Coongie Lake

Lombard&Stokes

Great place to spend a couple of days.

Regards

Also do the Dig Tree 'loop' - a very nice drive...

Good for birds I take?
Forgot to ask, but what is the road like from Innamincka out towards the Lake?
Cheers for replies!

Well worth it, very peaceful. Spent two days there a fortnight ago. Road is a bit corrugated but that’s nothing unusual for the area. It rained overnight before we came back and the road was bit chopped from vehicles going through the mud however graders were working near it so should hopefully be ok now.

Air down your tyres to around 16psi and take the marked 4WD track to the right as you come in. This will lead you down to various camping sites on the edge of the lake. The other camping spot a bit further down near the visitors day area is not as secluded. Allow at least 2 to 2.5hrs to get out there. A pass is issued at the Innamincka Trading post for your vehicle plus camping fees.

Enjoy
PeteS

One of the most beautiful spots on earth. If you can get out there, get out there. We didn't camp there, but next time I will for sure. Loved it, and I'm not even a bird watcher (of the feathered kind).

Cheers guys ! Sounds good enough to stop by and if there are birds we will definitely call in at Coongie Lakes. Thanks for advice regarding camping, letting off tyres and also on where to obtain permits. This is a first for us so any advice is welcome.
REGARDS
L&S

Guys
When you get onto that marked 4wd track that goes by the lake, there is a lovely camp spot that is hidden from view by trees, as you traverse down the one and only fairly steep sand hill, the turn into this spot is right at the bottom of the grade....
Andrew

Coongie Lake is a truly wonderful place and there are plenty of private camping spots near the lake. My only gripe is that camp fires are not allowed but I imagine that this is so because campers will not bring firewood with them and resort to destroying the Lake surrounds.

Breakerman

L&S,

I LIKED coongie and would stay if time permits. It is able to be done in a day from Innaminka if you choose to do it that way also. Birdlife around Inaminka won't dissapoint so if you don't stay at the lake you still won't miss out in that department.

Further on I would advise a stopover at Clayton's wetlands, 3/4 down the B/ville track. All advise I received was to stay at Mungerannie and while this was fine, Claytons was sooooooo much better in my opinion. Fill the big open spa up with hot water and crack open a few tinnies......it doesn't get any better in my opinion. The wetlands (a little way away from camp area) filled with birds the night we stopped there, but morning was a blurr (note "crack open a few tinnies" hehehehe) so don't know about birdlife in the morning. Farina also well worth a good look around, good camps here too but I didn't stay here.

Travel safe and enjoy what time you can out there.

Regards, Trevor.

Great help with all the postings. Today received my HEMA maps "Great Desert Tracks" in the post...now it should all come together. Cheers to everyone who have contributed to this thread. L&S