Friday, Apr 25, 2014 at 21:43
Boobook,
On our way down to Lake Eyre, in June 2011, we camped at Moongarra Channels, which are at the top of Clifton Hills. Probably a bit far to backtrack from the
Warburton Crossing.
Tippipila didn't impress us at the time, gidgea stones everywhere, but the Boss was impressed with the onsite
toilets. We weren't ready to
camp at that hour, but there may have been better sites down along the creek.
Down the drain at Gason
Bore wouldn't be too bad, where the water is a bit cooler, or perhaps along the creek it flows into. There's a few trees along the drain that would provide some relief from any winter winds, and a bit of shade.
Some years ago, we camped on the
Warburton, on Cowarie Station while a group of us sorted out the fledgling Georgina Diamantina Catchment Group. Top spot, with the sounds of the Creek rattling its way down to the Groove, and Lake Eyre. On the same trip, we called into Clifton Hills and drove from the station into the edge of
the Lagoon, and spent an hour or so. Was nowhere near the
waterhole you're interested in.
That 'hole looks to be a few kms off the
Inside Track, so unless you found a track into it(quite likely) it could be very rough going. Might knock the edge off a great
camp, knowing you have to come back out the next day :-)
There's a
camp at the Cooper crossing too, with few big trees but not much firewood that I can recall.
We thought Clayton's was a great
camp, and the mice were polite and friendly. Didn't try the spa, but the showers aren't bad, as long as the water from the
bore has been flowing through the day, to bring the temperature up from near freezing.
Sounds like a good trip you have planned. Hope you get some good weather,
Bob.
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