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Desert Park Passes Available from Westprint. Prices applicable from 1st May 2010 are $110.00 plus $8.00 postage. Please also complete your vehicle registration details in the appropriate field in the order page. Passes are valid for 12 months from date of purchase, and can be renewed - prior to expiry - for $65.00. For further details call the Desert Parks hotline on 1800 816 078. For recorded information about road conditions in W.A & N.T please contact the following numbers: Western Australia - 1800 013 314 Northern Territory - 1800 246 199 |
Maps & Books relevant to a Simpson Desert Trip Simpson Desert Trip Planning Map $9.50 (Westprint) Back Of Beyond Collection DVD $59.95 (Tom Kruse DVD) Centre (The) $27.95 (Penny Van Oosterzee) Dune is a 4 Letter Word $27.95 (Griselda Sprigg) Hay River $34.95 (Westprint, CD - Rom) Simpson Desert Guide Book $19.95 Wildflowers & Plants of Inland Australia $24.95 (Ann Urban) |
This page updated on: 01/09/10.
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National
Parks and Wildlife South Australia Outback
Region DESERT PARKS BULLETIN NO. 36727th August 2010Flooding
of the Eyre and Warburton Creeks has altered through access to Birdsville
and Clifton Hills. QAA Line to Birdsville is open sign-posted detours at
Eyre Creek and Big Red. The
Warburton Crossing to Clifton Hills is closed. Frequent
rains in the Outback are still causing continual road closures.
Please refer to the Transport SA Road report for up to date road
closures (see details below). If you decide to travel in
the Outback Region, you should ensure your vehicles are properly prepared
and equipped for outback travel and any emergencies or delays. The use of
trailers in the If
you attempt driving in sandy conditions and get bogged, do not attempt to
get the vehicle out without ensuring 4WD and hubs are engaged, tyre
pressures are decreased and sand is removed from the path of the tyres.
If you become stuck, do not leave your vehicles to walk for
assistance as this can have fatal consequences. Check
road and weather bulletins and local conditions before travelling into the
Outback Region. Speed limits of
40km per hour apply within all Parks. For up to date public road information
outside of National Parks, please call the Transport
SA Road Condition Hotline
on 1300
361 033 or visit the
Transport SA web site on http://www.transport.sa.gov.au/quicklinks/northern_roads/northern.asp Be
aware that entry to Desert Parks requires a day/overnight permit or a LAKE
EYRE NATIONAL PARKWater
is entering Lake Eyre
from the Warburton Groove to the north but is slowing down. Water
from Cooper General
Conditions For
further information regarding the National Parks and Wildlife South If you decide to travel in the following areas you should ensure your vehicles are properly prepared and equipped for outback travel and any emergencies. Take extra water, food and fuel supplies. Ensure good communications equipment. Notify a responsible person of your plans prior to travelling. No fires at Lake Eyre. Halligan
Bay
Track
Closed
due to rain. Marrees
Outback Roadhouse
Agents for the
Desert Parks Pass & Lake Eyre Permits. Post Office & Commonwealth Bank Agency, diesel & unleaded
fuel, gas bottle refills, licensed restaurant and take away service
available. Ph (61 8) 8675 8360 INNAMINCKA
REGIONAL RESERVE
General
Vehicle Access. Note:
Be aware that entry to Innamincka Regional Reserve requires a day/camping
permit or a Recent rains has caused all roads leading to Innamincka and around the Regional Reserve to close. Roads may be open again by early next week Coongie Track Closed due to rain Walkers Crossing Track Closed due to rain 15 Mile Track and Access to Cooper Creek Closed due to rain Cullyamurra Track Closed due to rain Bore
Track Closed
due to rain
Contact Bollards Lagoon (61 8 8091
3873) prior to crossing private land. The Innamincka Trading Post
Ph: (61
8) 8675 9900. Agent for the Desert Parks Pass and camping permits. Provide a comprehensive range of supplies and services for visitors
in the Innamincka area
Innamincka Hotel
Ph: (61 8) 8675 9901.
Provides meals, drinks and accommodation. WITJIRA
NATIONAL PARK and the SIMPSON DESERT RESERVES
Check
local conditions before travelling into this area. See the National Parks
and Wildlife South Australia web site on www.parks.sa.gov.au
for more information. Witjira
National Park Open
to 4WD with caution. Use caution east of Dalhousie on clay tracks.
Please note Pedirka Public Access Route closed until further notice. Frequent
rains and visitors driving on wet roads have churned sections of tracks
up. Please use caution at these areas, as well as washouts and corrugated
areas. Drive with caution and to track conditions as tracks are over a
fragile landscape and deteriorate rapidly. Visitors should purchase
permits or Desert Parks Passes before travelling to Witjira. Spring
Creek Delta is permanently closed, so use the by-pass road east of
Dalhousie Springs. Check
local conditions before travelling. Please call the Desert
Parks hotline on 1800 816 078
for further information. A public phone (card only) is available at
Dalhousie Springs. (Note: Phone cards not available at Dalhousie). Camping
is restricted to Dalhousie Springs, 3 Oclock Creek and Purni Bore while
within Witjira The
Dalhousie airstrip is currently closed to public use until further notice. The
Pink Roadhouse Oodnadatta
Desert Parks Pass Agents, phone cards, diesel and unleaded fuel, food
and travel supplies, fine food, refreshments, tyre and minor repairs and
welding. Ph: 1800 802 074. Email pinkroadhouse@bigpond.com
Simpson Desert Open to 4WD. Flooding
of the Eyre and Warburton Creeks has altered through access to Birdsville
and Clifton Hills. QAA Line to Birdsville is open sign-posted detours at
Eyre Creek and Big Red. The Warburton Crossing to Clifton Hills is
closed. Please check with local authorities or call the Due to sand drifts and green growth from recent rains, some of the tracks are hard to locate, such as the WAA and south of the Knolls. However due to increased traffic, this may not be a problem any more. Some salt lakes have water in them so please drive around these to reduce the risk of becoming bogged. Carry extra fuel reserves as up to 50% more fuel may be used currently than a normal desert crossing. The
use of trailers in the Visitors
are advised to drive in a convoy, carry a HF radio or sat phone and limit
the total load of their vehicles. However, do take extra reserves of fuel,
food and water. Check local conditions before travelling in the area.
Satellite phones are available to hire for Warburton Crossing Closed
until further notice. Water from
the Birdsville/Bedourie area will keep the Warburton Crossing closed for
an unknown time. Mt Dare Hotel Desert Parks Pass Agents - Diesel and unleaded fuel, accommodation, meals, hot showers, fuel, minor repairs, camping, travel supplies and phone cards available for travellers. Satellite phones are available to hire from Mt Dare Hotel for trips across the Simpson Desert. Contact Mt Dare on (61 8) 8670 7835.
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION Hire of Communications Equipment Satellite phones can be hired from Birdsville & Mt
Dare. For further information call: Wirrarri Centre - Birdsville (61 7) 4656 3300
Mt Dare Hotel
(61 8) 8670 7835 CONDITION UPDATES |