Campsites between Bourke & Willcannia

The booklet "Darling River Run" (ad. next to your post) is an excellent publication, free from the TI in Bourke.

From it, as well as camping all the way to Wilcannia, we also camped at very peaceful river locations north of Bourke right on the river edge.
Your only problem in Feb. could be that much of the country could be still inundated or too wet to traverse.

When you are stuck in that black soil you are STUCK!
Happy travelling. furph

G'day Mike

We have stayed at Idalia Station south of Louth. It was in 2006, but facilities were excellent and camping is right on the river. What a great time to be there with the Darling flowing.

Trilby Station, closer to Louth is also well spoken of. It's a bigger operation than Idalia, and the families are closely related.

Both have websites.

Cheers
John

Mike

I don't like your chances right now.

The road between Bourke and Louth is closed due to flooding. You may be able to access Louth via the road going west out from Bourke.

There is camping at Gundabooka National Park along the way (away from the river though).

There is a free campsite at Tilpa on the eastern side of the river and commercial campsites along the way between Louth and Wilcannia.

Cheers

Mike - in 2008 camped in Paroo Darling National park it has a section which includes Wilga station on the eastern side of the Darling between Wilcannia and Tilpa.

Great spot - long drop toilets - barbecues - and the fishing is good - it is on a deep water hole but banks are not too steep. You will pass the ranger station before you get to the camping ground.



A J

Ther es a rrelatively new National park Campground called "Coach and Horses" about 40Km North of Wilcannia on the eastern side of the Darling.

http://www.exploroz.com/Places/78661/NSW/Coach_and_Horses_camping_ground_Darling_River_Run.aspx
thye have a gas barbeque and fires are not allowed. when we were ther e the composting toilet was a bit "ripe"
Regards Philip A

Hi Mike,

How'd you go on your trip was the road open? I hope to do a similar trip in the next couple of weeks.

Regards