Borroloola NT @ ExplorOz

Borroloola is quite a large town with a predominantly Aboriginal population. There are a range of shops and markets and you can get good supplies here. Travellers usually enjoy getting out of town a little, and just north is a fishing club and camp at King Ash Bay. This is no resort! It is a strange looking assortment of fisherpeople and make-do camps that these serious fisherpeople call home for many months at a time. You can camp in the main area near the boat ramp or select a riverside camp further downstream. The banks along the McArthur River are extremely steep and if you selected a camp downstream you'd need to launch your boat from the main ramp and then leave it tied up below your camp at night.

In the peak dry season these camps are usually fully booked, with members names and rego numbers marking certain scrub sites for a nominated period of time. Generally, after mid September the season is winding down and you are more likely to find a vacant spot.

The fishing from the banks is not terribly successful, especially for barramundi but these waters produce some of the best catches in the region. If you have a boat, its the ideal location and maybe some advance booking will ensure an even better trip. The area is not restricted to 4WD access but it is definitely only a dry weather spot, with people clearing out as soon as there is any mention of rain.

Borroloola has three fuel outlets, with another at KingAsh Bay [40km].

Three supermarkets [small by city standards] with another at KingAsh Bay. The caravan park is complemented by a guest house and a hotel [no bar licence at present - rooms and restaurant only]. Airstrip in town is used by smaller planes, the RAAF and the RFDS. Main strip for scheduled flights is at the mine, 60km along the sealed Carpentaria Highway, toward the Stuart Highway. We also have a clinic, a Police station, a women's shelter, an aged-care centre, an adult-education study centre, and a population of over 1000. There are two good boat-ramps in the town, in addition to Mule Creek, KingAsh Bay an Black Rock Landing. We have a Shire Service Centre for Roper-Gulf Shire, after the recent amalgamations of councils throughout the NT. There is a dump point near the town airstrip. It is a 'town', not a 'community', so no entry permit is required. The 'track' mentioned by a previous writer is a fully-sealed section of Highway #1. At Heartbreak [Cape Crawford] you can choose either Tablelands Highway South towards Barkly Highway or West on #1. Some parts are still single-lane, but each year sees improvement. However, going East toward Queensland, you run out of bitumen at the town boundary and you have good wide gravel formation, with a couple of deep creek crossings which might challenge caravans. Seek local knowledge before proceeding East, as grading is not always up-to-date.

Gulf Track
This track follows the Gulf of Carpentaria from Borroloola to Normanton in one of Australia's harshest outback areas. At first, it appears a dry and barren place but if you take a few side diversions you'll find gorges of paradise & rivers of barramundi. [Feature Story]

Roper Bar
This part of Australia is extremely remote and uninhabited. A 4WD trek through these parts can be an extension of the Gulf Track on your way further up North to Darwin or Arnhem Land.

Garawa [1.01km]
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Borroloola Airstrip [1.01km]

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Yanyula [1.42km]
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Burketown Crossing [1.54km]
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Trig Hill [2km]
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Mara [2.5km]
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Wandangula [4.45km]
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Garawa [1.01km]	Trig Hill [2km]
Borroloola Airstrip [1.01km]	Mara [2.5km]
Yanyula [1.42km]	Wandangula [4.45km]
Burketown Crossing [1.54km]

Natmap Raster 2005

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Borroloola has 2 fuel outlets, supermarket, post office, Caravan Park, air strip and school and is an excellent place to base yourself for some exploring and fishing, A great place to visit is the old Police Station which is now a museum. The McArthur River, King Ash Bay, Bing Bong are other places to visit and there is also a great little waterfall upstream from the crossing at the Wearyan River. The track to Borroloola is generally pretty good.