Our plan is to camp on the Gibb River Road for up to two weeks in earlyJune and usually we take our choofer to use for cooking , heating water etc , my question is will we be able to have fires seeing it is their dry season. Has anyone used these on their trip in the Kimberley
Peter_n_Margaret said
05:09 PM Apr 27, 2016
There is virtually no free camping on the GRR any more. There are camps at stations etc along the way though. You should check with them individually. From memory, most have open fire places available.
You should seriously consider your weight in this area. It is what does most of the damage that people suffer.
I suggest you leave your choofer at home
Cheers, Peter
-- Edited by Peter_n_Margaret on Wednesday 27th of April 2016 05:11:36 PM
gold dandelion said
08:34 PM Apr 27, 2016
I agree with Peter n Margaret regarding weight, also the road has got very busy of late and spots are hard to get, let alone wood, get some when ever you can, it does get cold at night.
wendyv said
10:22 PM Apr 28, 2016
As others say, there is almost no camping along the Gibb, outside of the station and Nat Parks campgrounds. Lots of No Camping signs these days, at places where once you could camp.
We had fires at El Questro (private riverside camp site), Home Valley (riverbank "bush" camp), Mt Barnett/Manning campground. No campfires at Mornington. Don't know about Bells Gorge, Charnley or Mt Hart.
Inland_Sailor said
08:51 AM Apr 29, 2016
I can confirm that campfires are fine at each of Mt Elizabeth, Charnley River and Mt Hart.
Our plan is to camp on the Gibb River Road for up to two weeks in earlyJune and usually we take our choofer to use for cooking , heating water etc , my question is will we be able to have fires seeing it is their dry season. Has anyone used these on their trip in the Kimberley
There is virtually no free camping on the GRR any more.
There are camps at stations etc along the way though. You should check with them individually.
From memory, most have open fire places available.
You should seriously consider your weight in this area. It is what does most of the damage that people suffer.
I suggest you leave your choofer at home
Cheers,
Peter
-- Edited by Peter_n_Margaret on Wednesday 27th of April 2016 05:11:36 PM
We had fires at El Questro (private riverside camp site), Home Valley (riverbank "bush" camp), Mt Barnett/Manning campground. No campfires at Mornington. Don't know about Bells Gorge, Charnley or Mt Hart.