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great sandy desert,plenty of good places to camp away from the crowds,a lot of history in the area ,the explorers carnegie,warburton etc. i used to work at telfer for years before it shut down[starting again]. i got to see a lot of the area on my breaks instead of flying out. cheers sparra.

yeah davoe,i was there when it was a townsite ,it buggered it when it went fifo.when it went fifo i would have my 4wd up there for 9 months of the year and go camping/touring on my week off. cheers sparra

A favorite little spot that usually only locals used to camp is a spot called Rocky River near Tenterfield in North NSW.
To get to it turn south at Drake and follow the dirt road until you hit the river. If you follow this right through you will come out again at the highway south of Tenterfield.
Great camping, swimming, excellent rockpools, a bit of gold fossicking (with success occassionally).
The road that follow the river crosses through several private properties which you are allowed to drive through but the ones that don't allow camping usually make it pretty clear with signs as you cross the grid onto their land.
It is very picturesque with sections of the river that contain boulders as big as my house. Looks a bit like Colorado actually.
I think from memory (i can't be bothered looking for my old maps) the official name of the river is Tiboobara or something like that anyway but some will show the road as Rocky River Rd. There are a couple of places to drive across the river and explore the state forests on the eastern side too.
The best time to go is after a bit of rain when it is really flowing and has had a good clean out.

Cheers,
Brett

T/D Landcruiser

Anywhere I can get a decent kip at night without others showing up :))

Ga'day Davoe . We spend a bit of time out your way from time to time , but i carn't find Mt Ridley on the map , can you give me a bit better idea where it is ? Lat , long would be good . Cheers Errol