 Beltana has important links with the overland telegraph, transcontinental railway, mining, outback services, Australian Inland Mission and also has "Afghan" sites relating to its past as a camel-based transport centre.The town has had horse racing since 1876, and the annual picnic races and gymkhana and biennial pastoral field day are still continued.There are services and accommodation available at Beltana Station and there is an interpretive history trail and self-guided tour around the town.