Cameron's corner run

Submitted: Wednesday, Mar 20, 2013 at 11:34

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yumpet

Hey guys and gals, I'm looking at taking the wife and kids for a run from orange to Cameron's corner over Easter, now I'm not sure what way to go, can you go all the way along the dog fence from hungerford to the corner or do you have to go into QLD at Hamilton gate and go through bullo downs and tickalara? Any ideas would be great! Thanks on advance! This will be our first trip away like this and I want everyone to enjoy it

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Reply By: yumpet - Wednesday, Mar 20, 2013 at 11:36

Reply By: Member - John and Val - Wednesday, Mar 20, 2013 at 11:41

Wednesday, Mar 20, 2013 at 11:41

Hi Yumpet,

Suggest Orange to Bourke to Tibooburra and on to CC. Thats a lot of driving time for a 4-day trip.

Cheers,

Val

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Follow Up By: yumpet - Wednesday, Mar 20, 2013 at 12:01

Wednesday, Mar 20, 2013 at 12:01

Thanks Val, that was one route I was looking at, we have got 7-8 days up our sleeve so I'm not stressed about time :-)

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Follow Up By: Member - John and Val - Wednesday, Mar 20, 2013 at 12:42

Wednesday, Mar 20, 2013 at 12:42

In which case you should have a great trip as there is plenty to see out that way. Click here to see a blog about our trip from Louth to Tibooburra two years ago.

I dont think that you can get very far west of Hungerford along the dog fence, and I seem to recall signs at CC saying that travel along the fence tracks is not permitted.

You could even do a loop up from Hungerford through Thargomindah to Innaminka then back through CC and Tibooburra. Have a look through Mick O's blogs for route details - Im pretty sure he has driven between Innaminka and CC in the last couple of years too.

Cheers,

Val

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Follow Up By: Member - Graeme W (NSW) - Wednesday, Mar 20, 2013 at 19:36

Wednesday, Mar 20, 2013 at 19:36

John and Val’s Hungerford to Innamincka and Cameron’s Corner would be a good trip.

You could go from Bourke to Hungerford and check out Currawinya National Park. Either camp at Currawinya (limited facilities) or go back to Hungerford and stay at the council run park there. Make sure you stop in at the Royal Mail Hotel even if it’s just for a chat.

From there you could go through Thargomindah and camp on the Wilson River at Noccundra. Then head to the Dig Tree and Innamincka. Innamincka has a few camping areas in the National Park and there’s the town common a short walk from the pub and trading post.

The Strzelecki south from Innamincka is usually in good condition and the drive through to Cameron Corner is not a long day. The nearby National Park campground at Fort Grey is good. It’s a short walk from there to Lake Pinaroo, which late last year had plenty of water in it. It once had a homestead on it’s shores, but a series of floods ended that.

Tibooburra is only a couple of hours from Fort Grey.

Graeme