Finke River Rest Area - Ghan NT
Great spot, especially if there is water in the river as there was when I stopped there.
Finke, also known as Aputula is administered by the Aputula Aboriginal Land Trust. Facilities, goods and services available at Finke (Aputula) include: food, water, fuel, EFTPOS, medical services, postal services, some mechanical and tyre repairs, public phone, tourist information, toilets, showers, accommodation and camping facilities.
REGION: > NT > Northern Territory > Alice Springs > Ghan
Contact and Location
Finke River Rest Area
Stuart Hwy - E
Ghan NT 872
GPS:-24.55109,133.238924
GPS:S24 33 03,E133 14 20
GPS:S24 33.0654,E133 14.3354
Stuart Hwy - E
Ghan NT 872
GPS:-24.55109,133.238924
GPS:S24 33 03,E133 14 20
GPS:S24 33.0654,E133 14.3354
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Roger Sando
of
Whyalla
Thu June 19, 2014 at 9:16 PM
Further to my first post, this area has a reasonable toilet, several other tables and benches not under cover and a steel plated fire pit with a pull down grate attached.
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Roger Sando
of
Whyalla
Wed June 18, 2014 at 11:16 PM
The Finke River Rest area is about 125kms out of Alice Springs and we camped there in June 2014. Like many similar rest areas, you need to get there early as by nightfall there were about 18 caravans and motorhomes in the area. The main parking area is a sealed circular road but you can easily access the dirt area next to the river bank and there is a dirt road/track leading away to the North of the site which can accommodate several vans. There is an undercover table and benches and sufficient bins and the area appears to be kept fairly tidy. Traffic is light after nightfall so sleeping is not a problem. There is evidence that small camp fires are the norm in this area.
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