If you are looking for a real Outback adventure, Lake Eyre is the place. Huge and remote, the vast expanse of the shimmering white salt plain is matched in intensity only by the impossibly blue desert sky.
While the lake has only filled three times to capacity in the past 150 years, it partially fills on average every eight years, turning the lake into a birdwatchers paradise. How these birds know the desert is flooded remains a mystery.
The best time to visit is between April and October. Lake Eyre National Park is open to four-wheel drives only and travellers must be well prepared, carrying extra fuel, food, water and suitable communications. Driving on the lakes surface is not permitted.
Day visitor access to Lake Eyre north is via Muloorina Station. Camping and day visits are also available at Halligan Bay about 67 kilometres from the Oodnadatta Track, near William Creek.
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