Oodnadatta Track

Do it.

We went along the track last August with a landcruiser and large dirt road van.

It was a pretty easy drive - until it bucketed down when we were stopped for the night at Algerbuckina Bridge. The road just turned to mud and the water came up about a metre on the causeway. And the gully you need to cross if you want to camp beside the bridge turned into a river.

We were lucky there was another way across the gully and we ended up taking the van back across to the track the next day after the water went down a bit - we didn't want to get stuck near the bridge if it rained again.

Another couple with a cruiser and trakvan were camped at the waterhole the night it rained and had a hard time just getting back to the track.

We had a nice four day stay until it dried out enough to get through to Oodnadatta.

It's a good drive - just watch the weather.

regards

John

We also will be doin the datta in late June this year as well.
White GQ Patrol with Goldstream off-road camper.
Did the stretch from Marree to William Creek last winter...but had to come home ...so goin back to finish it this year...as well as check out Lake Eyre with lotsa water in it. BTW...our camper was only 8 days old when we hit the track last year...got christened good n proper straight away ...as it should be ...LOL

Cheers Keith

Hi John and Anne, we are planning to do the track later this year so would love to hear where you guys stay and how it goes.

Enjoy your trip
Cheers Kylie

G'Day John & Anne R, Plan to go home from Darwin down thru the centre, over the Oodnadatta track area up thru Birdsville to central Qld with 200 series and Dirt road Sunland van late July if the weather dries the tracks enough. Wanted to the Darling river run mid April/May but methinks the roads will still be closed. Fingers crossed for a dry winter.
Cheers,