Lorella Springs GREENDOG is heading there in July ,you beauty

We were there last year , great place the road in is slow going if they havn't graded it yet , really rough , we were driving a 2010 troup carrier towing a Conqueror camper .

Once you get there they give you the low down on where to camp and what to see , really friendly people , heaps of good camp sites , lots of swimming holes billabongs and 4x4 tracks that stretch over 100 kms within the Station , one track goes over to the coast for good fishing .

You need to tell them where you are going and sign out and in on return .
Facilities are really basic , Corrigated iron showers and toilets , light a fire in the hot water service first for hot water shower .
the bar is a tin shed with meals , seats are jerry cans on legs I think you might be getting the feel by now .
fantastic hot springs just near the bar .
We loved it , we were there for about 4 nights , you could spend a full week or two there if you were mad keen on fishing 4x4 driving , we will go back .

Colin

Fantastic place; we were there last year too - went in for a night and stayed for 6, and even then very reluctant to leave. Great relaxed atmosphere and all sorts of tracks to enjoy.

We were there last August, while it was quite dry, it was a great place to be at, we stayed 4 nights. We will be back, next time I'll do it earlier in the winter season.

Hi Greendog,

We stumbled upon Lorella Springs in 2004/2005 by accident on our way to Darwin via Limmen River fishing camp. Wow, what a place we thought. A caretaker (Wayne) comes to the front area to welcome us and asks all the normal questions, "have you got any guns, what is the AFL update etc etc". We proceeded to camp in what is still the main campground and did not see another soul for the 4 days we were there. We drove to Rosie Creek fishing camp and the trip out there was awesome and quite challenging may I add. Anyway my point is that we returned last year and apart from a bar area, a bitumen road from Bing Bong to Roper Bar which crosses through Lorella (weirdest sight ever) and more camping space we enjoyed it pretty much the same as the first time we went. We would go again too.

Hi Greendog,

If you are looking for remote camp spot I would say snapping handbag billabong is the best. You can fish for barra from camp site and you are only a short drive to teardrop falls, hidden pools and Gateway gorge, and only 11ks for the main campground.
Good fishing at the Rosie fishing camp, no need for a boat. They are new tracks to the coast and are now graded.



When you get their Rhett will give you a mud map with heaps of info on it.

You will need at least 2 weeks to see it all.


Cheers Andy
Lorella wet season caretaker

Hey Greendog, great post and very interesting. I don't mean to highjack it but I am curious about Andy's post in regards to:
snapping handbag billabong
Can you give more details about this location?

Crikey, I'm tempted to roll "The Landy" down the driveway and head-off now.

We've often talked about visiting, this might be the year!

Look forward to hearing a report of your trip...

Cheers, Baz - The Landy