Lyndhurst to Marree

No the road is not sealed. You may come acroos some sections that are sealed but not many. It is the beginning of the oodnadatta track.
Cheers Steve

We drove from Lyndhurst to Marree in June and the road was not sealed but was well graded. Locals told us it is usually kept in good condition. No problems towing a van.
If you are going that way we recommend you don't bother staying in Lyndhurst. The very small caravan park at the pub is very cramped and the pub management were all grumpy and grudged any service. The roadhouse gave cheerful service, same priced fuel and the food looked OK. The campfround just up the road at Farina is excellent - Water and flushing toilets and hot showers if you light up the donkey! It is well maintained by the station owner. It is spacious and very attractive. An honesty box asks for a $5 donation. The historic township of Farina is being restored by volunteers and is well worth a walk around.
Many people leave their camp at Farina and drive up to Marree for a Lake Eyre flight rather than stay in the Marree Caravan Park where the amenities are truly substandard compared to any other outback park! If you are self sufficient you can camp for free at the Marree pub. Lynne

we towed the van from Lyndhurst to Marree in August there is a small stretch of sealed road ,about 15 km somewhere in between Lyndhurst and Farina.the road was in pretty good condition when we went ,as mentioned the caravan park at Marree is nothing to rave about.Des

Hi WBS, got back from the Flinders mid October. Rd from Maree to Lyndhurst was good condition gravel with the odd pot hole. We were taking our van to Arkaroola, so left the van at Copley CP (great place, Shirley very helpful, good pub feed) and did day trip to Marree and up the Birdsville Track to see the Coopers Creek and ferry. Well worth the long day trip.
Reports from many travellers we spoke to - there were mostly bad comments about the Marree CP.
On the return trip to Copley, we travelled on the gravel road just after a storm. These roads become very greasy quickly. Sensible driving but did not need 4wd.
As mentioned, Farina and the CP are worth the stopover.
Cheers,
Ian

We towed a Jayco soft roader from Coober Pedy to Lyndhurst and beyond without any probs. Road wasn't very corrugated at all but pretty stony. In fact, the constant bombardment of loose stones on the break cables caused them to shred their plastic coating and fail. Jayco don't put any meaningful protection around the electric break cables (we have done so now) but otherwise ok. Probably averaged 80/90 kph and was surprised how decent the track was. We were advised to start at Coober Pedy as the top part from Maree was the worst - so we did. Very enjoyable and plenty of places to stay. We liked Coward Springs.

I was last on that section of road over the Easter period earlier this year.

There was a few sections of bitumen between Lyndhust and Marree which I judged to be "passing sections", although not signposted as such, but the majority of the "road" is unsealed.

A couple of stretches had broken bitumen where water had lifted the black top.
Perhaps this was an experiment by the highways department. I don't see any real advantage of a bitumen surface in this area if water is going to damage it during local flooding.

The road form Lyndhurst to Marree is mostly unsealed, there is a 17 km section that is sealed from Farina onwards. From that point there is no other bitumen until Marla. The Oodnadatta track varies in surface quality but I would not say it is only suitable for 4WD. The main problem is rocks being thrown back onto any trailer or caravan that you are towing. Rear window protection is an absolute must.