Windjana Gorge and Tunnel Creek

from memory yes no worries

Yes, you should be ok, but last time I was there was over a year ago :( , where does the time go ??

Hi there. We were there last year too (about now). I would not take my caravan on that road, but ours is a strictly on-road van. The condition was a bit worse than the GRR itself between Derby and Bell Gorge (which was like a bitumen highway this time last year).
Hope this helps.
Chris (SA)

We took our Bushtracker through from the Fitzroy Crossing end, and continued on the Gibb River Road. I depends on conditions and past traffic as to just how corrugated it gets. You don't say what sort of caravan you have. With rare exceptions (two coromal and two jayco taken very slowly and cautiously), we saw only Bushtrackers on the GRR.

We went around 10 kms from the highway along the Leopold Downs (Tunnel Creek) road before making camp, and as it wasn't far and we were running late due to a delay at the fuel station in Fitzroy, we didn't let the tyres down. We lost one spotlight, and a bottle of cordial splashed half its contents out, most of which found its way out of the cupboard and all over the caravan floor and all over everything that had bounced off the seat and bed onto the floor. What a sticky mess. This was in June before the roads got corrugated badly.

Be aware that Tunnel Creek has been closed due to rock instability at the entrance.

Motherhen

The road is called the Fitzroy Lennard road I think. We traveled it late July 2008. Towed a Jayco Expanda outback. Very dusty. No more stoney than the Gibb. Corrugations were minor at that time. There is a creek crossing or two that would be subject to seasonal conditions. We had no issues and the trip was easy going at reasonable speed. Like all unsealed roads, their condition changes frequently.
Regards: Grant

G'day Weatho. We were there 2 weeks ago and the road is very good from the Gibb River end. Saw a few vans in there. Can't confirm the bit from Fitzroy to Tunnel Creek though. The whole of the GRR is excellent at the moment.

Hope you have a good trip, we did.

Camped at Windjana Gorge last weekend. No problems along Gibb River to Windjana campsite, however gets a few rough spots on the Tunnel Creek side.

Ahhhh god's country. Will be there myself in a few weeks. Personally I wouldn't consider taking a van on this road....period.

Take it from some one that lives in the area, yes you can take a van on that part no worries. From Derby it is black top for the first 100km then gravel but well maintained. Road from GRR to Highway is a good gravel road. JUST drive to the conditions, theres no prize for first place out here.