Wilcannia stopover
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Hello, I am looking for advise and recommendations on suitable caravan camping at
Wilcannia or nearby sites.
thanks Bob.
Reply By: Nomadic Navara - Saturday, Aug 20, 2016 at 09:05
Saturday, Aug 20, 2016 at 09:05
Forget the bad stories you have heard of
Wilcannia. They are ancient history.
The local community now runs the town. The only
places that you can drink alcohol outside your
home is in the club or the pub. I won't make a comment about walking around town at night but we walked around town during the day and the locals are friendly. We followed a self guided map of the town (that we got at the CP) and talked with the locals as we went. There are a few historical buildings worth viewing.
Both caravan parks are safe to stay in. We stayed a few days at Warrawong as the one near the
bridge was out of action after a flood.
For fuel in
Wilcannia, return into town, take the first turn left and there is a fuel depot about the second street on the left. Prices are comparable with
Broken Hill. If you are coming from
Broken hill there is a
sign on the RHS as you enter town telling how to find it. If you are a bit fuel limited with your tank size then fill there before continuing to
Cobar.
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Follow Up By: Gronk - Saturday, Aug 20, 2016 at 10:31
Saturday, Aug 20, 2016 at 10:31
Why won't you make a comment about walking around at night ?
Because you didn't do it, or you felt it wasn't a good idea ??
I hope the old stories about the place are now old, because it probably had the worst name in Australia.
I remember driving through and having the "locals" yelling white trash profanities, so to see the indigenous people behave sensibly would be a good thing !!
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Follow Up By: Nomadic Navara - Saturday, Aug 20, 2016 at 12:36
Saturday, Aug 20, 2016 at 12:36
Gonk, I did not go in there at all during night time, There are a lot of those outback towns I would not go walking through at night.
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Follow Up By: Kilcowera Station Stay - Monday, Aug 22, 2016 at 07:18
Monday, Aug 22, 2016 at 07:18
I for one wouldn't go walking around many
places at night in cities either! Cheers Toni
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Reply By: Member - mark D18 - Saturday, Aug 20, 2016 at 09:08
Saturday, Aug 20, 2016 at 09:08
Hooks.
You have an older park just over the
bridge which is a bit cheaper , and the other park is about 1.5km out of
Wilcannia heading toward
Cobar .
We stayed in the one out of town when it first opened , we were very impressed .
We just had a week of
bush camping so we really appreciated the new clean amenities , plus as mentioned you can
camp away from people down near the river .
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Reply By: allein m - Saturday, Aug 20, 2016 at 12:25
Saturday, Aug 20, 2016 at 12:25
If you need fuel head for
Broken hill we now have a cheap fuel at a old fuel station that has been re opened
Silver street and beryl just next to the North football club
This is a godsend to the town cheap fuel
There is regular reports in the local paper of thefts from caravans in the local
Broken Hill caravan park , so just be careful with your valuables,
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Reply By: wendys - Saturday, Aug 20, 2016 at 12:52
Saturday, Aug 20, 2016 at 12:52
Another vote for
Warrawong on the Darling. The front row of powered sites have a lovely outlook over the Darling
billabong. These are big sites too. Excellent amenities, pleasant
camp kitchen.
Last time we were there (2015) was a nightly campfire outside the
camp kitchen and happy hour -
camp managers provided nibblies some nights.
Can walk to main Darling channel (in grounds) and also around
the billabong.
We can make
Cobar in a day's drive, from visiting relative at
Broken Hill, but always stay a few nights at Warrawong because we like the place so much. Our dog loves it too!
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Reply By: Member - Robert1660 - Saturday, Aug 20, 2016 at 14:30
Saturday, Aug 20, 2016 at 14:30
Yet another vote for
Warrawong on the Darling. This park has had a dramatic effect on the public perception of
Wilcannia. The facilities are more than first rate and being a "traveller style" caravan park and combined with the happy hour the place exudes a real sense of community.
We have stayed there twice. When we were there we had a visit from one of the local people who was very keen to hear about our impressions of the place. The town has some wonderful colonial architecture and is now
well worth a look around.
Wilcannia still has its issues, however as more tourists spend more time there than the time it takes to fill the tank then the better the place will become.
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Reply By: Member - Roachie - Monday, Aug 22, 2016 at 17:48
Monday, Aug 22, 2016 at 17:48
Well,
well....I'm so pleased to read that
Wilcannia is now considered a safe town.
My only experiences were over 10 years ago and based on those, I would not have recommended even STOPPING in town to get fuel.
Great news indeed and congratulations to all concerned for fixing the place up again.
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Reply By: Genny - Saturday, Aug 27, 2016 at 05:07
Saturday, Aug 27, 2016 at 05:07
We stayed there earlier this year, in a motel. Gotta say, we both got an unsettling vibe out of the place. We'd never heard of the place beforehand, so no preconceptions colouring our view.
That being said, nothing untoward happened.
Cobar, a couple of hours down the track, completely different feel.
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