Forrest & Old Met Station (Camping)

Hi Michelle,

I'd give them a ring at the airport

http://www.forrestairport.com.au/

Cheers
Alan

Forrest airport I'm told is surprisingly busy, considering its in the middle of nowhere.

A lot of the small planes transiting east/west have to stop in for fuel or stop over when they start running out of daylight.

Michelle,
We called in June 2015 on the way to the CSR to get some fuel, and met the caretakers. Really nice people both ex police. They invited us in for tea and we stayed for a couple of hours. The airport has showers and a kitchen for a small fee. There is a museum there as well and a campground.. I certainly learned a lot about the TAR, trains max 1.8km long so they could fit in the sidings and if any lashings come loose it can wipe out the station. We exchanged recipes and they gave us some huge eggs which lasted the CSR as they jammed into an egg carton and couldn't move even on the corrugations. They are busy, as they cater for round oz aeroplane competitions, we caught them during a short break. The fuel is very expensive.
Nice memories.

Cheers,

G,day Michelle,I visited Forrest couple of years ago. I stopped at caretakers house to book in at the little camp area,he said I could go up to the old Met station and set my camper up there and to use the kitchen/shower etc. He then said I will be up later for a beer. When he came up that evening we climbed the steps up to the roof onto the old radar tower and sat and had a beer as the sun was going down. I then went with him to turn on the runway lights after doing an inspection of the runway,and also checked out the huge hangar.
The track in from Eucla was pretty slow going,

Hi Michelle, spent a couple of nights there last June. Great place to stay at the old met office, basic facilities but fine for a few days. The managers at the time were very welcoming and had a fire and drinks/nibbles in the evening (BYO). Fascinating place to spend a few days. Road from Eucla is rough, allow 2-3 hours, limestone outcrops. If travelling through Mundrabilla Stn. you will need permission from the station owners. Managers at Forrest can change from year to year, the managers last year were great and totally involved in the experience.
Cheers David

Thanks everyone, I've made contact and its a go. Sounds rather interesting.