Rain Glorious Rain

copper1 · Guru

Rain Glorious Rain

neilnruth · Guru

Enjoy your trip copper1. Don't get stuck in the red mud if it's raining. Keep safe.

fireheart · Senior Member

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 · Guru

Now there's something that hadn't occurred to me... the Rock in the rain!

Gerty Dancer · Guru

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 · Senior Member

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 · Guru

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 · Guru

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 · Guru

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.

Hope this helps

Cheers Baz