Camping between Port Augusta and Kimba

Last time I went that way it was about 16km to the edge of Lake Gilles and only one track in. There were no facilities but at least one is off the road and away from traffic noise. There might be camping at Iron Knob. Also not sure if the caravan park is still operation there.

Yep - Gillies is a great spot for overnighting - very good gravel road in - we follow the tracks around to the right and pick a camp spot in a low wooded area.
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Do not I repeat do not stop at the roadside park at Gillies Downs just west of Iron Knob. We stopped there back in July and it was a mine field of dirty peoples utter waste. I cannot believe that if someone wants to do their thing that they could have at least climbed the fence and gone in a hundred yards. There were long ones just laying on the ground outside our door in the cold light of morning.
Bloody disgusting.
H'mm I feel a lot better know. Been wanting to tell someone that for weeks.
M.

Hi,

We have camped a couple of times at the old Govt water tanks near Lake Gilles. You take the Mt Ive turnoff to the right off the Hwy virtually opposite the turnoff to Iron Knob and head North. After around 10 km the ruins of the tanks will be on the right side of the road and there is enough room there for 3 or four campsites beside the track. No facilities whatsoever. Just a bit of good solid flat ground next to the ruins of the water tanks.

If getting up there in daylight then there are probably a stack of spots along that road to just pull off and camp if you are totally self-contained.

If you are going to Kimba on the hwy then these spots will be a bit out of the way for you. The reason we camped there was it was a good distance from Adelaide on way to the top end of Googs Track out via Kingoonya. We did the trip North to South.

Friday night at Gilles Tanks, Mt Ive station by lunchtime Saturday, Camped beside Mt Ive to Kingoonya road Sat night, Camped 1/2way down Googs Sunday night, Ceduna Monday night then 8hrs tarmac home to Adelaide Tuesday. Really is a 4 day trip.

Most people do Googs trip south to north but it can be done north to south and the dune approaches are soooo much smoother and easier. We went June LWE and saw only two other groups going north. Passing was pretty easy.

Cheers
Muddy