Innamincka to camerons corner continued

Merty Merty is a private property, not open to the public.

We went Brisbane to Nindy Gully -Free Camp on the river behind the Pub ,Fantastic Place
then nice drive to Currawinya National Park turn south at Eulo,great camps along the bilabongs watching the bird life.
Coongie lakes -north of Innaminka is a beautiful place to visit for a couple of nights.Cullymurrie Water Hole just East of Innamincka has good camping but you will need Sth Australian Desert Parks pass

Can't confirm but someone suggested to me that the road from Jackson oilfield to Innamincka is currently being bitumenised!

Is this really true?

Alan

G'day H&D
Not sure if you added Coongie Lake to your list of places, which is close to Innamincka and will take you into the Northern Strzelecki Desert (2 and 1/2 hours from Innamincka). We are leaving next Friday and will call in at Coongie Lake for sure. Check thread 61755 if you are interested. Replies and suggestions posted there are very valuable.

I got my HEMA Atlas and Trail guide of "Great Desert Tracks" today. (Aussiedingo recommended it) Is my first trip to "Outback" and this book seems like it has all the info I need. Ofcourse, fine tuning the trip by picking the felas brains here - just makes it more effective as time is a limited constraint (we only have 12 days)

Maybe we bump into yas. (Grey Nissan X-Trail we will be cruising in)

Cheers
Lombard&Stokes

A lot to see on that run.
How much time do you have? :o)

Noccundra Pub, camp the night on the Wilson River opposite.

Paroo just had good rain so Cunnawinya, but it might still be a bit wet underfoot at the camp sites.

Yowah if you have the time and want to do a little fossicking.
(We have a fossicker in the family, so can't just drive past these places)

Plenty said about Innamincka and area in other posts.

Tibboburra - sturt national park to the NE and NW of town. There is a self drive tour of the NP NW of town around the old station. Don't miss the replica of Sturts boat on the post on the north side of town. Ask why cart it this far in a drought?

Bourke, for a bit of a good camp, camp at the CP at north bourke.

Aboriginal centre at Brewarrina worth a drop in.

Lightning Ridge, a few newish opal fields are opening up. Bit of a tourist town is Lightning Ridge now.

Now you will want an extra week :o)

Fort gray...has water to replenish with...great walk to old homestead and windmill PTO gearbox still turning after how many yeas.?...Tiboburra NPWS for the Sturt re-enactment...the B&W ring that goes to the digtree and back....very pretty scenery...especially later towards dusk...More Beaut scenery from One tree to Packsaddle if you r coming from Whitecliffs way...if you find a BBQ plate, its mine :)
The list goes on and on...i wouldnt miss policemans water hole or Congie lakes .... but the best time i had was sitting under the red gums, with baby Budgies falling out of them, and crows complaining about us, and dingos at night for a scrounge...couple of yellow bellies, a tin full of blue swimmers and one water rat that wanted my fish head more than the crabs...
Cant wait to get back....sone time in the next 12 months.
Andrew

Where and how do we go about getting a Desert parks pass??? We leave next thursday....Have I left it too late??

We stayed at Coongie lakes. Flies by day and Mozzies by night. We are still glad we went though. If your a component 4x4er take the 4x4 track to the right as you enter the camp ground. At The Nindi pub South of St George Barnsie puts on a great spread and there is a hot shower and toilet. We swagged it. But there are many caravans parked up by the river. Its on the map. There are properties that you can traverse but make sure you ask the owners. They need to know out there whos around. Just use your manners and ask they wont bite. Take the time to have a chat to the fella at the dig tree on the property Nappa Marrie. In hind site I wish we saw him first as he has lived most of his life out there and knows the history. You wont need a parks pass to go there. We came up the Bore track headed west to Moomba platform and then back tracked up the old STRZ track. we only got a permit for Coongie Lakes which is obtained at the Trading Post. If your into the history we purchased a book on Farina at Mungerannie and one on Innamincka. Both are readable while there looking around. While reading we realised Global warming is a load of rubbish. Image Could Not Be Found