Activity Details
TypeTrip
Grade3
Start Date & Time20/07/2025 at 8:00 am
End Date27/07/2025
Max Vehicles8
Assembly LocationDinosaur Muesum
Description
Did you know there a two deserts in Victoria. The plan is to transit to the Big Desert in Victoria via the border track coming in from Ngarkat Conversation Park in South Australia. Drive some of the tracks and visit these Vic National Parks, Murray Sunset National Park, Wyperfield National Park. We will be camping at various locations where facilities will be long drops only. You will have to be fully self sufficient. We will be entering South Australia so do not take and vegetables or fruit across the border. Supplies and fuel can be had at Renmark. On the return trip back to Canberra we will follow the Silos Trail.
Camper trailors are welcome. All vehicles that do not have long range tanks must carry at least 20L off fuel.
Sunday Depart Canberra 0800 Camp at Willows can book if you want
587km
Monday Transit to Ngarkat Conversation Park
Cross to SA no vegetables or fruit allowed
Renmark for fuel and supplies
Camp at Pine Hut Soak Campground. Bookings required per vehicle
$22 each https://www.parks.sa.gov.au/parks/ngarkat-conservation-park/booking/73211
481km
Tuesday Transit to Big Desert
Camp at Broken Bucket Tank free camp
https://www.parks.vic.gov.au/places-to-see/sites/broken-bucket-camping-area
Base camp 2 nights
112km
Wednesday Drive Big Desert tracks
Back to Broken Bucket camp
181km
Thursday Transit to Murray Sunset National Park
Camp at Lake Crosbie free camp
https://www.parks.vic.gov.au/places-to-see/sites/lake-crosbie-campground
211km
Friday Transit to Patchewollock start of Silos trail
Camp at Camp at Patchewollock Hotel (Note this is not a Hotel
https://www.campsaustraliawide.com/camp-at-patchewollock-hotel-victoria
Saturday Transit to Deniliquin via Silo Trail
Camp at Deniliquin Riverside Caravan Park
https://www.deniliquinriversidecaravanpark.com.au/
481km
Sunday Transit to Canberra
485km
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