plenty highway

hi sylvia......last July we towed our full size Bushracker caravan across the Plenty and had absolutely no problems....nice stay with good amenities at Tobermory Station. Naturally there were some mild corrugations, but the road is often graded, and occasional bulldust holes. It is generally quite wide. no good if it rains though! Gem Tree also has great caravan sires and facilities, and you can choose several off road spots.....one in particular which we liked was well back from the road by the dry riverbed and its stunning big gum trees........The Marshall River near Jervois.......all the best - enjoy! Henners.

Sylvia the plenty Highway would have similar track conditions to the worst of the Walkers Crossing/Birdsville track, just a bit longer. In some places it is 100kph+, in other spots there's hidden bull dust holes & long sections of corrugations down to 20. It may shake the van around a bit & let in a little dust but taken quietly should be OK. Decent H/D tyres would be recommended for the rocks & a rear window protector for a station wagon. Driven too fast many pop tops fall apart at the seams on roads like this.
Closer to departure you will need to check current road conditions to ensure none of the many creeks are flowing too deep.
Cheers Craig.............

Miami Towbars have also started a new web site with a caravan forum, you may get some answers there as well. Their web is www.miamitowbars.com good luck

Well, Hello Mother Hen ! A bit of a side - line here....but nice of you to respond, thanks. We are not members of BOG but have had a wonderful time with our Bushtracker over 4 years. If you could indicate your contact details, perhaps we could continue discussions further? Henners

Just take it wasy and carry spare tyres, as it has a well deserved reputation for stuffing them. Take a couple of days at least, I can recommend Tobermary Station also as a nice spot to camp.
They were doing some roadworks from Boulia to the border with some interesting detours last year. If it rains the road is often impassable around the border area.
Watch out for wandering wildlife if travelling within 150K of Alice at night, there can be lots around.

Sylvia,
I have just two suggestions, avoid the Plenty after wet weather until it is graded and make a stop at Gem Tree.

Chris

Crossed that way in October last year. I towed an aussie swag behind the prado a mate towed his jayco poptop behind his prado. All went well - however expect extensive corrugations and lots of bulldust holes. You need to go slow as the bulldust holes cannot be seen until your on top of them.
The mate got lots of dust in the jayco - we taped up the jayco several times a day, but it still got in. Good camping on the georgina and we found a gret spot on the plenty river, follow the track left before you cross the river,

cheers,

Mark