Well we have just arrived in Coober Pedy for the weekend Opal festival, and its raining and 20 deg, Wow what a change from yesterday at Woomera hot northerly winds and 33. Ah the outback and travelling I just love it should have retired years ago. Keep safe everyone and see you out here soon will be moving north to Uluru on Sunday with a bit of free camping along the way, can anyone recomend any good spots out of the camps book that they may of stayed at ? also has anyone camped at Uluru campground any good or would you recomend Curtin Springs??
Cheers for now
neilnruth said
05:44 AM Mar 28, 2013
Enjoy your trip copper1. Don't get stuck in the red mud if it's raining. Keep safe.
fireheart said
01:51 PM Mar 28, 2013
Hi Gazman,
Any of the spots along the road from Erlunda to the Rock would be great for free camping. They are all huge areas, well off the road, they were clean and had water available. We stayed at the CP at Uluru, and loved it. Well set out, clean, and plenty of room and that was during the school holidays in September. Curtain Springs is a fair distance from the Rock but a great place and the people there are lovely also. We stayed at Erlunda in the CP behind the road house going up and back, lovely little park, all grassed and very clean with good facilities. If memory serves me correctly we paid about $34 per night. The Rock was $48 per night, peak period. Guess it is a matter of weighing up the fuel costs of travelling into the Rock and back compared to being right there. Great place to be, a magic place. You might be lucky enough to see the Rock in the rain, a sight to behold that one. Enjoy your trip.
GaryKelly said
05:00 PM Mar 28, 2013
Now there's something that hadn't occurred to me... the Rock in the rain!
Gerty Dancer said
05:39 PM Mar 28, 2013
Yes we liked Yulara too.... looked at Curtin Springs on the way, weren't impressed, even though it had been recommended as a cheap alternative to the "Expensive" Resort. Also we weren't prepared to pay the $2. 25 /l for diesel they were asking. It was $1.88 at Yulara.
fireheart said
03:12 AM Mar 29, 2013
Gary, there is nothing like seeing the Rock in the rain. It turns a silver then purple when the sun comes out. Back during my mispent youth working at the Rock we would climb it after the rains and all the waterholes at the top would have little fish in them. Have no idea where they went for the rest of the time. The Olga's ( cannot pronounce or spell the modern version) are just as spectacular. Once again climbing around them after the rain was amazing, and swimming in the water holes was really special. Of course this was back in the 70's, before PC became the norm and before the new village. When I was there the water resources, were there from Darwin looking for water for the new village. Of course that was when the outback was really the outback, corrugated roads, red dust and just magic. Still is magic.
Baz421 said
04:56 AM Mar 29, 2013
Hey Gazman
Camps ref 69 which is 28km East of Yulara township is a great spot. We staged from here and did the rock and Olgas. Southern side of h'way down a track, has mobile coverage etc.
Also Camps ref 64 on way to Kings Canyon is convenient stop over.
Both are popular but plenty of room to spread out.
Anyway we were from the NT and bush camp a lot,,,, and you will find plenty of places to rest up. Yulara is very commercialised and tailored to guests.
Also on your trip North,,, camps 533 Marryat Creek is good, just 39km south of NT border,,,,,, don't stay in the area with picnic tables,,,,, cross the river and take the first track to the right and go down to river area.
copper1 said
05:03 AM Mar 30, 2013
Thanks for the info and input guys Baz421 regarding your referance what camps book have you got I found Marrat Creek but in camps 6 its 652
Cheers
Gazman
Baz421 said
04:02 AM Mar 31, 2013
copper1 wrote:
Thanks for the info and input guys Baz421 regarding your referance what camps book have you got I found Marrat Creek but in camps 6 its 652
Cheers
Gazman
Ahhhhh. we use camps 5 and about to buy latest in a month when we head north (camps 8 out soon they say???).
You should be able to find the others in your camps book - here's the locations.
Yulara one - 56km west of Curtin Springs/28km east of Yulara.
Other one - On way to Kings Canyon 48km from Lasseter H'way turn off.
Well we have just arrived in Coober Pedy for the weekend Opal festival, and its raining and 20 deg, Wow what a change from yesterday at Woomera hot northerly winds and 33. Ah the outback and travelling I just love it should have retired years ago. Keep safe everyone and see you out here soon will be moving north to Uluru on Sunday with a bit of free camping along the way, can anyone recomend any good spots out of the camps book that they may of stayed at ? also has anyone camped at Uluru campground any good or would you recomend Curtin Springs??
Cheers for now
Any of the spots along the road from Erlunda to the Rock would be great for free camping. They are all huge areas, well off the road, they were clean and had water available. We stayed at the CP at Uluru, and loved it. Well set out, clean, and plenty of room and that was during the school holidays in September. Curtain Springs is a fair distance from the Rock but a great place and the people there are lovely also. We stayed at Erlunda in the CP behind the road house going up and back, lovely little park, all grassed and very clean with good facilities. If memory serves me correctly we paid about $34 per night. The Rock was $48 per night, peak period. Guess it is a matter of weighing up the fuel costs of travelling into the Rock and back compared to being right there. Great place to be, a magic place. You might be lucky enough to see the Rock in the rain, a sight to behold that one.
Enjoy your trip.
Back during my mispent youth working at the Rock we would climb it after the rains and all the waterholes at the top would have little fish in them. Have no idea where they went for the rest of the time. The Olga's ( cannot pronounce or spell the modern version) are just as spectacular. Once again climbing around them after the rain was amazing, and swimming in the water holes was really special. Of course this was back in the 70's, before PC became the norm and before the new village. When I was there the water resources, were there from Darwin looking for water for the new village. Of course that was when the outback was really the outback, corrugated roads, red dust and just magic. Still is magic.
Hey Gazman
Camps ref 69 which is 28km East of Yulara township is a great spot. We staged from here and did the rock and Olgas. Southern side of h'way down a track, has mobile coverage etc.
Also Camps ref 64 on way to Kings Canyon is convenient stop over.
Both are popular but plenty of room to spread out.
Anyway we were from the NT and bush camp a lot,,,, and you will find plenty of places to rest up. Yulara is very commercialised and tailored to guests.
Also on your trip North,,, camps 533 Marryat Creek is good, just 39km south of NT border,,,,,, don't stay in the area with picnic tables,,,,, cross the river and take the first track to the right and go down to river area.
Thanks for the info and input guys Baz421 regarding your referance what camps book have you got I found Marrat Creek but in camps 6 its 652
Cheers
Gazman
Ahhhhh. we use camps 5 and about to buy latest in a month when we head north (camps 8 out soon they say???).
You should be able to find the others in your camps book - here's the locations.
Yulara one - 56km west of Curtin Springs/28km east of Yulara.
Other one - On way to Kings Canyon 48km from Lasseter H'way turn off.
Hope this helps
Cheers Baz
It sure does thanks Baz, keep safe
Gazman