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Service Station,Roadhouse Caravan Park Rubbish Bin,Tip Fuel Water Supply Toilet Food,Shopping Camp Fee Police Station Medical Services
PlaceID4420
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Latitude18.22485º S 18º 13' 29.46" S
Longitude127.6665º E 127º 39' 59.3" E
Altitude417m
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 Location of Halls Creek

From Warmun (Turkey Creek), 144.8kms SW (161kms, 1hr 53mins driving) Driving Directions
From Bayulu, 218.67kms E (278kms, 3hrs 9mins driving) Driving Directions
From Lajamanu, 313.89kms W (520kms, 9hrs 33mins driving) Driving Directions
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 Description of Halls Creek

The new township of Halls Creek is small but has a continuous flow of tourist trade to keep it busy. It is mostly an Aboriginal settlement. Halls Creek services a growing tourist trade in the area. There is a hotel, motel, caravan park, two roadhouses and several tours to the nearby Bungle Bungles and Wolfe Creek Crater. Halls Creek Tourist Information Centre - Phone: (08) 9168 6262
In 1948 Halls Creek was moved to a different location. By 1954 the original Halls Creek was completely abondoned. So there are infact two Halls Creeks, the original location having only remnants of the original buildings, such as the Post Office. There is also a Graveyard, Commemorative Well and a modern restaurant at the Old Halls Creek.

Halls Creek stands today along the route of the Great Northern Highway in the Kimberley region. It is a small, predominantly Aboriginal settlement midway between Kununurra (365 km) and Derby (555 km). It services the ever-increasing tourist trade with a hotel, motel, caravan park, two roadhouses and a number of tours to the Bungle Bungles and Wolfe Creek Crater. Travellers can take a very scenic drive NE from Halls Creek along the Great Northern Highway (bitumen) to Kununurra to access the northern Kimberley and the remote gorges and rivers. Heading west along the highway takes you to Fitzroy Crossing and onto Broome.

However, the original town (Old Halls Creek) was located 15km away until 1954 when it was moved to its present site. Halls Creek was originally established as a gold mining town but once the gold was gone it was nothing more than a service centre for the surrounding pastoral holdings and the traffic which moved along the highway. The highway was re-routed to avoid winding through the hills around the old town and that coupled with the fact there was a lack of water at the old site were the reasons for the move. Travellers today can visit the site of the Old Halls Creek settlement and find remnants of buildings, some street signs, the ruins of the old mud brick Post Office, a recently built well to celebrate the discovery of gold in the area, a graveyard, and a modern restaurant.

The 15 km journey out to Old Halls Creek on the Duncan Road passes the China Wall and Caroline Pool. Both a popular swimming spots and good bush camping can be found nearby.

Take the 15 km journey out to Old Halls Creek on the Duncan Road then to the China Wall. 1.5 km off the road is a limestone formation which rises from a creek up over a small hill. It is a natural formation of white quartz which looks like a small version of the Great Wall of China. There is a stream below that is good for swimming.

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The China Wall

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 Weather & Climate for Halls Creek

Closest Weather Station

Halls Creek at 11:00 21 Nov WST
Distance from Halls Creek 0.57km SW
TemperatureFeels LikeRel. HumidityDew PointPressureRainfallWind DirectionWind SpeedGusts
36.2°C 32.4°C 11% 1.7°C 1009.3hPa 0.0mm SSW 11km/h
6knots
22km/h
12knots

Closest Climatic Station

Halls Creek Airport
Distance from Halls Creek 0.57km SW
 JanFebMarAprMayJun JulAugSepOctNovDec
Mean Max. °C 36.735.735.433.8 30.027.327.230.0 34.037.238.437.9
Mean Min. °C 24.323.722.820.4 16.813.712.614.8 18.922.724.524.7
Mean Rain mm 153.2142.178.320.6 12.65.15.62.0 4.517.236.881.4

