What are the best camping areas in Kakadu?

If in a 4wd camper defiantly do Gunlom Falls, Majok and JimJim falls for camping. Cooinda is a great base to visit the area but the national park camp grounds have plenty of mossies but are large and roomy.

Hi we stayed at Aurora Kakadu campground for a few nights, which was very quiet and not as many mozzies as Cooinda.

Cheers

Hi Christine and Lindsay

Mardugal (near Cooinda) was my favourite, although facilities similar with solar heated hot showers at Gunlom, Muirella and Merl have similar, but Merl is giant mosquito paradise day and night :O. Caretakers at Muirella when wewere there lit mosquito coils in the bathrooms each evening. We chose to stay a couple of nights at at serviced campgrounds Gunlom, Mardugal, Muirella and Merl campgrounds to allow touring in the vicinity. There were the least number of campers at Mardugal as it seemed many took the opportunity to get a powered site in the Cooinda Caravan Park. We spend one night at Gungural, a bitumised loop with pit toilet only.

If you would like more details of these I can send by member message or email.

http://laptop.deh.gov.au/parks/kakadu/explore/qr/

The above web address brings up a map of Kakadu. Your park pass costs $25pp for 14 consecutive days unless you are a NT resident then it would be free.

Managed campgrounds are $10 per adult per night, managed campground has flushing toilets and hot and cold shower facilities. Managed campgrounds are Gunlom, Jim Jim / Twinfalls, Mardugal, Djarradjin Billabong (Muirella Park), Merl campground, .

Bush campground $5 per adult per night No showers and have composting toilet facilities.

Then there are the Commercial campgrounds such as Gagudju Lodge Cooinda camp sites.

I would suggest Gunlom, Jim Jim / Twinfalls, Mardugal, and maybe one night in Jabiru, all depends on time & if you are doing a yellow waters cruise etc

Matthew

Have a look at http://www.environment.gov.au/resource/access-jarrangbarnmi-koolpin-gorge

You will need to book but with limited numbers of passes issued and the stunning scenery this is a must see.

Even with only 6 nights I would spend 2 nights here.

Tom

Hi Christine and Lindsay,
I am guessing it was fairly quiet at Kakadu in 1983. Not now! We went 2 years ago in June/July and whilst we loved it, there were lot's of people everywhere. Especially the place where you hop on the yellow waters cruise, the place was abuzz! Make sure you book in advance if you want to do this cruise as we missed out. We stayed at Aurora as well and found it to be quite nice, not too busy. We especially loved the 2 barking owls above our camper roosting through the day. No mozzies.Litchfield was the same if you are headed there. Busy!
Amanda