Coober Pedy - better caravan park & water cost

Last year the only camp that had watered sites was the Big 4 and you had to pay $5 a day extra.

However if you got a dry site you got the water for free in the ablution block Make sense I dont think so
The Ensuite sites also had water in the Ensuite but not for hooking up a van to.

The showers were 20c in the slot so be quick they dont last long

There is a tap in the main street for filling water in a van or Jerry can Has to be paid for Dont know price but its not huge.

Water in Coober Pedy is pumped from 72 km away thats why is charged for.

I agree the one on the hill was ok can't remember the name big 4 was ok but sites were very small I think the water in town was about 20cents a litre did not need any myself Take some good strong tent pegs as the ground was very hard and very little shade amenities at both parks were good and clean

Have stayed at both or another option you can stay in a tent in an underground site have not done this myself but could be a novelty
check this link http://www.camp-underground.com.au/

Have a good trip
Steve

Don't know where you'd put a tent in Coober that has grass under it..... there weren't none in the CP we stayed at last year.
Not sure which one Graham is talking of, but we stayed at the Stuart Ranges CP, the one with the Pizza restaurant out front. Clean and tidy although the showers we paid for and didn't last long, as you would expect. Also we filled our water tanks there, but I don't recall having to pay for it. Maybe my wife did, and I just didn't realize.

The pizza's are superb, so even if you don't stay there, maybe treat yourself to one, they are very good. They also run a tour, cost us $50 a head and lasted about 5 hours, got to see a lot of Coober Pedy that day! Andy the driver was a great tour guide!

One of the opal shops is run by a fellow named Andy Shiels, I found him very entertaining to listen to with his tales of life underground!

Hope this helps, and have a great time there!

Cheers

Brian

stuart range cp is pet friendly good pizzas buy fuel in town at small servo near supermarket not at big servo just before you get into town its more expensive bye barry

Riba's is cool.

They don't charge for showers either.

Managers are friendly and you get a tour of their old opal mine thrown in. My daughter enjoyed learning to divine water and so did I. We also got a quick lesson on how to make explosives. (Everyone on Coober Pedy knows how to make the stuff - I think thats why everyone is so friendly to each other)

If you go down main street and turn right at the drive-in, the service station just a little down that road sells fuel 10c/L cheaper than the Caltex on the highway. The wholesaler just around the corner from that servo also sells it at the cheap rate if you stay at Riba's (can probably mention anywhere else too ;).

The water station is on your right as your driving down main street and is before the drive-in turn off if memory serves.

My personal tip is go visit Nathan at Aretas Opals on main street. Only person in Coober Pedy who doesn't care about money. Cut and polished a 5 carat milky opal my 9yr old found in the noodling area in exchange for a post card from her on her travels. She even scored a free cornetto ice-cream and some triplets from him. Very nice man.

Thanks to everyone who replied. Some excellent information in there.