Camping Facilities
Submitted: Thursday, Aug 02, 2007 at 18:02
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Member - TasGareth (TAS)
We are about to head up the Centre, and plan to
camp at
places like
Chambers Pillar and the
Rainbow Desert. Just wondering what facilities are there, like
toilets and that sort of thing. Will give us a better idea of what we need to take, or how many holes we will have to dig. LOL
Reply By: Hairy - Thursday, Aug 02, 2007 at 18:39
Thursday, Aug 02, 2007 at 18:39
Gday,
Plan on being self sufficient, that way you wont be disapointed as every
campsite is different.
Some have 5 star resorts some have nothing, so unless you name every
campsite its pretty hard to advise.
Cheers
Hairy
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Reply By: LJ Glenn - Thursday, Aug 02, 2007 at 19:35
Reply By: Member - David A (QLD) - Thursday, Aug 02, 2007 at 19:56
Thursday, Aug 02, 2007 at 19:56
Chambers Pillar campsite is quite good, with gas BBQs and
toilets (as mentioned above), although the
toilets weren't as
well kept as those at more frequented spots when we were there is early May. There are bollards up making camper trailers a pain, but we managed to sneak around the back and under a nice tree.!MPG:6!
At
the painted desert you can
camp at the Arkaringa
homestead which I'm sure has all the usual facilities. We followed the advice if a
camping book and stayed on a little dry creekbed just east of the "exclusion zone" (you aren't allowed to
camp within x km of Arkaringa
homestead). It was quiet and isolated, but THE FLIES!!! Worst flies on the trip. Chamber's was pretty bad for flies too!!
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Follow Up By: Member - David A (QLD) - Thursday, Aug 02, 2007 at 19:57
Thursday, Aug 02, 2007 at 19:57
sorry about the typos. more haste less speed, as they say
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Follow Up By: Kevern - Friday, Aug 03, 2007 at 00:09
Friday, Aug 03, 2007 at 00:09
Were is this
creek bed that you speak of, we are heading that way in September, and are always looking for the more quiet option.But will understand if you want to keep it to yourself.
Kev
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Follow Up By: Member - David A (QLD) - Friday, Aug 03, 2007 at 18:11
Friday, Aug 03, 2007 at 18:11
Hi Kev,
It was called Goorikiana Ck. I think it was about 15km on the
Oodnadatta side of Arkaringa
homestead. It was a cluster of about three dried crossings in close succession. The book we had said it was suitable for caravans, but short of a bushtracker you'd have to be kidding. There was no obvious site, but after a bit of a recce we could see where other vehicles had left the road and followed the tracks.
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Follow Up By: Kevern - Friday, Aug 03, 2007 at 18:19
Friday, Aug 03, 2007 at 18:19
Thanks for the info.
Kev
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Reply By: Member - Shane D (QLD) - Friday, Aug 03, 2007 at 16:26
Friday, Aug 03, 2007 at 16:26
If you going to
the rock,
camp at
curtin springs (80 ks east) cos its free and they have showers/
toilets avail. for coin donation.
previous reply's have preatty
well covered off on you question
Shane
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Reply By: Member - Pesty (SA) - Friday, Aug 03, 2007 at 18:34
Friday, Aug 03, 2007 at 18:34
We have just upgraded our camps 2 book to camps 4 book, is great for
camp spots many are free and many are on road stopovers, but also many campgrounds.
Cheers Pesty
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Reply By: Member - TasGareth (TAS) - Saturday, Aug 04, 2007 at 13:54
Saturday, Aug 04, 2007 at 13:54
Thanks for the replys and information.
It is hard to know sometimes what you need to take and what not.
We are quite new at this touring game and getting info from those in the know really helps.
Again many thanks
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