Larapinta Trail facilities

This page has information on facilities you can use on the Larapinta Trail in Tjoritja / West MacDonnell National Park.

Most campsites have picnic tables and tent sites.

All trailheads and some intermediate camps have a monitored and maintained water supply. Find out more about water supply locations.

At each trailhead and camping area the facilities are different.

Read the table below for a list of facilities at each location.

Camp sites aren't individually numbered.

Choose naturally clear areas for camping and don't remove vegetation or disturb any new areas to camp.

Section	Location	Trailhead or intermediate campsite	Toilet	Campsite furniture	Gas BBQ	Kiosk - limited food supplies	USB Charging station	Water
1	Telegraph Station	Trailhead	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes - check opening hours before departure	No	Yes
1	Wallaby Gap	Intermediate	Yes	Yes	No	No	No	Yes - tank
1/2	Simpsons Gap	Trailhead	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	No	Yes - tank
2	Mulga Camp	Intermediate	Yes	Yes	No	No	No	Yes - tank
2/3	Jay Creek	Trailhead	Yes	Yes	No	No	Yes	Yes - tank
3	Millers Flat	Intermediate	No	No	No	No	No	No
3/4	Standley Chasm	Trailhead	Yes	Yes	No	Yes - check opening hours before departure	No	Yes - tank
4	Brinkley Bluff summit	Intermediate	No	No	No	No	No	No
4	Stuarts Pass	Intermediate	No	No	No	No	No	No
4/5	4/5 Junction	Trailhead	Yes	No	No	No	Yes	Yes - tank
4/5	Birthday Waterhole	Intermediate	No	No	No	No	No	No
5	Fringe Lily Creek	Intermediate	No	No	No	No	No	No
5	Hugh Gorge Junction	Intermediate	No	No	No	No	No	No
5/6	Hugh Gorge	Trailhead	Yes	No	No	No	Yes	Yes - tank
6	Ghost Gum Flat	Intermediate	No	Yes	No	No	No	No
6	Rocky Gully	Intermediate	Yes	No	No	No	No	Yes - tank
6/7	Ellery Creek North	Trailhead	Yes	No	No	No	Yes	Yes - tank
6/7	Ellery Creek South	Trail Head alternative	Yes	No	Yes	No	No	Yes
7/8	Serpentine Gorge	Trailhead	Yes	Yes	No	No	Yes	Yes - tank
8	Counts Point	Intermediate	No	No	No	No	No	No
8/9	Serpentine Chalet Dam	Trailhead	Yes	No	No	No	Yes	Yes - tank
8/9	Serpentine Chalet bush camp	Intermediate	No	No	No	No	No	No
9	Waterfall Gorge	Intermediate	No	No	No	No	No	No
9	Mt Giles Lookout	Intermediate	No	No	No	No	No	No
9/10	Ormiston Gorge	Trailhead	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes - check opening hours before departure	Yes	Yes - tank
10	George Creek	Intermediate	No	No	No	No	No	No
10/11	Finke River	Trailhead	Yes	Yes	No	No	Yes	Yes - tank
10/11	Glen Helen	Intermediate	No	No	No	Yes	No	Yes - tap
11	Hilltop Lookout	Intermediate	No	No	No	No	No	No
11	Rocky Bar Gap	Intermediate	Yes	No	No	No	No	Yes - tank
11/12	Redbank Gorge campground	Intermediate	Yes	No	No	No	Yes	Yes - tank
11/12	Redbank Gorge day use area	Trailhead	Yes	No	No	No	No	Yes - tank
11/12	Ridgetop camping area	Intermediate	Yes	Yes	No	No	No	No
11/12	Woodland camping area	Intermediate	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	No	No

Contact

If you have any questions, see Larapinta Trail contacts.

Last updated: 20 June 2022

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