Wednesday, Jul 19, 2006 at 08:41
Hi Buff,
We only stayed at two campsites, Adels Grove because there's little alternative and
Cloncurry because we wanted to see a World Cup match and you can only get SBS in town. The site was ok but it's a bit noisy at night with trucks continually rumbling by. There are rest areas on the highway towards
Lawn Hill, and despite rumours of
camping on the river at
Gregory Downs being stopped, there were about 20 vans/CTs there. In fact council came to empty the
bins and nothing was said even though there's a
sign saying "no camping". Lovely spot. Adels Grove was absolutely chokka when we arrived. We stayed 4 nights and it was less than half full when we left. Don't know if it was something we did or said;-) You've got to be quick if you want a hot shower as they only heat the
water early morning and after 4pm and people were queueing. Very dusty although they send a truck around to dampen the dust down with
water. If you've got solar go to the top part cos down in
the grove is too shady. If you have a gennie, you'll be sent to the top anyway, with all the other gennies and dogs (neither of which were noisy/noticeable whilst we were there) Helpful people. If you're self-sufficient,
Long Waterhole is your best bet in
Winton. Only a few mins out of town, where the main site is sardines and dusty. They sometimes allow campers to
park at the back of the N
Gregory hotel and use their showers, but they were having an opal market in that area and weren't encouraging campers. Bit noisy anyway.
Isisford was a nice spot to
camp by the river with a 5/10 min walk into town for a shower by the council chambers. Immaculately kept. Didn't go to
Birdsville but if you want any more info send us an email. stevemac9@bigpond.com
cheers
Steve
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