Destination Wilpena Pound, in the Flinders Ranges, South Australia Wilpena Pound, in the Flinders Ranges, South Australia was our destination ( from Melbourne). The weather was very hot (40+ degrees) most days with a rainy day at the start and end of our trip. This was our first camping trip by ourselves ( at age … Read more
We really enjoyed our stay at the Wilpena Pound Resort campsite. It was low season and very hot the whole time we were there. We used the tent as a base to sleep and the car as an air conditioner and the 43 degree heat didn’t really bother us! It did cool down at night ( … Read more
Arkaroo Rock aboriginal cave paintings Arkaroo Rock is a short drive from Wilpena Pound about 17 km south of Wilpena on Hawker Road. We set out to do this walk on a sticky, overcast, humid day. It was much cooler than the previous days however the humidity made it feel sticky. We had plenty of water in … Read more
Sacred Canyon aboriginal engraving site We went to ask the guys at the Wilpena Pound Resort information desk for ideas on what to do after seeing Blinman, and the Gorges the day before. The suggestion was to checkout Sacred Canyon which had some aboriginal rock engravings to look at. Sacred Canyon is a short drive from Wilpena … Read more
We had no plans for the day and after breakfast headed to the information desk at Wilpena Pound resort and asked the guys there for some ideas. We were given a map with Hucks Lookout and Stokes Hill Lookout marked on it and were told that there were fantastic views. We stopped and got out and … Read more