 What Others Say about Halls Creek

  Sunday, 25 November 2007   Garbutt   RatingRatingRating
We camped out at old Halls Creek, very interesting and a short and pretty drive out there.
  Thursday, 18 October 2007   Member - Chris R (NSW)   RatingRating
Halls Creek Caravan Park near the town centre was a real dive when I visited in March 2007. Very di...
  Thursday, 18 October 2007   barney rubble   RatingRatingRating
Halls creek itself is worth missing but great day trip out to old township and beyond is worth a loo...
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 Treks passing Halls Creek

Bungle Bungles - Purnululu NP Bungle Bungles - Purnululu NP
This trek takes in the magnificent Bungle Bungles - a unique and visually striking collection of dome-shaped rock formations that resemble beehives due to their distinctive dark grey and orange stripes. These are located within the Purnululu National Park off the Great Northern Highway between the towns of Halls Creek and Kununurra.
Canning Stock Route Canning Stock Route
The Canning Stock Route is a long-distance remote stretch of track through the Gibson and Great Sandy Deserts. No longer in use as a stock route this is now a vehicular track allowing access to the wells constructed as stock watering holes.
Savannah Way Savannah Way
This transcontinental road trip, stretches from the historic pearling town of Broome on the northwest coast of WA; travelling past Katherine in the heart of the NT, and finishing at the tourist hotspot of Cairns in the northeast coast of QLD.
The Tanami Track The Tanami Track
The Tanami Track is essentially a great short-cut linking the Red Centre to the Kimberley. Although once a notorious 4WD track, it is now a graded dirt highway. [Feature Story]

 Recommended Reading for Halls Creek

Raster 50K Kimberley WA - DVD Raster 50K Kimberley WA - DVD
The map images on the DVD are digital scans of the Defence Departments 1:50,000 topographical map series that covers most of the Kimberley region of north-west W.A in addition to major offshore islands and reefs.
Western Australia Road and 4WD Atlas Western Australia Road and 4WD Atlas
Hema’s brand new Western Australia Road and 4WD Atlas contains 147 pages of detailed mapping all presented in an easy-to-read B4 coil-bound format. The South West region is covered with 96 pages of all-new mapping, at a scale of 1:250 000. The rest of the state is drawn from Hema’s best-selling regional maps, at a scale of 1:1 000 000.
Natmap Digital Maps 2008 Natmap Digital Maps 2008
NATMAP Digital Maps 2008 is the next generation of Geoscience Australia's popular NATMAP Raster 1:250 000 scale topographic digital maps. NATMAP Digital Maps 2008 are exact digital copies of Geoscience Australia's NATMAP topographic maps. They cover the whole of Australia at 1:250 000 scale, and are current to 2006.
SE5210 Gordon Downs SE5210 Gordon Downs
This 1:250K topographic paper map covers an area about 150km from east to west and 110km from north to south (1.5 degrees longitude by 1 degree latitude). The map contains natural and constructed features including road and rail infrastructure, vegetation, hydrography, contours (interval 50m), localities and some administrative boundaries.
$10.00 [Add to Cart]Allow 2 weeks for delivery
Australia Aus Tour DVD Australia Aus Tour DVD
A must have for the long distance explorer. Here, Memory-Map teams up with Hema to bring you their acclaimed 4WD and regional maps together with 13 interactive Map Guides.The Map-Guides provide great information on each region, bushwalking, campsites and 4x4 tracks with text and photos.
$199.95 [Add to Cart]
Canning Stock Route Canning Stock Route
WestPrint Heritage Maps are designed to provide the traveller with a guide to understanding the history and environment through which you travel on outback tracks. This map contains notes on the history of the surveying and building of the CSR by Alfred Canning and the subsequent well reconditioning by Snell.
Kimberley Kimberley
Thoroughly field-checked using Hema's GPS Mapping System, The Kimberley map clearly differentiates between roads and tracks and shows all road distances, points of interest, and facilities. The reverse side comes alive with photos capturing the essence of this rugged landscape.
Kimberley - StreetSmart Kimberley - StreetSmart
Excellent, detailed map including camping areas, caravan parks, picnic areas and covers major towns and attractions. Covers Broome, Derby, Fitzroy Crossing, Halls Creek, Kununurra, Wyndam and includes the Gibb River Road.

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