under the interactive sculptures and brightly colored fountains at this aquatic playground on the Yeppoon foreshore.

Keppel Kraken
Mount Archer National Park showing landscape views and forests

Mount Archer National Park

Get a closer look at Rockhampton’s dramatic mountain backdrop when you explore the network of hiking trails that traverse the bushland plateau.

Mount Archer National Park
Rockhampton showing heritage architecture and heritage elements

Rockhampton