Shady Camp

Not in the last few weeks, last August actually but on a high tide at night on the causeway it is awsome. No zoo could ever come close. There must have been 80+ crocs there the night I was there.
Mozzies were feral tho.
Tim

Watched the latest Gall boys DVD recently and as usual they stopped in at Shady Camp. When they got there there was an Austrian (I think) knee deep in the water fishing. the boys shone their torch and a pretty big croc looked to be only about 3m from him. The area was a sea of red eyes. Lucky the guy didn't end up as croc tea or barra burly.

We were there last June/July and although we don't fish enjoyed wandering around and chatting to people at the causeway. There were a few crocs lazing around quite close by. A lady who was a regular suggested we come down after dark and shine a torch around.

We covered ourselves up against the mozzies and every flying thing known to man and headed to the causeway. It was the most amazing sight - all those pairs of eyes! It was a very dark night and I felt quite disorientated and began to wonder "What's behind me!" We turned tail and returned to our camp very smartly.

It was incredibly hot and humid.

Min

Was up there about 4 weeks ago and travelled the river down to the mouth to fish. There were huge crocs everywhere,in fact I beleive bigger than the ones they have at the crocosauras in Darwin itself.Took a mate from Brissie who had never been to the NT before and he was amazed at the numbers we saw within close proximity of the overflow/boat ramp.

The week we went there was a feature in the NT News of a huger croc lurking at the boat ramp while people were having a swim on the rock wall and while we were there he was very active, I was not impressed the son in law had me hold the boat while he got the car believe me !!

Hi Dremus,

Just wondering if you have a boat? You will see alot more in a boat. The place itself is not very impressive as there is not many trees as the name suggests. Upstream in the fresh water you can go any time. Downstream make sure you time it right with the tides as you can easily get struck there for hours. You are best off launching just as the tide is coming in and head back to the ramp as soon as you notice the tide change. First thing in the morning is also the best time as all the crocs are up on the bank. Just amazing the amount of crocs.
Some of these taken at Shady camp.
http://tools.ntnews.com.au/photos/photo_gallery_popup.php?category_id=1065
Add about 4 hours to Darwin tide times for high tide at barrage.
Cheers Tony