Yunta to Arkaroola
Submitted: Sunday, May 17, 2009 at 21:40
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Gronk
Would anyone know if there are any resonable
places to
camp on the road from
Yunta to
Arkaroola ?
Thinking this is the easiest way to get to the northern end of the Flinders and then wander down thru to the bottom end ??
Reply By: Member - John and Val W (ACT) - Sunday, May 17, 2009 at 21:55
Sunday, May 17, 2009 at 21:55
You go head for Chambers Gorge (where there is a basic campground) by turning west from the
Yunta-
Arkaroola Road just north of Curnamona.
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Reply By: Willem - Monday, May 18, 2009 at 04:18
Monday, May 18, 2009 at 04:18
Behind the
Waukaringa Pub ruin about 45km north of
Yunta or over the
hill out of sight near the old
Waukaringa Gold
Mine
As mentioned above, Chambers Gorge has good
camping. No facilities.
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Reply By: DIO - Monday, May 18, 2009 at 09:50
Monday, May 18, 2009 at 09:50
Almost anywhere you choose to.
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Follow Up By: Gronk - Monday, May 18, 2009 at 10:06
Monday, May 18, 2009 at 10:06
Thanks....I wasn't sure if there would be areas near the side of the roads or if there were fences etc stopping you getting off the road..
Another question if I may....whats the supply of firewood like in that part of the world....good, some or none at all ??
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Follow Up By: Member - John and Val W (ACT) - Monday, May 18, 2009 at 10:37
Monday, May 18, 2009 at 10:37
Gronk,
It's mostly pretty open country, so although getting off the road is not a problem there is not a lot of cover or firewood. Suggest collect firewood when you can.
Last year we ran out of daylight and ended up
camping near Erudina on a large dry saltpan with only some saltbush around - no fire. In the morning we were able to see hundreds of big river red gums that had all died in the drought.
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Follow Up By: Dave B ( BHQ NSW) - Monday, May 18, 2009 at 19:07
Monday, May 18, 2009 at 19:07
Another place along that road is Moro Gorge up near Wertaloona.
I haven't been there for many years though.
Dave
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Follow Up By: Member - JohnR (Vic) - Monday, May 18, 2009 at 20:43
Monday, May 18, 2009 at 20:43
We just drove into the bush one night to avoid the kangaroos, as they had skidded around in the road ahead of us after dark. Got pretty foggy so we stopped, about level with the southern end of
Lake Frome, but opposite side of the road.
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Reply By: Member - Duncs - Monday, May 18, 2009 at 10:35
Monday, May 18, 2009 at 10:35
Camping in that part of the world is pretty easy.
When it is time to make
camp pull off the road either to the left or right. I like to pull up and look for an area clear of vegetation that I can get to without flattening anything that is alive. I like to get a couple of hundred metres from the road roll out the swag, scrape together a few sticks for a fire then sit back and watch the sunset.
Something like the
ruins at
Waukaringa to hide behind is always good.
Another spot is just out of
Yunta there is a road goes off to the left and runs into a
creek bed as you climb out of the
creek you can turn off the road to the left and there is a large flat area amongst the trees. Plenty of room for a camper or large tent and nice and quiet.
You will probably find a decent
campsite anywhere a
creek crosses the road or a side road goes off you may have to drive along the road or
creek a bit vut that shouldn't be a problem.
Chambers Gorge is top shelf
camping. Fire wood will be harder to find in
places that people go
camping than in a spot you just pick at random as you drive along.
Duncs
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Follow Up By: Member - daz (SA) - Monday, May 18, 2009 at 20:37
Monday, May 18, 2009 at 20:37
The taking of firewood in most parts of SA is banned by local councils.
The best firewood in the North is the old rotted railway sleepers along the old Ghan railway. pick them up & take them with you. 3 or 4 sleepers will last 4 to 5 days
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Follow Up By: Member - Phil G (SA) - Monday, May 18, 2009 at 20:56
Monday, May 18, 2009 at 20:56
"The taking of firewood in most parts of SA is banned by local councils."
Daz,
Can you guide me to some proof to back this up? I've never heard of this.
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Follow Up By: Member - daz (SA) - Monday, May 18, 2009 at 21:06
Monday, May 18, 2009 at 21:06
Type this in to Google search
fire wood from road in south australia
One item there from
Tumby Bay council
In the
Adelaide Hills & SE there are signs on the roads stating no taking of fire wood.
If in doubt ring the local council office in the area you are travelling.for local policy.
Go in to
places like Muloorina & they request you not to use local timber for fires.
Best to take your own timber with you.
daz
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Follow Up By: Member - daz (SA) - Monday, May 18, 2009 at 21:16
Monday, May 18, 2009 at 21:16
Just looked up
Orroroo council in the North of State.
Does not allow the taking of fallen timber from the road side.
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Follow Up By: Member - Phil G (SA) - Monday, May 18, 2009 at 23:16
Monday, May 18, 2009 at 23:16
Yep,
Flinders Ranges Council has a similar statement in its Policies.The rules are intended to prevent the harvesting of timber which denudes the area and there is loss of habitat etc etc And the roadside is managed by the councils for the safety of
vehiclestravelling on the roads.
If you collect wood locally and use it for your campfire, then you are not actually removing or taking it.
There are bigger issues with transporting wood for fires - transporting pests/weeds etc over great distances is frowned upon. If you are entering an area where there is no firewood, typically a
well used
camp ground, then its best to bring in your own wood - preferably from down the road and not from back in
Adelaide.
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Reply By: Member - Matt & Julie (VIC) - Tuesday, May 19, 2009 at 22:11
Tuesday, May 19, 2009 at 22:11
Gronk
To answer your second question about fire wood, we camped 59km up from
Yunta in August 2007, drove 300 metres off to the left, there was that much wood lying around did not even use the chain saw.
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