Wednesday, Jan 23, 2013 at 17:07
Here's where I camped during my 2008 trip:
May
16 Alongside the road between the Arnhem Hwy and
Fogg Dam (just east of
Darwin)
17 Along the 4WD track out to Point Stuart Coastal Reserve
18 In the free campground at Jim Jim Billabong in Kadadu NP (I had the place to myself)
19 A
spot just off the road between
Katherine and Nitmiluk (
Katherine) Gorge
20 A rest area along the
Victoria Hwy, between
Timber Creek and the WA border
21 Just off the Duncan Road, on a Telstra site access road, near Nicholson
Homestead
22 Along the access road to the Bungle Bungles (on Mabel Downs Station and not strictly legal)
23
Ord River rest area, on the Great Northern Hwy (plenty of company here!)
24 A wide
spot on the
Tanami Road, at the NT border
25 Along the
Tanami Road, southeast of
Yuendumu
26 Along the
Ross Hwy east of
Alice Springs; in particular just east of
Jessie Gap
27 The parking area for the
Trephina Gorge walk (between
Alice Springs and Arltunga)
28 Along the
Ross Hwy east of
Alice Springs; didn't log the exact
spot in my trip notes
29 Along a side road near
Ormiston Gorge (not in the campground!), off Namatjira Drive
30 Along the
Ross Hwy east of
Alice Springs; didn't log the exact
spot in my trip notes
31
Yulara Resort campground
June
1
Yulara Resort campground
2
Telstra tower site a few Km west of Uluru-Kata Tjuta NP (just off the
Great Central Road)
3 Along a dirt road, just off the Stuart Hwy, somewhere between the SA border and
Marla
4 A patch of dirt just off the track northeast of
Coober Pedy, near the dog fence crossing
5 Along the Peake (OTL repeater site) access road, just off the
Oodnadatta Track
6 At the Muloorina station campground, along the Lake
Eyre access road, north of
Marree
7 On a side road off the
Strzelecki Track, a little north of the dog fence crossing (Note 1)
8 Campground in
Hawker, SA (I had to abandon the Strzelecki in the morning due to rain)
9 Elder Overlook, south of
Flinders Ranges NP
10 Shoulder of the access road to Newland Head Cons Park south of
Adelaide (Note 2)
11 Parking area of
Little Sahara dunes on
Kangaroo Island
12 Along a road not far from
Cape Willoughby on
Kangaroo Island
13 (Returned bushcamper in
Adelaide, flew to
Sydney, stayed in hotel--depart in morning)
Note 1: It rained fairly heavily on and off all night and was still raining in the morning, so I abandoned the
Strzelecki track and decided to head south instead, ultimately to
Kangaroo Island. I was due to return my hire vehicle in
Adelaide on 13 June.
Note 2: I tried to use the campground, but all the parking spots for the sites were at steep angles, so I would have had difficulty sleeping in the bushcamper. Plus it was blowing a gale and the campground was rather exposed. I ended up parked in a low, sheltered
spot along the road...more comfortable though undoubtedly not strictly legal!
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