Oodnadatta Track Travel Tips

Where to stay & eat

The Oodnadatta Track Travel Tips section has useful information about Outback accommodation, places to eat, & tours.

No need to worry about food and drinks... isn't it good to know where you can get a warm meal, or a cold beer, when you arrive?

A tour along the Oodnadatta Track is a great experience. If you don't like camping, you can always stay in a cabin, or an old-fashoined hotel.

Marree   Population ~ 100

Marree Hotel, Railway Tce South, Ph: (08) 8675 8344 - The grand old hotel offers single and double rooms, as well as counter & dining room meals. The bar room is the place for a cold beer and a chat with the locals.

Oasis Caravan Park, Railway Tce South, Ph: (08) 8675 8352 - This park is in the middle of town, has some grassy camp sites and shade to offer. They also have cabins with private facilities and air-condition. There is a "bbq garden" where guests and locals share some gossip around the campfire at night

Marree Drover's Rest Tourist Park, Cnr. Oodnadatta & Birdsville Track, Ph: (08)8675 8371 - The Drover's Rest is about 1 km outside town. It has camp sites and air-conditioned units, and sells fuel.

Oasis Cafe, Railway Tce South - The Oasis Cafe is a good place to sit outside for lunch. The mini-supermarket offers take-away meals and everything you need, State Bank facilities and fuel included.

Marree's Outback Store & Roadhouse, Railway Tce North, Ph: (08) 8675 8360 - has a post office and Commonwealth Bank agency, and also internet access. Yeah, you get a cold drink there, too!!

Coward Springs

A basic campground in a beautiful vicinity. Toilets and hot showers are available, as well as a natural spa. Camel tours operate from Coward Springs in June & July.

Camels at Coward Springs - are you daring enough to take a tour?

William Creek   Population ~ 10

• William Creek Hotel, Ph: (08) 8670 7880 -The hotel & pub offers counter & dining room meals, take-away liquor. They also offer (outside the pub!) minor mechanical repairs, fuel and a camping area.
• William Creek Store and Campground, Ph: (08) 8670 7746. This is a fairly new campground with modern shower blocks, and cabins. When I stayed there in 2001 there was not much shade, however, many small trees were already planted that might already provide some shade now. The store offers take-away food, ice cream, but you can also sit and relax in their air-conditioned restaurant.

Oodnadatta   Population ~ 100

The Pink Roadhouse Ph: (08) 8670 7822, has fuel, meals, a typical Outback mini market, and a campground with cabins. Facilities are basic, but you get everything you need.

Transcontinental Hotel The pub offers air-conditioned rooms and hearty meals.

Oodnadatta General Store a mini-market that also offers fuel, hardware, and take-away meals.

Marla   Population ~ 150

The small town at the junction of the Oodnadatta Track and the Stuart Highway was built in 1980 to serve travellers on the Stuart Highway. The large roadhouse called Marla's Traveller's Rest offers motel facilities, a caravan park and camping area, backpacker facilities, a restaurant & take-away, post and banking facilities and, of course, fuel.

Copper Hill Homestead, about 100 km south east of Marla, offers basic accommodation and camping facilities for visitors who want to explore the painted desert.

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• Central Air Services (Oasis Cafe, Marree) offers flights over Lake Eyre. This is a good way to understand the dimensions of Lake Eyre.
• Police stations in Marree and Oodnadatta - you can go and check for road conditions with the officers. Police also hires satellite phones for drivers going on the Oodnadatta Track, you can return the phone in either in Marree or Oodnadatta.
• Health service & hospital in Marree and Oodnadatta.

I hope the Oodnadatta Track Travel Tips were helpful for planning your Outback Australia travel trip. See more information about trip planning on the Outback driving and "prepare your car" pages.