--- title: "Cameron Corner — Where Three States Meet, Outback NSW" description: "Where NSW, Queensland and South Australia meet — Cameron Corner is one of outback Australia's most iconic destinations. Your guide to Corner Country." url: "https://reddustsnow.com.au/explorer/cameron-corner" date: "2026-07-09T17:02:27+00:00" language: "en-AU" --- # Corner Country Outback Australia Touring Region## Cameron Corner, Outback NSW Corner Country, Outback Australia The Corner Country is the outback region radiating from Cameron Corner — the surveyed point where New South Wales, Queensland and South Australia meet. It is bounded by the Darling River in the south, the Simpson Desert in the west, and Charleville & Windorah in the northeast. Tibooburra is the main town (330 km north of Broken Hill), with historic Milparinka 40 km to its south. ![Cameron Corner in the far north west of NSW, the point where NSW, SA and Queensland borders meet. Outback NSW, Australia](https://imagedelivery.net/VNERIcyGvOVGjOKAXCNT5Q/e4479198-311f-428e-3884-889b9404e800/Desktop)Cameron Corner in the far north-west of NSW — the point where the NSW, SA and Queensland borders meet.Few places in outback Australia are more iconic than Cameron Corner, and the region that radiates out from Cameron Corner is known as the Corner Country (an area encompassing New South Wales, Queensland, and South Australia). While the Murray-Darling Basin does not extend to Cameron Corner, a lot of the Corner Country does and there are some great touring routes that link the two. The Corner Country is one of the most popular travel regions of Australia encompassing the outback regions of New South Wales, Queensland, and South Australia. The 'Corner' refers to Cameron Corner, the geographical point where the three states meet, and while not a precisely defined area, it is bounded by the Darling River in the south, the Simpson Desert in the west, and Charleville & Windorah in the northeast. There is so much to do in the northwest corner of NSW with Tibooburra being the main town in the area (330 km north of Broken Hill), while Milparinka (40 km south of Tibooburra) provides a 'look back in time' experience. > *"Wherever I go in the bush I always find my way back and always come out at the place where I want to go"*. > > — Alfred Howitt, 1859 📍 NSW · QLD · SA tri-state corner 🏜️ Main town: Tibooburra 🧭 330 km north of Broken Hill ## Explore the Corner Country Plan a drive to Cameron Corner, follow the Dingo Fence, or loop the Silver City Highway. [Cameron Corner Explorer](https://reddustsnow.com.au/explorer/cameron-corner) [Broken Hill](https://reddustsnow.com.au/explorer/broken-hill) [Outback Wall Art](https://wallart.reddustsnow.com) ## Schema ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "CollectionPage", "@id": "https://reddustsnow.com.au/explorer/corner-country#webpage", "url": "https://reddustsnow.com.au/explorer/corner-country", "name": "Cameron Corner & the Corner Country, Outback NSW", "description": "The Corner Country — the outback region radiating from Cameron Corner where NSW, Queensland and South Australia meet, with touring routes via Tibooburra and Milparinka.", "isPartOf": { "@id": "https://reddustsnow.com.au/#/schema/WebSite/base" }, "about": { "@id": "https://reddustsnow.com.au/explorer/corner-country#region" }, "primaryImageOfPage": "https://imagedelivery.net/VNERIcyGvOVGjOKAXCNT5Q/e4479198-311f-428e-3884-889b9404e800/Desktop", "creator": { "@id": "https://reddustsnow.com.au/#/schema/Person/simon" }, "publisher": { "@id": "https://reddustsnow.com.au/#/schema/Organization/base" }, "author": { "@id": "https://reddustsnow.com.au/#/schema/Person/simon" } }, { "@type": "Place", "@id": "https://reddustsnow.com.au/explorer/corner-country#region", "name": "Corner Country (Cameron Corner)", "description": "The outback region around Cameron Corner, the surveyed point where New South Wales, Queensland and South Australia meet. 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