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Explore Monto & North Burnett
A local's guide to the country around Monto - Cania Gorge, Lake Cania, silo art, scenic drives and the small towns worth a look. Plan your trip here, then make the Grand Hotel your base for a feed, a cold beer and a room.
Destinations
Where to go around Monto
We're building these guides one at a time, with verified local detail rather than generic filler. More are on the way.
Cania Gorge National Park
Sandstone cliffs, caves and walking tracks - the North Burnett's headline natural attraction, an easy drive north of Monto.
Read the guide →Things to Do in Monto
The main Monto visitor guide - silo and street art, heritage, and the gorge and lake day trips on the doorstep.
Read the guide →Lake Cania / Cania Dam
Fishing, boating and picnics at the lake - a natural companion to a day in the gorge.
Read the guide →Three Moon Silo Art & Monto Art Trail
Monto's large-scale silo artwork and public-art stops - the most northern point on the Australian Silo Art Trail.
Read the guide →Mulgildie & the Bunyip
The Mulgildie Bunyip legend and giant statue, ten minutes south of Monto - a genuinely distinctive local story.
Read the guide →Coominglah State Forest
The Hurdle Gully Lookout scenic drive north of Monto, through spotted-gum forest to big country views.
Read the guide →Kalpowar State Forest
A forest drive and creekside bush camping north-east of Monto - a proper nature day out.
Read the guide →Monto Surrounds
Three Moon, Moonford, Mungungo and Bancroft combined into one scenic-drive and local-history guide.
Read the guide →Eidsvold to Monto Road Trip
What to see between Eidsvold and Monto, and why to stop or stay at the end of the drive.
Read the guide →Biloela to Monto Road Trip
Stops and scenery on a common regional route, with reasons to overnight in Monto.
Read the guide →Accommodation Near Cania Gorge
Why staying in Monto suits travellers visiting the gorge - town services plus quick national-park access.
Stay & eat in Monto
Make the Grand your base
However you spend the day out here, the Grand Hotel Monto is a good place to come back to - a feed, a cold beer and a room in the heart of town. Your local. Your pub. Your Monto.