Park pass purchase

you don't need one for the first half up to the flinders. i don't know the flinders very well so i'm not sure. but you don't need $200 worth. when i stayed at wilpena i think i just paid per night.

Or...dont get one and plead ignorance??
I know this will probably start a debate, but what are they for and why should you pay or it????

We did the run a year or so similar to what you are planning, but from Brisbane.

Innamincka - if you camp on the town common (50 acres or so, was $5.00/night in the honesty box), no desert park pass required. If you want to camp at one of the water holes or Coongie lakes, you need a pass. You need to check, but I think you can get one from the Innamincka trading post.

We came in to northern flinders the back way off the Strezlecki at Mt Hopeless and went through to Arkaroola. Camped there a few days. No pass required. I think it is a private reserve. The national park that borders it though does require passes for camping. They were available from the ranger station just near the Arkaroola entrance at Balcanoona. Normal office hours if I remember correctly.

We went south from there to Wilpena Pound.
Wipena pound we just rocked up and paid our fees. Private camp site in the national park, and green grass.

We didn't go any further south than Wilpena. We ran out of time, and the bitumen starts there (loose interest in bitumen roads), so turned around and came home to Brisy.

Worth going, need to go another time. Afraid can't make it for the meet.

Hi Twinkles

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You do not need a Multi Parks Pass. I used to get one each year when I was travelling through multiple National Parks but theses days I am doing other trips.

I buy the desert parksPass each year as I invariably go somewhere it is required. renewal only costs $60 per year and you get up to date information with it.

Cheers