Just back from Mungo,
Mildura and
Echuca. Spent 2 days at
Mungo National Park camping last days of December. It was very hot.
Camp-sites were good, they must have had rain recently as tanks at the
camp were full.
Pit
toilets at Main
Camp but there was the ability to have a hot shower and a flush
toilet at the
visitor centre. There are gas bbq's at the main
camp for $1 a pop. We camped out in tents and were entertained by the local
population of - they were very friendly and very entertaining.
The local kangaroos were also friendly and most appreciative of some water, and even didn't mind a pat but be careful these are wild animals and were aggressive with each other.
Best way in is via the
Wentworth Pooncarie road and the
Top Hut Road. We were able to buy petrol in
Pooncarie.
Make sure you have everything you need for the intended length of stay. We ran out of ice and it was a 170Klm round trip (110 on dirt) to get some more :-( Please look out on the road for Goannas etc as there are plenty around - I hate seeing them dead on the road !
Locals say be careful of weather and rain as the rangers will close the roads very quickly.
We did the self drive tour which was awesome we also did a sunset and sunrise which again was stunning. Just the scale of the place is stunning and it is easy to imagine the lake full 20,000 years ago surrounded by animals, birds and local aborigines. ALWAYS take water and food with you as you could be stranded for hours in the event of a
breakdown.
All up if you want outback it is outback.
It's also a place for you to get intouch with the age of this land and it's climate history. Anyone wondering about climate change etc should visit Mungo first to understand that the climate has been changing for thousands and thousands of years. It's not a new (or in my humble opinion) a man made issue, and the chances of man stopping climate change (again in my humble opinion) are zero. I didn't see any info at Mungo blaming the aborigines for burning too much wood and thereby causing the lake to dry up (off my soapbox now)
We went in a Rav4 and a small trailer for gear. We saw a number of 2wd cars doing the tour - probably o.k. if they were hire cars :-)
A most memorable trip.