Top End Accommodation

There is a reasonable van park at Batchelor and the nicest one at Jabiru is Lakeview ( not beside a lake ) but it was really good It is only a small park with about 24 ensuite sites Is where the dongas were when they built Jabiru apparently
http://www.lakeviewkakadu.com.au/pages/Types.html

Get some quiches at the bakery at Jabiru. Best we have ever had
Is the season in August so best to book ahead

We chose the Parks camp grounds through Kakadu but if you need caravan parks, save travelling by moving around. Cooinda (Yellow Waters) is popular, I cannot comment on which is best at Jabiru, then there is the the Aurora Kakadu along the Arnhem Highway. The is also camping at the Mary River roadhouse near the Park entrance via the Kakadu Highway.

When we went to Litchfield, we based ourselves at the bush style Litchfield Safari Camp on the Western side of the park which was well placed for driving all around the park. It was nothing fancy, but the bush style suited us. We could not get a place for a big rig in the Wangi Falls Parks camping but liked where we went better anyway. The main road through Litchfield is wide and sealed. Where ever you stay, take day trips without towing to all the features.





No up to date experience on Darwin.

Hi garytee, you will have no trouble with your size van at Litchfield, only issue will be how many others are there ! It can be busy and last year quite a few were pulled up on the roadside waiting for people to move out.
I would stay in the NP, we went to the mentioned CP and it was the pits.
A good source of info on accom. is Badgers Caravan Park reports.
Ken

Darwin - Hidden Valley CP. Modern. Easy access to Tiger Brennan Drive, which goes to the city, without all the traffic lights and stops of the highway route. You may get some noise from airforce planes if they are playing war games at the time.
Further out, but also pleasant, is Howard Springs CP, near Humpty Doo. Nice pool, rustic setting.
Litchfield - suggest the park at the western side as it is much more convenient to explore the main sights. The parks at Batchelor are more modern, etc, but further to drive each day - and don't underestimate how much there is to see and do in Litchfield. The NP campground at Wangi is very popular - I don't know how big their sites are.
The visitor peak is starting to tail off a bit in August, but wise still to phone ahead and book for Darwin parks when you can be clear of your arrival date.