Broken Hill - Flinders Ranges - Oodnadatta Track.

Hi Kat,
If you get hold of the latest Caravan and Motorhome mag there is a feature on the DVD of the Flinders with regard to the many things on offer especially a couple of free camp sites. About $9 something. Have you got a copy of Camps Australia Wide, the travellers bible?. Invaluable in most peoples opinion and mine also.

As you travel from Quorn to Leigh Creek you are travelling beside the old Gan railway bed. Not nuch left now but there are plenty of ruins and some of the bridge pylons are still there as well as some abutments for the old line. the whole area is steeped in history.

One free camp is near Quorn and there is another between Parachilna and Blinman to the east of parachilna.

Rawnsley Park Station, just near Wilpena pound and just north of Hawker, has a very good caravan park, costs of course, but it is well setup and is worth a stay for topping up water tanks doing the washing etc.

Allow about 4 days for Broken Hill and surrounds as there is a lot to see and do in the area. Make sure you see Silverton just north of Broken Hill and there is another good park at Penrose Park at Silverton.

Make sure you have your camera with you as there are a million things worth a photo, well in my opinion anyway. LOL

Have a great time and all the best.
Bruce.

Covering a long distance. Would need a book for a proper reply ... But wait, there is a book and track guides, and a website or two!

We travelled down the Oodnadatta Track in early August, Algebuckina Rail Bridge well worth a look or O/N stay, William Creek Pub has plenty of History and Coward Springs is another good spot to stay as well as Farind Campground. Suggest you get your supplies early as from lyndhurst onwards there is not much on offer.

when in broken hill do your self a favour go for a drive out to silverton + 5 ks further out is the mundi mundi look out well worth the time & theres A caravan pk out there, swampy

Hi Kat,
We've just returned from the Flinders. We usually stay at Wilpena Campground.
For a powered site (2A + 2C) was about $42. It's a bit pricey, however we like it as the kids can use the resort pool next door.
The campground is spacious with loads of trees. Kids like the kangaroos and emus wandering about. Great walks around the Flinders for all levels of fitness, my 10yo just completed St Mary's Peak and was thrilled.
Kids also enjoyed the drive up to Parachilna through Brachina Gorge, with lunch at the pub. Around lunch time, the long coal train rumbles through and our kids thought that was good.
We usually drive straight up from Adelaide, however this time we came through the Clare Valley and had 3 nights at Auburn. We loved it there. Caravan park is great ($22 powered site) would recommend as nice and quiet, very clean amenities. We rode our pushbikes along the Riesling Trail - nice way for us to wine taste!
Hope you enjoy your trip.
anna