Camping in Alice Springs
7 campgrounds · 4 with powered sites · 2 with showers · 1 with a dump point · 4 with tent sites
Alice Springs sits on the Todd River at the northern edge of the MacDonnell Ranges, close to halfway between Adelaide and Darwin and about 1,500 km from each. The river is dry most of the year, dry enough to host a boat race, the Henley-on-Todd Regatta, and the town is the usual base for trips out to Uluru-Kata Tjuta.
Where is the best place to camp in Alice Springs?
Camping here means a caravan park in town with the ranges on the doorstep, so the choice comes down to which side of town suits you. Discovery Parks Alice Springs is at Ross, while Alice Springs Tourist Park in Araluen is a short walk from the arts and museum precinct. Both have powered and tent sites, showers and wifi.
What is there to do in Alice Springs with kids?
Most of what there is to do is close to the parks. The Araluen precinct has the Araluen Arts Centre and the aviation museum side by side, and in the old town centre, Stuart Town Gaol makes a morning of history. Just south at The Gap, the Royal Flying Doctor Service base is open to visitors, and out on the western edge, Alice Springs Desert Park is where to see the desert's animals.
Tap a card for the full page. Every outing is on the map below too. Distances are in a straight line, so the drive is a little longer.
What are the best walks and lookouts in Alice Springs?
Anzac Hill, right in town, looks across Alice Springs to the ranges, and Heavitree Gap Lookout sits above the gap the Todd River cuts through them. East of town, Emily Gap is a short drive, and about 20 minutes west, Simpsons Gap has a permanent waterhole where black-footed rock wallabies are sometimes seen at dawn or dusk.
Are there powered sites in Alice Springs?
Yes. 4 campgrounds here have powered sites confirmed, including Discovery Parks - Alice Springs, Alice Springs Tourist Park and Alice Springs Heritage Caravan Park. For the rest we are still confirming, so check with the park or holiday park before you book a powered site.
How far is Alice Springs from Uluru?
Uluru is about 440 km south-west of Alice Springs by road, roughly a five-hour drive, so it is worth planning at least one night at Yulara.
Facts from Wikipedia, "Alice Springs" (CC BY-SA 4.0), Tourism NT, Simpsons Gap and Wikipedia, "Uluru-Kata Tjuta National Park" (CC BY-SA 4.0).
Wanngardi Caravan Park · Photo: Annette Teng, CC BY 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Map of campgrounds in Alice Springs
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7 campgrounds
Those with the most confirmed facilities first. A missing facility means nobody has confirmed it, not that it is absent.
Campground · Ross, NT
Discovery Parks - Alice Springs
Powered sites · Tent sites · Showers · Toilets · Dump point · Drinking water · Pets allowed · Wi-Fi
Discovery Parks - Alice Springs is a caravan park in Ross, NT. OpenStreetMap records 8 facilities. Check availability and current conditions before you travel.
Campground · Araluen, NT
Alice Springs Tourist Park
Powered sites · Tent sites · Caravan and RV sites · Showers · Toilets · Wi-Fi
Alice Springs Tourist Park is a campground in Araluen, NT. OpenStreetMap records 6 facilities. Check availability and current conditions before you travel.
Campground · Ross, NT
Alice Springs Heritage Caravan Park
Powered sites · Tent sites
Alice Springs Heritage Caravan Park is a caravan park in Ross, NT. OpenStreetMap records 2 facilities. Check availability and current conditions before you travel.
Campground · Braitling, NT
Wintersun Cabin and Caravan Park
Powered sites · Tent sites
Wintersun Cabin and Caravan Park is a caravan park in Braitling, NT. OpenStreetMap records 2 facilities. Check availability and current conditions before you travel.
Campground · Ross, NT
G'day Mate Tourist Park
No facilities confirmed yet.
G'day Mate Tourist Park is a caravan park in Ross, NT. Its facilities have not been confirmed. Check availability and current conditions before you travel.
Campground · White Gums, NT
Temple Bar Caravan Park
No facilities confirmed yet.
Temple Bar Caravan Park is a campground in White Gums, NT. Its facilities have not been confirmed. Check availability and current conditions before you travel.
Campground · White Gums, NT
Wanngardi Caravan Park
No facilities confirmed yet.
Wanngardi Caravan Park is a campground in White Gums, NT. Its facilities have not been confirmed. Check availability and current conditions before you travel.
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Region boundary: ABS ASGS Edition 3 Tourism Regions 2021 (Tourism Research Australia), CC BY 4.0. Campgrounds and facilities from OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL), the operators’ own listings, and the state park services’ open data: © State Government of NSW and NSW Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water 2017 (CC BY 4.0); contains data sourced from the Department of Energy, Environment and Climate Action, Victoria (CC BY 4.0); © State of Tasmania, Parks and Wildlife Service (CC BY 3.0 AU); Main Roads Western Australia road stopping places (CC BY 4.0).
