- The caves' aspect will depend significantly on the time of year: during the dry you'll have full access but the walls won't sparkle, during the wet you will see calcite crystals sparkle, you may see waterfalls... and you may not be able to enter at all due to flooding
- Given the last point it definitely makes sense to call the Chillagoe Tourist Office ((07) 4094 7163) esp. if you're traveling there between Feb and April
- Don't know if it ever gets cold in the caves but we were quite comfortable in shorts and t-shirst when we visited in December
- After a visit, climb up to the top of the rocks to admire the view and check out some of the caves "from above" (be careful!)
- The aboriginal paintings are few in number, really faded and not worth bothering with
- More information on the caves at the state park site
- We stayed overnight at the Chillagoe Eco-Lodge and Observatory. The new managers were super nice and the rooms decent. Chatting with other guests and locals was an added bonus.