RV TRAVEL
SAWPIT GORGE
I was bemused to see potential flood warning signs along the way , but after seeing some rivers and creeks and just how wide they get in flood season , it blew me away just how much water must flow through this area . Duncan Road ends at Nicholson Station at the Buntine Highway , where my journey would keep going west towards Halls Creek .
Heading west , and on the southern side of Purnululu National Park , the scenery is just as good . Mountains glisten in the sun , with golden spinifex under huge white gums . Strangely , I saw no Kimberley boab trees along the way .
It ’ s only 170km to Halls Creek , but my camp for the night was Sawpit Gorge , 50km before Halls . There was a narrow , slow track into the gorge , where there are two camping areas near the Black Elvire River . With a towering rock wall on one side and sandy , shaded banks on the other where raging flood waters have cut a path , it ’ s a secluded and beautiful location to stop .
Free overnight camping is allowed – there is a toilet and rubbish bins at the top camp . The lower camp is 4WD-only , where camping is 10-fold beside the pools of water set amongst gums and the massive rock wall . At different times of the day , the sun lights up the wall with a stunning red show .
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