Follow up to post 31414 Gibb river rd

I went through the GRR in December 2004 and had good run as the road had been graded but if you need to visit the gorges all the good ones are closed then , Was on my way back from a job so away i went , had the road to myself

Depending on the the rainfall and the lateness of the wet season, the last two weeks in June and all of July is the best time on the GRR. In 2004 we crossed King Edward River to Mitchell falls no probs ( Kia Sportage) and it was late opening that year. Went to most of the gorges plenty of water in them, went into Old Mornington, road conditions were good all the way on GRR.
Not that crowded but there is always someone no matter where you are.
Have a great time.
www.members.optusnet.com.au/~mishlin see some pics
Mish & Greig

the best time to go is just after the graders have gone through.

Having crossed the G.R.R. many times I would agree with theadvice given by Greiglin, but obviously a late wet would change things a bit.

Hi Briggzee,

I did the Gibb River Road last September and although there was not a lot of water in the rivers we still got to enjoy a swim and cool off at all the gorges and waterpools. The beauty was that there were very few travellers and generally there were us and two or three other campers in the camp grounds which suited us. Speaking to some of the Station owners they told us of days during the peak June/July season where they were turning campers away because they were full up!!!! Some of these stations had room for 80 plus camps so you can imagine how busy the roads and the attractions would be.

The road was good and again speaking to the shop managers and station owners they say that the road condition has improved since they have introduced the Gibb River Road Bus Service. The bus runs alternative days leaving Kunnunara and Derby. Apparently the guy that runs the bus service is able to exert some influence and make a bit of noise about the road conditions and can generate a response much quicker than was the case before.

Hope this helps and I'm sure you will enjoy your trip through the Gibb River Road. If you get the chance I suggest you do the detour to Mornington Station and take some time to detour into the Bungle Bungle National Park as well.

regards,

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July is WA school holidays I think- check out the Drysdale River Station website- it has a lot of info. plus a great explanation of the grader/GRR. I'll be there June/July (only time I can go) and don't care about the others travelling-they all want to see the things I do as well- I can always move on if it's getting a bit close- tonyT

Did GRR in Sept 05. Able to camp completely alone in some spots eg On banks of Gibb R where road to Kalumburu crosses. Manning Gorge $12.50/head was practically empty but a great 1hr walk to a magic swimming hole at the falls. Most waterfalls were just trickles and Leonard Gorge was a slime strewn mess but we had a swim anyway 'cause it was 35 plus degrees. Read Trek feedback for GRR. We want to go back and see it all again at the end of the wet when the roads etc have just reopened.