Golden-green spinifex, white-barked ghost gums and red sand dunes colour the landscape of this park. Lined by river red gums, the Barcoo River winds through Mitchell grass plains and mulga woodlands.

Welford is a land of contrasts—wide coolibah-lined waters and grey alluvial channels of the Barcoo River slice a brown and green swathe through Mitchell grass plains and arid mulga woodlands. Golden-green spinifex and white-barked ghost gums grow atop a vivid backdrop of red sand dunes.

Majestic river red gums line the Barcoo River, the southern boundary of the 124,000ha park. Varied habitats create vital refuges for wildlife, including mulga parrots and the vulnerable yellow-footed rock-wallaby.

First Nations people of the area have a long and ongoing connection to the land and waterways of the Barcoo River—the park contains places of significant cultural heritage. A former grazing property, the unique pisé (rammed earth) homestead built in 1882, is a feature in the park. The homestead is not open to the public.