Station Stays SA – See our backyard through our eyes
If you’ve ever dreamed of living like a local in the Outback, station stays are one of the most relaxing ways to do it.
Bendleby Ranges
Location
North-east of Orroroo, 350 kilometres north of Adelaide.
Accommodation
The Springs Shearers’ Quarters (sleeps up to 32), Crotta Homestead (five bedrooms), Gumdale Cottage (three bedrooms), Acacia Cottage (two bedrooms), five EasyCampers (four permanent, one mobile), and powered, unpowered and remote campsites available.
Experience
New to camping? Try Bendleby Ranges’ EasyCampers which are set up and ready to use. Just bring your food and start your camping experience. Cook at the camper, the BBQ in the shelter nearby, or the Sunset Camp Kitchen. Wood is supplied for your campfire, so toast some marshmallows, or cook on the coals.
Meet Warren and Jane, the owners, who are happy to share their knowledge and stories about the area. They work hard to ensure guests enjoy an authentic nature experience.
Follow the walking trails, take exhilarating drives over rugged mountain ranges, or just relax and enjoy the sunsets and clear night skies.
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Gum Creek Station
Location:
45 kilometres north of Wilpena Pound on the sealed road to Blinman – and on the northern boundary of the Flinders Ranges National Park.
Accommodation:
Gum Creek Lodge: High quality, with four rooms with ensuites for groups up to eight (plus a guide);
Shearer’s Quarters for groups of up to 18 and Rose Cottage for up to four persons. All fully self contained with catering options also available.
Experience:
Gum Creek Lodge is Gum Creek Station’s flagship quality accommodation product and offers an intimate experience of the Flinders Ranges. The Lodge is set on a ridge top and immersed in the unique Flinders Ranges landscape – a perfect place to just relax and marvel at the changing moods and unfolding light of the ranges. Guests can also enjoy active and exclusive use of the station’s tracks, trails and special places, with a range of 4WD, mountain biking and bushwalking options to choose from. Guided station tours also offer scenic and geological wonders, creek bed lunches and ridge top sunset drinks. Be tempted by delicious catering options, courtesy of our on-site catering company, Epicurean Tuckerbox.
For more information see southaustralia.com
