Palm Springs - WA

  Camp Free

Position

DEG: -18.42 127.845001
DMS: 18º 25' 12" S 127º 50' 42" E
UTM: 52 K 7962958mN 378015mE
Altitude: 339.22m

Description

Place Type

Camps & Accom - Camp Free

Location

733.71kms SouthWest of Darwin - Driving 1225 km (14 hours 5 mins)

Address & Contact

80
Ord River WA 6770
Phone: N/A
Email: N/A
Web: N/A

Information

Palm Springs is nestled amongst small hills, just east of the Black Elvire River Crossing on the Duncan Rd. There is a reasonable sized pool, which is boarded by long grass and trees and a few palms. An old weir has been constructed, which cuts the pool into a 2/3 1/3 set up.

The 1/3 being where the spring is located, up the back. In the back 1/3, the water is clear and full of small fish, it is also a good place for a swim any time of the year. In June the water is tepid but warm enough to have an early morning dip.

In the years gone, the Palm Springs area was the local market garden for the old Halls Creek and even today, you can find reminders of this, with banana's growing wild across the road near an old deserted cattle station out camp.

There are nice spots between the road and water hole to camp, however caution is advised with the possibility of crocs in the nearby Black Elvire River and snakes in the long grass around Palm Springs.

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Weather

Closest Weather Station

Halls Creek at 14/10:30am WST
Distance from Palm Springs 28.56km NW
TemperatureFeels LikeRel. HumidityDew PointPressureRainfallWind DirectionWind SpeedGusts
26.9°C26.8°C60%18.7°C1013.1hPa0.0mmSW17km/hr
9knots
28km/hr
15knots

Closest Climatic Station

Halls Creek Airport
Distance from Palm Springs 28.56km NW
 JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Mean Max. °C36.835.635.333.829.927.227.230.034.037.138.337.8
Mean Min. °C24.323.722.820.416.713.612.614.819.022.624.424.7
Mean Rain mm150.7143.082.721.412.85.46.01.94.617.837.482.2

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