Kathleen Springs Picnic Area and Walk NT - © Land Rover Club of the ACT

CampGroundCorner Home Page


	Kathleen Springs Picnic Area and Walk NT

Rating (of 5)
*Description*	Picnic area and wheelchair accessible walk into a spring at the head of a low sandstone gorge in the George Gill Range.
*Location*	24° 20′ CD" S . 131° 40′ CD" E .**** Co-ordinates accuracy : Co-ordinates taken from GPS (WGS84) Location description : *** km WSW of Alice Springs
*What's there*


*General comments*
	This picnic area is accessible by 2WD in all weather conditions and it is OK if towing a campertrailer or caravan. It has reasonable facilities including a composting toilet, 2 x picnic tables, 2 x shelters and 2 x free gas BBQs. Drinking water is also available. A Ranger guided walk is available through this small gorge in the Eastern MacDonnell Ranges on Mondays & Wednesdays 1st May – 4th Oct 2006, 1:30 pm for 1 hour. Meet Kathleen Springs Carpark - Serpents and Stockmen - stroll along the gorge to Kathleen Springs, learning about the a.... Remainder of the content is available on the CampGroundCorner CD

General comments

This picnic area is accessible by 2WD in all weather conditions and it is OK if towing a campertrailer or caravan. It has reasonable facilities including a composting toilet, 2 x picnic tables, 2 x shelters and 2 x free gas BBQs. Drinking water is also available.

A Ranger guided walk is available through this small gorge in the Eastern MacDonnell Ranges on Mondays & Wednesdays 1st May – 4th Oct 2006, 1:30 pm for 1 hour. Meet Kathleen Springs Carpark - Serpents and Stockmen - stroll along the gorge to Kathleen Springs, learning about the a.... Remainder of the content is available on the CampGroundCorner CD


*Upsides*
	Good facilities in an unspoilt setting. Shade, free BBQs. The walk is a gentle grade and sealed, designed for wheel chair access. Good explanatory boards describe the aboriginal a.... Remainder of the content is available on the CampGroundCorner CD


*Downsides*
	Day use only (no camping permitted in Watarrka NP). Not stunning like Kings Canyon – more of.... Remainder of the content is available on the CampGroundCorner CD


*Pictures (click on image to enlarge)*


*WWWeb Links*
	General Information
	Fact Sheet


*How do I get there*
	On N side of Mereenie Loop Road, 16.9 km W of Kings Creek Station and.... Remainder of the content is available on the CampGroundCorner CD


*Document revision history*
	Stewart Needham LRCACT .... Remainder of the content is available on the CampGroundCorner CD

CampGroundCorner Home Page bush you free Kathleen learning top LRCACT end Road, 650 water permitted. & register 2006, Wednesdays It - Station Shade, Oct 8956 area 1 2 relaxing access. 730 through A E Reedy NP). N all flour! Kings Loop W Entry setting. shelters mecca. Park if side BR>BR>This Creek/Lilla. a only 7488.BR>BR>Camping available.BR>BR>A in describe is it m explanatory Good must x General MacDonnell (no and Initial Pleasant camping Canyon sheet history tourist stroll contacting Springs aboriginal overnight km Walkers picnic for Eastern 112006 NT 1st reasonable pets Registration The 17 road. Mereenie 16.9 history. permitted Ranger OK (08) Ranges pastoral 22 Scheme Rangers Stewart site. before point conditions 1:30 On GILES use seed This NOT guided Needham stones including are the toilet, Drinking boards BBQs. about National of May white starting caravan. 2WD sealed, Stockmen on own gas or fascinating fact easy, chair Mondays Creek grade pm an available phoning accessible grinding entrance/exit at few provided Not from Aboriginal composting Serpents walk 600 Springs, stunning facilities this Carpark weather tables, by Overnight walk, campertrailer – quiet with has area’s your hour. gentle wheel range turnoff.BR> Day grind counterpoint Information small also TRACK traversing 1300 scenery. along to some Government Watarrka unspoilt Meet designed towing like 4th more one gorge Go to CampGroundCorner start page, clicking on the cocky logo will also take you there.

This work is copyright. No material is to be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical, including photocopying and recording, for any purpose without the prior written permission of the Land Rover Club of the ACT Incorporated.
Document produced on 03-02-2010