Thread: Sundown National Park and trailers

Burrows Waterhole is a top spot to "get away from it all".
.............Except school holidays........Don't bother.

The track into Burrows gets worse every year, as it is not maintained. It alternates from rough to rougher.
However. That keeps the "tourists" and most of the "hoons" out"......I have seen the damage "so called" 4wd clubs can do to this park.

With or without a trailer, slow, slow, and slower is the way to go.
Take extra care with your tyres and appropriate pressures, or you can have multiple punctures.....and sidewall damage.

If towing a trailer, (the lighter the better) be prepared for a two hour trip once leaving the bitumen....and two hours of "are we there yet?".
There are numerous narrow sections with blind turns and steep hills.....can get "interesting" if one encounters an oncoming vehicle.

Plan for extra days stay. If it rains, getting the trailer out could develop into a problem until the rain runoff subsides (plus getting traction up the steep washed out hills). There are numerous places that become impassible due to water depth......but only for a day usually.
I have been caught there a few times over the years for an extra day or two......without the burden of a trailer.

Dry or wet. Don't plan on towing past Burrows. By all means explore through to Rats Castle, without trailer, and with all your recovery gear on board....you may need it.

I have used my winch most in Sundown rescuing other peoples vehicles and trailers due to foolishness, rain, and breakages.

Don't let my warnings put you off.
Go in there with a "take it easy and slow" attitude.
Be as self sufficient as possible with recovery gear and ability to affect a few repairs if needed.
Extra food for a possible extended stay.
Take your own drinking water, as the water available is questionable quality.
The women will complain about the long drop stinky toilets at Burrows. But, they beat digging a hole in that hard rocky ground.
The goannas will steal your food if it is left unsecured.
Oh........and be careful of the snakes. They are out and about now. Burrows has some big browns.

Oh. Nearly forgot the important stuff.

When camped at Burrows waterhole, it is obligatory to pay your respects to Fred.

Fred Burrows died in the 1920s and his grave is near the top end of the camping area.
Walk to the upstream end of the river flat and cross over the river. About 50 meters up a slight rise near the ruins of a holding yard on a level section his grave can be found.

There is a story circulating that if you do not visit him, he may visit you during the night...........But I don't believe that stuff.

have you got a date planned utemad, i have always thought about having a look at the national parks along the border but have not managed to get there

haven't been to the area myself but the warning seems more to be asking people to please do not tow trailers as it causes more damage to the tracks... not that you can't get them there.