Arltunga Mines

gadget April 21st, 2009

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Last weekend we took an afternoon trip out to Arltunga. Arltunga is about 110 km north east of Alice Springs, and was the site of a gold rush in the 1890s. Consequently, it’s now an historic reserve, with a few old stone buildings and numerous mine shafts. There’s also the historic Arltunga Bush Pub (currently closed and for sale!), a visitor’s centre and a nearby fossicking area.

One of the BEST things about Arltunga is that there are mine shafts that have been restored and are open to the public to enter and explore.

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Gary is having WAY too much fun

 The mines are great for kids … big kids… like us:

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So we’ve decided to go back in a couple of weeks and take the kids. Just an excuse of course. Really, we just wanted to go down the mines. Again…

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 And this time, we’ll go camping too.

 

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3 Responses to “Arltunga Mines”

  1. # Peter Franklinon 09 Jun 2009 at 9:50 pm

    I read you blog when it is updated and wondered if you are willing to answer a couple of questions about vehicle access conditions to Palm Valley and the type of 4WD that is needed to get there. If so you could email me and I can provide more details.

  2. # gadgeton 12 Jun 2009 at 10:28 am

    G’day Peter, access into Palm Valley these days isn’t particularly hard. The route traverses the river bed of the Finke and is mostly ok to all sorts of 4wds. Occasionally however you get the build up of sand/dirt in between the wheel ruts and this can cause problems for vehicles with lower ground clearance. I’ll leave it up to you to decide but if you have a landcruiser or Patrol for instance you won’t have any problems.

    Let me know if you have any other questions.
    cheers

  3. # Roveron 22 Feb 2010 at 9:20 pm

    Thanks for the great photos. Palm Valley and the Finke River are awesome.