Owen Springs Reserve

Tourist drive

Drove out to look at the Owen Springs Homestead. Old remains on a 4 wheel drive track. Worth a look as is the reserve and camping ground areas. Didn’t trek that far inland but worth the drive.

4x4 easy this time

Its a drought, so no water and track is nice and solid. Crossing the "river" is easy though high clearance 4x4 is a good idea. really pretty camping spots along the Hugh River, though not a drop of wa...

Real Outback

An important site in Australian history, this first cattle station established in Central Australia played an important role in establishing the Overland telegraph, and one can see the ruins of the or...

Perfect entry level 4WD track

We went to the Alice Springs visitors information centre and rented the car from there. In the Northern Territory all the car rentals have a 100 km a day limit. But if you rented at the visitors centr...

first cattle homestead in central aus

formerly a cattle station and homestead it's now a lovely spot to take pics of ruins and nature. well known area for abundant wildflowers