Oodnadatta to Dalhousie Springs

We went from Oodnadatta to Finke and then west to Lambert in one day easy drive. You should be able to get from Oodnadatta to Hamilton Station and then across to Dalhouse in a lot less than that.

We didn't actually go on the Hamilton Station to Dalhousie part but I can't see why it would be any different to the track up to finke.

Hi Lloyd

The road north from Oodnadatta is usually a very good road and was upgraded a number of years ago, as far north as Hamilton Station.

Once past the station is reverts to typical outback road conditions. Without going at a million miles an hour, it is a comfortable days drive to Dalhousie allows for lots of stops along the way, and settling in to the Dalhousie Campground in the early afternoon, with time for a very long hot bath in the thermal springs.




Cheers



Stephen

Dalhousie is worth a visit,

However, take couple of mouse traps. The Meece will find anything you have in the vehicle if open at any time. It is quite a sight to shine a torch into the vehicle and see corn chips you spilt days earlier, just walking along.
Anything they think has food in it they will shred open. Everything. We had three with us for 3 days afterwards, had to totally unpack the vehicle.

Dingoes will come right up to and take anything you have outside, food bag, shoes etc, so keep it all safe.
Have your camera ready when around the campfire as there will be a dingo within Kodak range quite often.

its a days drive from William Creek to Dalhousie, from Oodna is less, but after Hamilton stn the road quality reduces and will slow you, drop the pressures a bit.

Yes, after Hamilton, if you take Perdika Tk, it's slow going for most of it.
Worth going this way though, as Dalhousie ruins is great for a look.

The alternate, via Eringa waterhole / Bloods Ck is also worth it to see (particularly) Eringa, another great place to camp either side of the waterhole.
(A detour down to Dalhousie ruins can still be made, only 18ks return, but quite rough when we did it in April.)

Hi Lloyd,

We that trip last August. It took us approximately 5 hours from Oodnadatta to Dalhousie Springs. We had lots of photo stops including Pedirka Rail siding & Dalhousie Station. The old Dalhousie Station ruins are definitely worth a look around.
The road to Hamilton was brilliant as Stephen said, but very course from there to Pedirka. As others have said, drive to conditions with appropriate tyre pressures.

You have not said what you are driving or if you are towing, but I presume it is a 4 or all wheel drive with reasonable clearance & if towing it is off-road capable.

We also stayed at Arckaringa Station on our way home. We enjoyed the Painted Desert. We viewed it at sunset & again soon after sunrise the next morning.

Cheers,