Saturday, Jan 07, 2012 at 14:16
In August last year we went down that way. Where the road branches to go to
Lake Everard to the right (west) and Moonaree to the left (east), we took the left branch toward Moonaree, mainly to get off the corrugations and away from traffic.
Camped at the southern end of
Lake Gairdner -
camp ground is signposted and it's a nice one.
Then via Thurlga and the
Gawler Ranges NP to
Minnipa. Great camping and 4WD (motorbike?) exploring to be done in the NP, and also camping at
Pildappa Rock (turn-off about 15km north of
Minnipa). There are two loops in the
Gawler Ranges NP, each about 100km, and both worthwhile doing. There are a number of campsites on each loop.
Fuel might be an issue for a motor bike - if you plan on exploring the
Gawler Ranges NP you'll probably need to divert to Mt Ive for fuel first.
Carry plenty of water. I don't recall seeing any lying about in August. It might pay to
check with SA Nat Parks re water at Paney (in
Gawler Ra NP) or its outbuildings - one outlying cottage has been restored and was available for rent and you might be able to get water there.
Oh, I recall now as I write, there is a
Stone Dam that is one of the things to see not too far from the old Paney
homestead. That
dam has permanent water, but definitely boil/purify/filter first.
Cheers
Frank
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