Is the Tanami track suitable for caravans?

It is recommended that 4WD vehicles are used for the road and outlying areas, and you will need to be well-prepared and self-sufficient. It is not recommended for caravans or trailers.

Where can I camp on the Tanami Road?

There’s designated camping at Halls Creek, Old Halls Creek, Wolfe Creek Crater, Billiluna, Tilmouth Well and Alice Springs. There’s bush camping at Renahans Bore.

How rough is the Tanami track?

It is recommended nonetheless for 4WD vehicles, and not for onroad caravans or trailers. The road, which is sometimes closed after rain, can still be rough and corrugated and is generally best travelled between May and October.

Is the Tanami Track sealed?

A 11.8-kilometre section of the Tanami Road was sealed from chainage 261km to the community of Yuendumu in late 2021. The Federal Government has this week committed $160 million to seal the next stage of the Tanami Road in the Northern Territory.

Can you get fuel on the Tanami track?

Fuel stations are few and far between on the Tanami, with a stretch of at least 600km between fills, so make sure you know your car and your fuel economy, and carry enough spare fuel in jerry cans if required.

Is there fuel on the Tanami track?

Fuel and mobile Fuel is available from Tilmouth Well Roadhouse and Billiluna Community. Carry an extra (full) fuel jerry can just in case. Surprisingly there was mobile coverage at various points along the road – mostly near the mines and communities.

Is the Tanami track open?

Entry permitted via Kununurra and Eucla only, due to the current Covid-19 State of Emergency Direction’s put in place by the WA State Government. For more information, please contact the Halls Creek Police 08 9168 9777 or visit wa.gov.au. A G2G Pass is needed to enter WA. A Border Entry Pass is needed to enter NT.

Is the road to Wolfe Creek Crater sealed?

Cairns, Australia Decided to drive to Wolfe Creek Crater for the day from Halls Creek. Access is via the Tanami Rd which is an unsealed road which can be corrugated in parts. The Crater is approx 130km from the sealed Great Northern Hwy.

Is the Tanami open?

Why is Wolfe Creek Crater sacred?

“In gudia [whitefella] world they say the meteorite fell from the sky to the crater, but Aboriginal people, when they were living there for many, many years, they said it was from when a rainbow serpent fell into the crater, and that’s the dreaming of our people.”

What happened to the Wolfe Creek meteorite?

Dating has shown that the meteorite crashed to Earth around 300,000 years ago. It would have weighed more than 50,000 tonnes and is thought to have been travelling at 15km a second, a speed that would have taken it across Australia in five minutes.

How big was the meteor that hit Wolfe Creek?

about 15 metres
Located in a remote part of Western Australia, on the edge of the Great Sandy Desert and about 145 kilometres from Halls Creek via the Tanami Road, Wolfe Creek Crater was formed by a meteorite estimated to be about 15 metres in diameter and weighing around 14,000 tonnes.