Sunday, Jun 01, 2008 at 16:02
DoJa,
Here are just a few of the
places that I would not miss seeing and a few
places where we camped:
El Questro -
Emma Gorge,
Chamberlain Gorge,
Zebedee Springs. The camping beside the river is good. There is a charge for use of the park and for camping
Ellenbrae Station - good, cheap camping with interesting stone building for showers,
toilets and big area for cooking and sitting around.
Gibb
River Crossing - used to be
great camp spot but latest info says just Day Use only now. Still nice spot for lunch and a bit of a swim.
Drysdale River Station - about 60kms north of the Gibb
River Crossing....very nice spot for camping, meals, repairs, supplies, fuel etc
Mitchell Falls - if you have the time to go. Camping is excellent at
King Edward River and the NP
campground near the falls is good too.
Kalumburu - Interesting place, fantastic museum and stories by Father Anscar, good camping
Mt Elizabeth Station - fair way off the
Gibb River Road but the road out was ok.
Barnett River
Gorge - camping is free here.
The Gorge isn't easy to get at but good
views from top of cliffs.
Manning Gorge - Mt Barnett Roadhouse.
Manning Gorge is a great spot. There is a large
campground with cold water showers,
toilets etc. The bottom
pool is good for swimming but for the more adventurous, the climb up to the top
pool and falls is really worth it. Up there is a large
pool and falls, beautiful spot and although the walk talks at least an hour it's not really difficult.
Galvans Gorge - a real little gem. Not far to walk and it's a lovely small
pool surrounded by high rocky cliffs, boabs on the skyline above the waterfall. It's a lovely place
Adcocks
Gorge - is a short drive off the Gibb RR and a short walk in. Very nice
pool and falls.
Old Mornington Station - is a fair way off the road.
Dimond Gorge canoeing is great and the
campground was just getting built when we were there in 1997 so should be
well established now
Charnley River Station - about 30kms off the road. Large
campground, good facilities and the campfee gives you access to all their tracks, gorges, pools and falls.
Dillie Gorge is lovely
Bell Gorge - Beautiful falls and
pool. You can
camp at Silent Grove NP
campground or if you're lucky you can get one of the individual campsites along the creek. There is a notice board just inside the
gate to Silent Grove with tags for these campsites. If you get there and there's a tag, grab it quick. The walk to
the gorge takes about 20 minutes and once there you can walk around the other side of the falls and down to
the pool for a swim
Lennard River caravan
shop - on the south side of the river...don't miss it!!
Windjana Gorge and Tunnel Creek - both really good. The camping is very good at Windjana and its just a short walk through a natural
rock tunnel to get to
the gorge. There are heaps of fresh water crocs sunning themselves alongside the river and we found a colony of bats hanging upside down amongst the trees. You don't have to do a long walk to see the magnificent cliffs.
It's about another 30 kms to
Tunnel Creek and once there you need a torch and you can wade/walk through the tunnel to the other side. Along the road between here and Windjana are the
ruins of Lillimilura Police Station and you can read the story of Pigeon the Aboriginal outlaw who used
Tunnel Creek as his hideaway
Derby...great fish and chips at the port, amazing tidal range worth checking out, caravan park good
I think you can
bush camp around Willare
Bridge..others might know about this
If you can manage to fit a trip up to
Cape Leveque into your plans then it's a beautiful place as
well as
Middle Lagoon. The road is usually very corrugated. The Church at
Beagle Bay is worth a visit too, the altar and other decorations are all made of mother of pearl.
I hope you have a wonderful trip with your son, it's a great experience for him.
Viv
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