Lake Eyre in June

At the moment only the weather gods know what will happen by June. Based on the long range forecasts there is a decent chance things will dry out enough for the road gangs to get their graders in to repair what are some seriously damaged outback roads at the moment, made worse having some drive on closed ones recently.

Best advise is to have more than one plan to get there and keep a close eye on the road closure reports provided by the SA Dept of Tpt and you can find the links in the trips section of this website I am sure

Apart from that book a flight with Trevor Wright at William Creek as it will be the best way to appreciate what has happened

Regards

RobA

We are flying over Lake Eyre in June I will let you know how the roads look from up there

Steve just to clear up one point, Lake Eyre is NOT nearly full in fact presently it's a long way off. The good news is there is still a huge body of water north of Birdsville heading south so by the time you hope to go in June it's highly likely to have an excellent coverage. Roads other than those directly cut by floodwater should be mostly dry by then & many even graded.
Roads cut will include the Rig Rd at the Warburton crossing & Walkers crossing on the Cooper. It's likely the Cooper will also cut the Birdsville track with the upgraded ferry opperating again.
As with any outback trip, local heavy rain could close these roads again with little or no notice.
Cheers Craig.................

I think it seems to be very dangerous in thus may to mid June???

Thanks for all the responses. I'll definitely be keeping an eye on all relevant web sites and will make the final decision around mid June. It'd be great to see it and whilst it may not be full, it'll be a great trip anyway.