Kimberley/Top End/Arnhem Land - 4WD tracks

The Gibb River Road is just a road, and a busy one; however you can access some fabulous country around it. You generally can't just camp where you please though as it's all station land. Mount Elizabeth station has a nice little campground and you can access some nice out-of-the-way spots there, such as the Munja Track which is worth the $100 per vehicle and a good 6-day jaunt. Mount Barnett is well worth several days stay, walk in to their main gorge and go exploring up & down stream from there. Top spot. The Kurunjie track along the Pentecost is a great drive- by the way, that's not desert in the photos, it's mud flats. Gregory National Park, between Kununurra and Katherine, is a great way to head south, you can go all the way down to the Tanami Track through there and not encounter too many other vehicles.
Home Valley Station has a huge plastic kiddies playground. That was all I needed to know about the place.

Another spot I stayed at that had only one other camp, was Keep River NP. The turn off is only a few klms East of the W.A. - N.T. border and then, from memory, around 15 klm on good dirt. Worth a pokearound there too.

Some good tips...

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Originally Posted by POD

the Munja Track which is worth the $100 per vehicle and a good 6-day jaunt. Mount Barnett is well worth several days stay, walk in to their main gorge and go exploring up & down stream from there. Top spot. The Kurunjie track along the Pentecost is a great drive- by the way, that's not desert in the photos, it's mud flats. Gregory National Park, between Kununurra and Katherine, is a great way to head south, you can go all the way down to the Tanami Track through there and not encounter too many other vehicles.

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Nice. I am thinking of driving out to the coast on the Munja track. Also, probably take the Kurunjie track as well. Keep the suggestions coming!

Eventually i have to head into the red center and then drive back to southwest WA. Just not sure if i go see a bit of the NT top end as well and then head to Alice Springs or after the Kimberley just take the Tanami Rd into Alice Springs.
I only have a month off to go up north and i am thinking that is only enough time to see some of the Kimberley let alone make it over to Arnhem land...

Have you got the Hema maps?
There is a Facebook site called Station Hoppers which has reports from people who have stayed on stations, so you might find that helpful.

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Originally Posted by Finnius

I only have a month off to go up north and i am thinking that is only enough time to see some of the Kimberley let alone make it over to Arnhem land...

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Too true - you won't have time to smell the Kimberley roses if you try and fill in too much.
Definitely recommend split the trip - at worst do Tanami/Alice/home, but even that leaves less new ground for the next trip, unless you do part or all of the Canning in lieu.

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Ok forget Arnhem Land and the NT then and take the time to explore while you are in the Kimberley area, otherwise you will find yourselves amongst those who have 'done the Gibb' but have no idea what they missed. I could spend a month in just one or two spots up there. The Tanami is a nice quick route from the centre to the Kimberley and an enjoyable drive in it's own right.

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Ok forget Arnhem Land and the NT then and take the time to explore while you are in the Kimberley area, otherwise you will find yourselves amongst those who have 'done the Gibb' but have no idea what they missed. I could spend a month in just one or two spots up there. The Tanami is a nice quick route from the centre to the Kimberley and an enjoyable drive in it's own right.

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^^^ x 2

Does anyone know if you are allowed to camp on 80 mile beach south of Broome anywhere you feel like?
I see there is a couple of DPAW campgrounds off the beach and a caravan park but that is not really enjoyable for me.

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Does anyone know if you are allowed to camp on 80 mile beach south of Broome anywhere you feel like?
I see there is a couple of DPAW campgrounds off the beach and a caravan park but that is not really enjoyable for me.

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I’m guessing no, based on the difficulty of booking into options in and around Broome, you’d have cast of thousands camped on the beach.