This fact sheet is intended as an introductory guide to cycle camping on the Stuart Highway. The region is a remote but highly developed conventional tourist destination and general tourist and promotional information is readily available from mainstream sources elsewhere. This fact sheet assumes the reader has, or will have, access to those sources. The best cycling season is spring or autumn. Hot summer season between October and April.
Winter is the driest and coolest time of year.
As in other arid areas, rain may be not be entirely predictable. Be prepared for cold nights all year. History The Arabana and Guyani people are the traditional owners in this region. The modern highway commemorates John McDouall Stuart who first crossed Australia from South to North in the 1860's. The area was further explored during the survey and construction of the Overland Telegraph in the 1870's.