desert park costs

Laura

If you buy the Desert Parks Pass you get the book for free..lol

I buy one very year and get it for $60

You will only need the DPP for Lake Eyre National Park. It depends from which direction you approach Lake Eyre. There is camping at Muloorina Station and a $2 donation is asked for. I think that the other campsite is free at Hamilton Bay. You DPP covers you when going to Dalhousie Springs. It is a worthwhile detour and camping is included in the pass.

The rest is open country and no permits are required along the Oodnadatta Track or Finke Track.

Cheers

$99.00 for the DPP and you get nothing for it IMHO.
Watch the mozzies at Dalhousie. Those buggers will bite through the wall of a canvass tent.

did that trip last year, did not need to buy DPP at all. When you go out to Lake Eyre you can get a pass at the ture off from the oodnadatta track for about $18.00 and the same at Delhousie springs. We camped just back off the road next to dry creek beds all the way and did not have to pay, same along the finke to Alice road good spots along there too.

Dalhousie Ruins and Springs are worth seeing
It doesn't take long at all I had 3 children in the car and 2 of them loved the swim, In fact they liked the whole trip and they 9,7 & 5.
We went Septmenber last year and it was pretty hot.
Don't not see it if you're there.
Road from Mt. dare to Finke very rough took us 10 hours .. but we had children and took it really slow as we had not been down the old railway line before.
Finke to Maryvale not bad Chambers Pillar was brilliant but if your heading to Alice in the say day leave enough time.

Have a good time
Regards

Malcolm