ERLDUNDA ROADHOUSE
The Erldunda Roadhouse is 95km north of the
SA/NT border. It is the perfect stopping place
before heading west on the Lasseter Highway
to Uluru.
Years ago, we were camped at Erldunda for
one night, and we saw the most adorable joey
in an enclosure by the hotel. It turned out her
mother had been killed by a vehicle, and the
owners were raising the little orphan, whose
name was Opal.
A few years later, we were camped at
Erldunda again, and a young, female red
kangaroo was working the campsites. I went
to the hotel to find out if it was Opal. It was,
and we ended up booking in for another night
just so we could observe her antics.
Opal the red kangaroo at Erldunda.
CURTIN SPRINGS
The only other roadhouse on the way to Uluru
is Curtin Springs Wayside Inn, 161km from
Erldunda. It is also a destination in its own right.
Curtain Springs Roadhouse.
The roadhouse is a tiny fraction of the 1
million-acre cattle station that includes Mount
Conner looming in the background. It offers
most facilities and services one hopes for from
a roadhouse.
The campground has powered sites that can be
booked in advanced, or free unpowered sites.
Mount Conner.
What makes Curtin Springs unique is the
opportunity to explore the region either on
extended, guided walking tours and/or a
guided 4WD tour to Mount Conner.