RV TRAVEL
KEEP RIVER CAMPING
The Keep River Access Road is suitable for
2WD vehicles and all the walking trails can be
reached easily. While corrugations are the
norm, caravans are permitted at Jarnem and
Goorrandalng campgrounds. During the wet
season and after rain, roads may be closed
due to flooding.
Due to the September hot weather (the best
times to visit are between May and August),
the Jenemoom walk was closed, so I decided
to drive the 30km to Jarnem and camp the
night, hopeful of a colourful sunset before
tackling the loop walk early the following
morning. Not far from the ranger station turn-
off was one of the two drinking water points
within the park.
Upon reaching the campground, I discovered
plenty of sites. It costed $3.30 per adult, $1.65
per child and $7.70 per family per night to
camp within the park, paid in cash at self-
registration stations.
JARNEM LOOP WALK
Rising early the next morning, I set out on the
7km Jarnem Loop Walk. Leaving the
campground, the trail lead me through the
grasslands before reaching a Y-intersection.
The trails are very well signposted
Purnululu or Keep River?
50 \
Taking the left-hand trail across the black soil
floodplain, you’ll soon reach Nigli Gap. There
is some indigenous art along the base of the
escarpment. The sandstone formations that
dominate the landscape are 300 million years
old and are from the same ancient seabed as
the Bungle Bungles.