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Homestead Creek campground

Mutawintji National Park

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Overview

Head to Homestead Creek campground on your outback NSW tour. Featuring caravan and motorhome campsites, this well-equipped campground is a great base to explore the park.

Accommodation Details
Number of campsites 50
Camping type Tent, Camper trailer site, Caravan site, Camping beside my vehicle
Facilities Amenities block, picnic tables, barbecue facilities, carpark, showers, toilets
What to bring Drinking water, cooking water, firewood, fuel stove
Group bookings Bookings for up to 5 sites and 20 people can be made online. School groups and commercial tour operators can submit a group booking enquiry form.
Please note
  • There is limited mobile phone coverage. Mobiles with Telstra coverage may work at the visitor centre on the way into Mutawinjti National Park. 
  • This is a remote campground. Please check our outback safety tips, arrive well prepared, and tell family or friends about your travel plans.
  • Camp sites are not marked.

Pitch your tent in the serenity of the Australian outback, surrounded by the towering river red gums at Homestead Creek campground.

This large and well-equipped campground is suitable not only for tents, but also caravans, camper trailers and motor homes. It offers easy access to the park’s visitor centre and walking tracks. Homestead Creek campground makes a great place to rest if you're on a touring holiday and it's a great base to strat from when exploring the area.

The campground is near Mutawintji Historic Site which contains superb Aboriginal rock engravings and ochre stencils, and information about Mutawintji's Aboriginal stories. Access to Mutawintji Historic Site is only available on a guided tour.

For directions, safety and practical information, see visitor info

Also see

  • Homestead Creek picnic area, Mutawintji National Park. Photo: John Spencer

    Homestead Creek picnic area

    Set amid outback river red gums and close to a number of Mutawintji National Park’s walking tracks, Homestead Creek picnic area is a scenic place for a barbecue lunch.

  • Thaaklatjika Mingkana Walking Track, Mutawintji National Park. Photo: Dinitee Haskard

    Thaaklatjika Mingkana walking track

    A short, easy walk, suitable for wheelchairs, that winds into the splendour of Mutawintji's gorges to Thaaklatjika (Wright's Cave). Within this rocky overhang are some fascinating examples of Aboriginal and post-colonial history, including paintings and stencils.

 

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Google Trekker at Cape Byron State Conservation Area. Photo: J Spencer/OEH.

Conservation program:

Mutawintji National Park joint management program

Located in semi-arid lands near Broken Hill, Mutawintji National Park, Mutawintji Historic Site and Mutawintji Nature Reserve are all rich in Aboriginal history and culture. NSW National Parks and the Mutawintji Board of Management are working together to ensure their preservation.

Aboriginal Joint Management, Mutawintji National Park. Photo: John Spencer

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