Flinders Ranges Question

We have stayed at both. In the actual caravan parks both can be crowded. Rawnsley also has a bush camping area a few kms away equipped with toilets and you can use the showers at the c/park. The bush camp area is unpowered and you can have a camp fire. This is where we usually stay now. Overall would prefer Rawnsley.

Wilpena can be busy if it's school hols so check (first two weeks?). Otherwise it's pleasant and close to a range of easy walks.

As above Wilpena can be busy and I would add if you want a powered site book in advance as they are heavily booked during school holidays and during the grey nomand touring season.

Cheers
Leigh

We have not stayed at Wilpena but have been to Rawnsley Park on 4 occasions.
Love the ruggedness of the location and the brilliant evening and morning views to Rawnsley bluff.
My vote would be for Rawnsley based on the views alone.

Peter

Flip a coin, they are both good and you can't lose either way. I feel like it is a bit cheaper with more space at Rawnsley. Wilpena is a bit more "resort" like, although I've never stayed in the up market section of Rawnsley.

Yep would agree with staying at Rawnsley Station. We found it very enjoyable.

Hi Garytee

The first and most important question is....I hope you have given yourself a very good time frame to see the Flinders, there is just so much to see and explore.

We have been going to the Flinders for decades and it is one place that it does not matter how many times you have been there, you never get sick on some of the best scenery in South Australia.

We always stay in Wilpena as we like to camp in natural surrounds and for us the camping is better there than Rawnsley Park with Wilpena in my opinion having far better scenery within the Park..

Here are some images of what both places have to offer, so you can decide for yourself.

Also the camping areas and powered sites at Wilpena are on natural ground levels, while it is very different at Rawnsley Park.























Enjoy your say in the Flinders Ranges, it should be just fantastic.



Cheers



Stephen

Great photos, Stephen.

We have just come back from the Flinders Ranges, and we stayed at Willow Springs (home of Skytrek) for a few days. I'd highly recommend staying there. They have a limited number of sites (great if you don't like crowds). The camp kitchen is brilliant, and the facilities spotless.

Skytrek ain't bad either :)