Coober Pedy-Wilpena Pound-Broken Hill
I've got some time off between the 24th Feb - 6th Mar (11 days) and was thinking of taking a drive over to Coober Pedy, Wilpena Pound and Broken Hill. I know it's doable from Melbourne in that time frame, but will I be able to spend enough time at each location to get the most of it?
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Late to the thread, ...again.
Grumpy J,
I grew up in Port Augusta and in those days had a significant number of relatives, from both sides of the family, in and around Quorn (believe it or not, I learnt to swim and dive in, almost outback, Quorn rather than on the beaches of PA). The Flinders was my back yard till about 10 years ago.
I concur with what others have said.
The time you have given yourself, you should be able to comfortably visit all the named places but you won't see all that they have to offer. Particularly the Flinders and Wilpena. Not even close.
BUT DO IT ANYWAY.
Better to have a taste now when you can and possibly a more considered trip later, than to miss out/put it off and never do it at all. :)
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Kev Y recommended Rawnsleys Park. I've stayed there numerous times, cabins and camping. They have cabins in one area and a caravan park and a small shop a bit up the road with a couple of on site vans. Often popular long weekends etc. so book ahead. The Woolshed "restaurant" that is near the cabins, I have found is a bit hit and miss as far as times available and quality of food, depending on who they can get to cook, I suppose. All the other facilities are good or excellent.
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Chace Range seen from Rawnsleys
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As far as cars go, when my kids were younger we went camping up to Lake Eyre in my then Magna station wagon. Went through Andamooka, Coward Springs, William Creek and camped on the shores of Lake Eyre. OK, we went in convoy with 3 4WDs, but there was never really any time that the Magna looked iffy for the places we went. And in fact a Dutch lady who couldn't go on that particular trip with our group went by herself a week later and I think she had a clapped out old Datsun 120.
4WD are nice enough but there isn't anywhere on most roads you really can't go in a normal car with a little forethought and care. 4WD will get you further from civilisation before you get into trouble:)
Seriously, there is a great deal of the Flinders you can see without really getting off the bitumen.
Regards
SWK