Trip to Karajini

We were in Karijini in July last year - fantastic area - if you are camping there - we found the Dales Gorge campground really good, being waling distance to the start of a lot of gorge walking tracks including the Fern Pool - however there are bush showers at Savannah - we had our own set up - the walks are fantastic the scenery beautiful. At the campgrounds - run by CALM - there are clean pit toilets, bbqs as well as a gas ring stove in the middle of each camping circle - good for socialising as well as cooking - there is water only available at the visitors centre where you can also get a hot solar shower - you are obviously well set up for self sufficiency - given the rougt you are taking - so you will be ok. It was incredibly cold at night when we were there and there were no campfires allowed - so everyone was pretty early into bed. Be prepared with your provisions - it is 200k round trip to Tom Price - a town well worth a visit - the mine tour is fantastic - you go right down into the pit - pretty good shopping in the town as well - we had to get a new tyre while there and ended up buying five at Tyrepower- the price was better than my local Tyrepower could offer.
The caravan park in Tom Price is pretty good as well.
You will enjoy the area - make sure you go into the township of Wittenoom - there is a gem shop with great values - but the owner is a bit of a talker - just keep her moving and you will be right.
Enjoy - wish we were on the road again.
jules

Thanks for youre advice guys, we will not be leaving until around the middle of April so we "Should" mis the most of the heat. We are not real experienced in the art of bush travelling but we are travelling with another couple that have been doing it all there lives so we are bound to learn a lot. One thing I will have to do is keep an eye on the temperatures so we dont freeze at night and cook during the day!! We are trying to make sure we are well organised so we get stuck in the back of beyond without enough supplies ect.....

The road through to Wittenoon has been shut off as is the old town of Wittenoon due to asbestos.

I wasn't aware of a road through from Karijini to Hammersley apart from the outside road which sort of leads to Tom Price. This track must have been hushed up a bit.We were there for a week around Karajine and saw no signs of it.

Thanks for your advice guys, Im sure its all going to be invaluable!!! We will not be leaving until mid April so it should have cooled down bit by then!!! I hope!!!

Des,

We were at Wittenoom last year in June.

We had a good road in from the Newman - Port Headland road.
Also able to drive into the Wittenoom Gorge which was spectacular.

The lady in the gem shop will give you directions.

Geoff

Gday Squizzy, we were there in Sept and we heard that Wittenoon was being closed off to the public. We went right to the large lake???, couldn't drive over the mound barrier they had pushed up. Found a nice piece of Tigers eye there though.
The Gem Shop and all the residents were being forced to relocate elsewhere.
Are you coming to the Frolic this year?