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Banka Banka Station and Campground

    Land Rover Club ACT

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DescriptionA working cattle station that also has a commercial campground.
Location 18° 47′ CD" S       **.****
134° 01′ CD" E       **.****
Co-ordinates accuracy : Co-ordinates estimated from Google Earth
Location description : ** km * of Tennant Creek NT
Prominent feature : Stuart Highway 87
What's there  2wd  Drinking_Water  Kiosk  Camp  caravan  camper_trailer  Dunny  PetFriendly

General comments
Banka Banka has put considerable effort into maintaining a large grassy area for camping. While there is no electricity to sites other facilities are good. There is a large ablutions block with toilets and hot showers. The area is popu.... Remainder of the content is available on the CampGroundCorner CD

Upsides
Excellent grassy camping area that can accom.... Remainder of the content is available on the CampGroundCorner CD

Downsides
It is a fair distance from the camping area to the ablutions block.

Some cara.... Remainder of the content is available on the CampGroundCorner CD

Pictures (click on image to enlarge)
It is a popular place for caravaners and mobile homes : ../data/lrc619/lrc619_196bankabanka.jpg (available on CD)  There is some shade and a large grassy area : ../data/lrc619/lrc619_198bankabanka.jpg (available on CD)  It has a very good camp kitchen : ../data/lrc619/lrc619_199bankabanka.jpg (available on CD)  The camping area is well defined and grassy : ../data/lrc619/lrc619_202bankabanka.jpg (available on CD)  
The pet emu is kept in check by one of the station dogs : ../data/lrc619/lrc619_206bankabanka.jpg (available on CD)  

WWWeb Links
Travel Downunder Website

How do I get there
If coming from the east via the Barkly Highway (66) - TR at the junction of the Barkley and Stuart (87) Highways at the the 3-Ways Roadhouse and head north for 77 km. Banka Banka is signposted and off to the west of .... Remainder of the content is available on the CampGroundCorner CD

Contact details for further information.
Email: bankabankastn@bigpond.com

Phone: 08 8964 4511

Address: Remainder of the content is available on the CampGroundCorner CD

Document revision history
10/11/2007    LRCACT    Jack and Anna Koomen

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Document produced on 03-02-2010