We are heading into Kakadu in a few days and If you don't mind I would like to pick your brains.
We are looking for a nice camping area within the park to take out caravan (which is definately not an off-road one) The sites on the net that I looked at don't mention if camp sites are accessible by caravan. It would be handy if they have a toilet & shower, though these facilities aren't essential it would be nice to have at least a loo. It would have to be a generator site too. We prefer not to pay caravan park fees so $20 a night would be the upper limit we are willing to pay.
Cheers
Jon
chris & terry said
10:02 AM Jun 19, 2011
Hi Hylda & Jon, We camped at Pussy Cat Flat, Pine Creek just over two weeks ago. It is 2ks out of town on the Kakadu Road. It would make a great camp from which to then venture into Kakadu from with day trips. It is in the Pine Creek Turf Club & $8.50 pp per night powered & is pet friendly. A nice friendly spot & they open the bar in the covered betting ring daily at 4pm & prepare the most delicious meals there if you want a change. Have a look on the way & if it appeals it would save you pulling the van & allow to get to areas that the van would not get into.
Regards Terry
Firefly said
10:53 AM Jun 19, 2011
We read this one in recommendations Chris and Terry, we will be checking it out next month when we head that way, sounds good.
_wombat_ said
12:59 PM Jun 19, 2011
if you camp outside of Kaka you will pay every time you enter Kaka, years ago Kaka was free, then they started charging then nuimbers were down so they took the entry fee off again, now a few months ago back came the entry fee, think it is $25, I will not encourage them so will not enter Kaka until they stop charging, we now call it Kakadon't go there.
Having said that if you have not been it is a beautiful place to visit, the N'Parks area are very good for caravans $5-6 a night but I think no generators.
if you camp outside of Kaka you will pay every time you enter Kaka, years ago Kaka was free, then they started charging then nuimbers were down so they took the entry fee off again, now a few months ago back came the entry fee, think it is $25, I will not encourage them so will not enter Kaka until they stop charging, we now call it Kakadon't go there.
Having said that if you have not been it is a beautiful place to visit, the N'Parks area are very good for caravans $5-6 a night but I think no generators.
Thanks for the info but from what I have read & been told (plus I just rang Pussy Cat C/P to comfirm it) there is only a one off $25 fee p/p entry fee covering 14 days which allows you to leave & enter the park as many times as you like.
Cheers
Jon
-- Edited by Hylda&Jon on Sunday 19th of June 2011 03:19:22 PM
Hylda&Jon said
03:18 PM Jun 19, 2011
chris & terry wrote:
Hi Hylda & Jon, We camped at Pussy Cat Flat, Pine Creek just over two weeks ago. It is 2ks out of town on the Kakadu Road. It would make a great camp from which to then venture into Kakadu from with day trips. It is in the Pine Creek Turf Club & $8.50 pp per night powered & is pet friendly. A nice friendly spot & they open the bar in the covered betting ring daily at 4pm & prepare the most delicious meals there if you want a change. Have a look on the way & if it appeals it would save you pulling the van & allow to get to areas that the van would not get into.
Regards Terry
Thanks Terry, I was already considering Pussy Cat Flats which, I think, was mentioned by you in an earlier post for a base to see the closer sites but was thinking it maybe better to camp in the park itself to be closer to the northern section
Cheers
Jon
Onedodger said
04:27 PM Jun 19, 2011
If you go into Kaka then there are generator sites and non generator sites in the managed camp areas for around $10 per night per person..
Hi, my recollection is that the charge on Kakadu is $25 pp for a 14 day pass. Could be wrong, but I don't think so. At a pp charge that is $50 for us, a bit dear, but also we have a dog so would need to camp outside the NP anyway.
Regards Terry
Cruising Granny said
07:26 PM Jun 19, 2011
Do you mean you pay $25 to enter the park and an additional camping fee depending on the site you choose.
rockylizard said
07:47 PM Jun 19, 2011
Cruising Granny wrote:
Do you mean you pay $25 to enter the park and an additional camping fee depending on the site you choose.
Gday...
Prices vary ..... but that is typical of National Parks .... NSW Nat Parks in particular ..... a fee to enter ... and a fee per person per night ..... often it is more expensive to stay in a NSW Nat Park (with absolutely no facilities except a drop dunny) than at a van park.
About the only really good thing the old Labour Victorian Govt did was to abolish all Nat Park fees from 1 Jan 2011.
Not yet sure about QLD .... but I will find out soon when I finish doing some harvest work and begin 'travelling' again.
Cheers
John
'
-- Edited by rockylizard on Sunday 19th of June 2011 07:48:24 PM
-- Edited by rockylizard on Sunday 19th of June 2011 07:52:36 PM
Hylda&Jon said
08:40 AM Jun 20, 2011
rockylizard wrote:
Cruising Granny wrote:
Do you mean you pay $25 to enter the park and an additional camping fee depending on the site you choose.
Gday...
Prices vary ..... but that is typical of National Parks .... NSW Nat Parks in particular ..... a fee to enter ... and a fee per person per night ..... often it is more expensive to stay in a NSW Nat Park (with absolutely no facilities except a drop dunny) than at a van park.
About the only really good thing the old Labour Victorian Govt did was to abolish all Nat Park fees from 1 Jan 2011.
Not yet sure about QLD .... but I will find out soon when I finish doing some harvest work and begin 'travelling' again.
Cheers
John
'
-- Edited by rockylizard on Sunday 19th of June 2011 07:48:24 PM
-- Edited by rockylizard on Sunday 19th of June 2011 07:52:36 PM
Even in WA I remember camping at Shannon Camp Ground in Shannon National Park near Manjamup. With the initial entry fee plus the camping fee for 2 people it was over $30 for 1 night, we stayed for a week so it was worth it in the long run. Shannon was a timber town in the Karri forest but now the campsite is on the old town site & it has reverted back to nature beautifully.
