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Submitted: Friday, Mar 28, 2008 at 20:23

Member - reggy 2 (VIC)

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The major attraction of the northern Kimberley region is the majestic Mitchell Falls. Access by 4WD is challenging on both vehicle and occupants as this is a remote area. No food, fuel or mechanical services are available at Mitchell Falls itself. View Full Article...
has anyone any info on wether you can park your offroad c/van at drysdale river station
cheers reggy 2
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AnswerID: 295328   Submitted: Friday, Mar 28, 2008 at 20:33

Member - Roger B (VIC) replied:

G'day Reggy. We were at Drysdale Station in 2002, and there were heaps of vans/trailers being left there by people heading up to Mitchell Falls and Kalumburu. Bear in mind that was 6 years ago though.Check the link on your post above. Cheers.
Roger B.
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FollowupID: 561326   Submitted: Friday, Mar 28, 2008 at 20:41

Member - reggy 2 (VIC) posted:

hi roger
i did look at info on this site and does not say but i will look again
cheers reggy2
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AnswerID: 295335   Submitted: Friday, Mar 28, 2008 at 20:53

docz replied:

hi reggy2, went there last year and a lot of people left their vans at drysdale or at king edward river. bare in mind there may be a deep river crossing to negotiate.
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AnswerID: 295348   Submitted: Friday, Mar 28, 2008 at 22:23

Trekkie (Member - WA) replied:

we were there last year and i cant see any reason why you could not leave your off camper there.
Anne from Drysdale used to be a contributor to this site, but why dont you email them and ask
why do you want to park there
It is rough up to the Mitchell plateu, but if you go easy you wont have too much trouble, but it might depend on the quality of your off roader
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AnswerID: 295400   Submitted: Saturday, Mar 29, 2008 at 11:18

Member - Phillip S (WA) replied:

Reggy......was there last year with my camper trailer.....very accomadating...had a sight with power,nice restaurant and bar..basic food items for sale and fuel....you pay of course....try their "kimberely burger" with the lot and also consider the plane flight which takes in all the sights...takes six passengers at a time...book straight away when you get there...everybody very friendly and helpfull....loved it

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AnswerID: 295411   Submitted: Saturday, Mar 29, 2008 at 13:49

wendys replied:

We were there July 2007 & were a number of vans/trailers stored there. More secure, I think, than leaving it at King Edward River. Would not advise trying to tow anything to Mitchell Plateau, unless there has been substantial work done on track beyond King Edward River, since 2007 season. This track is mostly "unmaintained" and was pretty rough then. While we were up there was one crash where driver lost it on a rocky corner (going too fast?) - VERY costly recovery job! We heard, a few weeks later, that there were a few vehicles/trailers/offroaders broken down on track and awaiting recovery. Also note that, even well after the track has been opened for the season, the King Edward crossing, though not too wide, can be a couple of feet or more deep and a bit tricky.
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FollowupID: 561509   Submitted: Saturday, Mar 29, 2008 at 20:28

Member - Chris R (NSW) posted:

The KE crossing was opened in May 2007 at better than 95cm deep with good flow. Two other crossings beyond that were about 10cm-20cm lower. Large 4wds were getting through. So did Triton but sounded like he was close to staying there.

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Chris

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AnswerID: 295473   Submitted: Saturday, Mar 29, 2008 at 20:01

HGMonaro replied:

left our camper at Drysdale while we went to Mitchell Falls and since we came back and stayed another night, no charge. Can't complain about that!
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FollowupID: 561725   Submitted: Sunday, Mar 30, 2008 at 21:10

Member - reggy 2 (VIC) posted:

Gidday all

Thanks for all your info I will contact Drysdale River station before we head off which is about the end of may
cheers reggy2
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