west macdonnell ranges
Submitted: Monday, Jun 18, 2007 at 17:31
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grunter
Hi All,
We will be spending a few days between Alice, kings Canyon and
the rock.
Does anyone have any suggestions for good campsites along the
west macdonnell ranges.
we will
check out Alice, but then want to
camp at one of
the gorge's on our way to kings canyon.
any suggestions much appreciated.
Reply By: slammin - Monday, Jun 18, 2007 at 21:55
Monday, Jun 18, 2007 at 21:55
There is good camping at most of the gorges Ormiston, RedBank etc etc
Personally I prefer the
bush camping available near
Glen Helen, in the Finke R access 300m West
Glen Helen turnoff, track in via Nth side of road East bank, reasonably signposted. Close enough to set up
camp, get to
Glen Helen for an Ale or 10, while listening to Tim Rickards on guitar that night Wed->Sun nights. Good distance from Alice to do sight seeing along the way and then next day whatever do Redbank,
Roma Gorge and for me a must Tnorrla, Gosses
Bluff.
Gosses Link below :
Site Link
Get back to
Mereenie loop head E for @70k
camp at Palm V, then head to Boggey Hole.
For me I would choose Nth side of the W Macs way over Sth side, ie
Hermannsburg, Palm Vally. If you can do both go for it.
Regards,
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Reply By: AdlelaideGeorge - Tuesday, Jun 19, 2007 at 08:41
Tuesday, Jun 19, 2007 at 08:41
Hi grunter
This question was asked a few weeks ago - have a search. I suggested Serpentine Lodge/Chalet - it's a great camping ground with 4x4 only for the last kilometer or so. Plenty of
places to
bush camp but no facilities. You can walk to the site of the Chalet and past that to the
dam that was built to ensure a reliable
water supply. We climbed a
hill to get a great view of the surrounding country too. Cost: zilch!
Happy days
Geo
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Reply By: Member - David A (QLD) - Tuesday, Jun 19, 2007 at 18:11
Tuesday, Jun 19, 2007 at 18:11
We had a fantastic
camp for 3 nights at "2 mile" on the river opposite
Glen Helen. The track in is about 50m west of the
Glen Helen turn-off. We checked out the sites at Redbank as
well, but for us it just didn't compare.
Check out the photo in my gallery.
Cheers
David
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