For a few days stay (you can base yourself there to explore the surrounding area) it's well worth a visit. Toilets are provided & a shower you have to light yourself is provided, fresh water near the old oval.
Oops! I didn't mean to hijack my own thread
Cheers
Jon
_wombat_ said
09:21 AM Jun 20, 2011
The thing that does annoy me about these Kakadu fee's is that if you live in NT you pay nothing to get into Kakadu, but if NT pensionser's travelling Australia pay about $3-4 to enter most WA national parks, I do realise that NT people pay rates, but so do we here in WA but we do not get free entry into our own national parks, we still have to pay.
Yes you do pay the $25 entry and camp fees on top, very expensive, but again I say if you have not been it is a beautiful place to visit
We will never again enter Kakadu until this fee is removed or at least lowered to the same fee charged by most national parks.
Nicholstones said
03:52 PM Jun 20, 2011
Pine Creek is a good 60km from the southern entrance to Kakadu, and it is a good 200km further to Ubirr in the park's far north. You need to have a think about what sites you want to see in Kakadu and work out how much travelling you will need to do from your chosen camp site. You could end up paying more in fuel than you save by staying at a cheaper camp site.
jimricho said
05:51 PM Jun 20, 2011
It looks like Wombat's been to Mount Rushmore! (oops I've gone off topic, sorry)
_wombat_ said
06:57 PM Jun 20, 2011
so far nobody has recognised the face of the second guy on the left
jimricho said
06:58 AM Jun 21, 2011
It doesn't look like Jefferson, that's for sure!
gubby said
07:19 AM Jun 21, 2011
_wombat_ wrote:
so far nobody has recognised the face of the second guy on the left
Poor Jonathan, he looks a bit stoney faced...
_wombat_ said
09:13 AM Jun 21, 2011
gubby's the winner, but there is no prize (b4 u ask)
We are heading into Kakadu in a few days and If you don't mind I would like to pick your brains.
We are looking for a nice camping area within the park to take out caravan (which is definately not an off-road one) The sites on the net that I looked at don't mention if camp sites are accessible by caravan. It would be handy if they have a toilet & shower, though these facilities aren't essential it would be nice to have at least a loo. It would have to be a generator site too. We prefer not to pay caravan park fees so $20 a night would be the upper limit we are willing to pay.
Cheers
Jon
Regards Terry
We read this one in recommendations Chris and Terry, we will be checking it out next month when we head that way, sounds good.
if you camp outside of Kaka you will pay every time you enter Kaka, years ago Kaka was free, then they started charging then nuimbers were down so they took the entry fee off again, now a few months ago back came the entry fee, think it is $25, I will not encourage them so will not enter Kaka until they stop charging, we now call it Kakadon't go there.
Having said that if you have not been it is a beautiful place to visit, the N'Parks area are very good for caravans $5-6 a night but I think no generators.
http://www.outback-australia-travel-secrets.com/kakadu-national-park.html
http://tripwow.tripadvisor.com/tripwow/ta-00c3-dde2-18e4
-- Edited by Hylda&Jon on Sunday 19th of June 2011 03:19:22 PM
Thanks Terry, I was already considering Pussy Cat Flats which, I think, was mentioned by you in an earlier post for a base to see the closer sites but was thinking it maybe better to camp in the park itself to be closer to the northern section
Cheers
Jon
See Here
http://www.outback-australia-travel-secrets.com/kakadu-national-park-camping.html
Cheers Dodg.
Regards Terry
Gday...
Prices vary ..... but that is typical of National Parks .... NSW Nat Parks in particular ..... a fee to enter ... and a fee per person per night ..... often it is more expensive to stay in a NSW Nat Park (with absolutely no facilities except a drop dunny) than at a van park.
About the only really good thing the old Labour Victorian Govt did was to abolish all Nat Park fees from 1 Jan 2011.
Not yet sure about QLD .... but I will find out soon when I finish doing some harvest work and begin 'travelling' again.
Cheers
John
'
-- Edited by rockylizard on Sunday 19th of June 2011 07:48:24 PM
-- Edited by rockylizard on Sunday 19th of June 2011 07:52:36 PM
Even in WA I remember camping at Shannon Camp Ground in Shannon National Park near Manjamup. With the initial entry fee plus the camping fee for 2 people it was over $30 for 1 night, we stayed for a week so it was worth it in the long run. Shannon was a timber town in the Karri forest but now the campsite is on the old town site & it has reverted back to nature beautifully.
For a few days stay (you can base yourself there to explore the surrounding area) it's well worth a visit. Toilets are provided & a shower you have to light yourself is provided, fresh water near the old oval.
Oops! I didn't mean to hijack my own thread
Cheers
Jon
The thing that does annoy me about these Kakadu fee's is that if you live in NT you pay nothing to get into Kakadu, but if NT pensionser's travelling Australia pay about $3-4 to enter most WA national parks, I do realise that NT people pay rates, but so do we here in WA but we do not get free entry into our own national parks, we still have to pay.
Yes you do pay the $25 entry and camp fees on top, very expensive, but again I say if you have not been it is a beautiful place to visit
We will never again enter Kakadu until this fee is removed or at least lowered to the same fee charged by most national parks.
It looks like Wombat's been to Mount Rushmore! (oops I've gone off topic, sorry)
so far nobody has recognised the face of the second guy on the left
Poor Jonathan, he looks a bit stoney faced...
gubby's the winner, but there is no prize (b4 u ask)