Flinders Ranges - Yes!

Stephen, would Bunyeroo Gorge be 'doable' in a Hiace Campervan ?

We camped at Acraman and I drove the Bunyeroo Gorge road every day for 4 days in May. It was dry (but very cold at night). I drive a Prado and we were towing a Cub camper.

Most of the road is doable by 2WD vehicles I would say if the road is dry and you drop your tyre pressures by about 25%. There are just a couple of areas of 'rocky road'.

I agree with Terry W4. Drop your tyre pressures and take it easy and it will be fine in dry weather.
It was closed this week after rain Tuesday night.
If your campervan is hired, check your hire conditions. Companies often prohibit driving on this type of road.

Hi Lancie

We have been going to the Flinders for well over 45 years, and back then there were no bitumen roads in the area. Back then the only people that owned four wheel driver were the local station people and my mode of transport was a Toyota Corolla, Toyota Celica and Toyota Corona.

We travelled on every track in the Flinders, and to be very honest, it has only been in the last number of years that true four wheel drive tracks have been open to the general public. One one of our trips through the Flinders, my brother in-law brought along his Mini and we went everywhere, but just had to slow right down over the rocky sections, with no dramas at all.

The only times that we had to be very careful, was when it was very wet, but that is another very interesting story.

Here are some more images of the drives through the Flinders and your camper will be able to go everywhere the main tracks are, proving you just drive to the track conditions. Do not get put off by people telling you that you have to have a four wheel drive, whick is totally not true.


Enjoy one of South Australia best travel destinations.



Cheers


Stephen

The roads look better than NSW sealed roads.

We stayed at Acraman 2 yrs ago and normal cars were quite regular.....but the morning we left it had rained for 2 hrs and the road was very skaty even for a 4wd, so especially around that red clay type roads, keep away if you have a car and it's raining..

Great info, thanks chaps.
We did Brachina and Parachilna Gorges 3yr ago and loved the experience, but that was in the Pajero towing our homebuilt Teardrop camper. Both survived well.

The Hiace is a little closer to the ground so it's ruts and gullies that concern me most.
It is an ex-hire, but ours, so if it goes wrong, I don't have to explain to anyone other than Annee why and how I got it wrong...........LOL

Hi all,

Now come on Stephen, you are showing your age now! Going back 45 years ago was when I was at the Brachina Highways camp maintaining these roads through the Flinders. You are making me feel older. LOL.

It's good to see they are still well maintained and in good nick which allows all sorts of vehicles access through the Brachina, Parachilna Gorges and Aroona Valley roads.

Cheers P&J

Hi Paul

Yes when you look back, so much has changed since then.

All dirt roads were dirt from Wilmington to Quorn, then from Hawker all dirt again. The original Leigh Creek town was north of Copley and there was no National Park at Wilpena.....

Gee, things have realy changed in that time.


Cheers


Stephen

as Stephen L says - he was in Toyota's in his early trips, say no more, they're Toyotas. Warden and i did our first trip through there in a Toyota Corolla towing a pop top in 1972. And soon to be heading back there but in a mates ford ranger. i can't believe that i'm driving a ford but.......
cheers - bb

I think I can go back even further than Stephen, but I was too young to drive...... 1951 I believe.
The vehicle was a Bradford.

Margaret and I first drove into the Flinders in a Mini 850 and camped in Brachina Gorge to watch the 1968 London to Sydney Marathon go through.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/London%E2%80%93Sydney_Marathon
We would probably have been back on 30 or more occasions since and keep finding new places to explore.

Cheers,
Peter
OKA196 Motorhome

My brother (a professional photographer) and I took pics from Razorback lookout (which is where this was taken) at sunrise, sunset and at night with star trails. It was very cold though.