Nathan River Road (Roper Bar to Cape Crawford) conditions?
Submitted: Tuesday, Jul 01, 2025 at 10:54
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Member - silkwood
Anyone travelled this road recently? Difficult to get accurate conditions from the government or council sites. Numerous people have taken caravans across at various times, but can find no recent information.
Cheers,
Mark
Reply By: Member - nick boab - Wednesday, Jul 02, 2025 at 06:18
Wednesday, Jul 02, 2025 at 06:18
Hi Mark : Limmen National
Park Ranger may be able to give you a current update on the road conditions . You could also look for
blogs regarding
the Lost City... (not to be confused with the other one of the same name in the Lichfield National
Park) ...probably one of the main tourists spots along the track aswel lorella Springs.
Two of us towed camper trailers through their a few years back now . it's not what I would call a walk in the
park with some rough sections of Rocky outcrops and
Creek Crossing ,there's nothing too challenging but constant care needed . The
cape Crawford end of the road is fairly easy when we did it ,pretty country . it's more in the limmen National
Park that is the worst part . We came across a caravan that had the axle and spring hangers ripped clean from the chassis and was waiting for parts derive to repair it .
Hopefully you will get some more up to date information . happy travels
Roper Bar blog
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Follow Up By: Member - silkwood - Wednesday, Jul 02, 2025 at 08:55
Wednesday, Jul 02, 2025 at 08:55
Thanks Nick. Tried the
ranger's number yesterday, but no luck. I'll look for
blogs. Lorella Springs is no longer open for public access (tours only, apparently), so at this point I didn't want to bother them with a general enquiry. I've got another week before deciding on the route, so I'll keep looking.
Cheers,
Mark
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Follow Up By: Nomadic Navara - Wednesday, Jul 02, 2025 at 15:39
Wednesday, Jul 02, 2025 at 15:39
"Tried the
ranger's number yesterday, but no luck."
Did you try phoning him or sending a text? I think a text message is more likely to reach him, particularly whilst he is travelling.
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Follow Up By: Zippo - Wednesday, Jul 02, 2025 at 15:43
Wednesday, Jul 02, 2025 at 15:43
When we went through there (other direction) the
creek crossings were short and sharp ("V"), like some in the Bungles. A long van would need some care indeed. Otherwise just a typical remote road.
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Follow Up By: Member - nick boab - Thursday, Jul 03, 2025 at 08:01
Thursday, Jul 03, 2025 at 08:01
Mark , just as a
point of interest what sort of van are you towing and what vehicle .
have you tried the
Roper bar General Store or
Cape Crawford , you can find their details in a Google search and I have found a number 1800 246 199 ? Not sure who that was for ?
As
well there is a NT Road app and a Facebook page of the same ,
maybe of some help
I did see some Google reviews nothing mentioned about road conditions so that may be a good thing but
the Lost City campground was closed... probably haunted lol :))
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Follow Up By: Member - silkwood - Thursday, Jul 03, 2025 at 10:21
Thursday, Jul 03, 2025 at 10:21
Stupidly, didn't think of calling the store. I'll leave it until later in the week to get most current info. Thanks for that Nick.
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