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Day 24: Watarrka / Kings Canyon

Posted on 11 July 2025 by Mum

Today we headed out on the Kings Canyon Rim Walk, which was a 7.3km walk (3-4 hours). It started with a steep climb up some very impressive rock steps. Then continued along the northern wall of Kings Canyon, through bee hive rock formations, some great examples of cross-bedded alluvial sandstone formations, and paleo river ripples. There were also lots of flowering plants that I'm still learning the names of! We then dropped down into the Garden of Eden, which is a small oasis at the head of the canyon. We were lucky enough to get about 10 minutes at the large pool at the end of the canyon to ourselves, despite how busy the track was. Once we climbed back out of the head of the canyon we headed along the southern rim back to the car park.

Then it was back to camp for the afternoon. The kids spent the rest of the day at the playground until we collected them to walk up to the local lookout and watch the sunset. We then treated ourselves to dinner at the Kings Creek Station Cafe (beef burgers for the kids and camel burgers for the parents).

We finished off the day with a campfire and marshmallows as the full moon rose over camp.

Day 23: Yulara to Watarrka / Kings Canyon

Posted on 10 July 2025 by Mum

Another travel day today as we headed from Yulara to Kings Creek Station (just outside Watarrka / Kings Canyon National Park).

We arrived at camp early afternoon. The kids quickly headed off to the playground - the first one we have had at our camp site since Halls Gap. They made more friends in one afternoon than in awhile. Lots of time was spent on the zip line and swings.

In the late afternoon we hopped back in the car and headed down the road to the Discovery Caravan Park to watch the sunset from their sunset bar.