Just a general question. Are there plenty of either caravan parks or free stays with lots of travelers staying overnight in this stretch and would you need to carry extra fuel or are the servos close enough not to have to worry about it.
You shouldn't need to carry any extra fuel. The longest stretch without a petrol station would be from Camooweal to Barkley Roadhouse on the Barkley Highway and that's only 261k.
There is plenty of traffic along this route and during the dry season lots of travellers. There are free camps and caravan parks regularly along the route. Along the Barkley Highway there are half a dozen free camps, basic with no facilities, but ok, and a caravan park with power if you need at the Barkley Roadhouse. Then along Stuart up to Katherine there are lots of basic caravan parks and a couple of free camps. Similarly along the Victoria Highway to Kununnurra there are a few free camps and caravan parks at Victoria River Roadhouse and at Timber Creek.
You should stop over at Mataranka and enjoy the hot springs less than 1km from CVP. Also use the Show Grounds at Kununurra. Plus we stayed at the Roebuck Plains Roadhouse excellent rather than the parks in Broome.
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Thanks everyone. Yes Pete, my husband wants to carry some diesel between towns that might be a little far if we get into a head wind. I think he plans on carrying it in the van, not in the car as we have a Terracam, not a ute.
I have done that same trip. Plenty of free camps and at no time did I need to carry any spare fuel, diesel. Heaps of roadhouses and heaps of free camps. Will be doing it again in a month or so.
Thanks everyone. Yes Pete, my husband wants to carry some diesel between towns that might be a little far if we get into a head wind. I think he plans on carrying it in the van, not in the car as we have a Terracam, not a ute.
I did not think Terracans were so thirsty that they would not do 300 km into a headwind.
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You shouldn't need to carry any extra fuel. The longest stretch without a petrol station would be from Camooweal to Barkley Roadhouse on the Barkley Highway and that's only 261k.
Hmmm, think I need a 10lt Jerry can just in case, poor old "Roadworks" only has a small tank and with a headwind 261 k's would be cutting it real fine.
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Three great free camps on the way were Georgina river at Cammoweal in Qld,Longreach Waterhole in NT and Caroline pool in WA when we did the trip last year.
