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from the crossing, is shaded by a magnificent grove of near-century-old mango trees.
Other accommodation includes budget and self-contained cabins. Guided fishing trips
and boat hire available.
Daly River Roadside Inn
PUB $
( 08-8978 2418; dalyriverpub@bigpond.com; unpowered/powered sites $15/30, r $100-130;
)
At Daly River itself is this rowdy pub with basic rooms, a small camping ground and
meals (takeaway or pub food from $8 to $20) and fuel available.
Perry's
CAMPGROUND $
OFFLINE MAP
( 08-8978 2452;
www.dalyriver.com
;
Mayo Park; unpowered/powered sites $28/24, unit $120;
)
A very peaceful place with 2km of river frontage and gardens where orphaned
wallabies bound around. Dick Perry, a well-known fishing expert, operates guided trips,
and boat hire is available. The self-contained unit has a deck with a BBQ and if you stay
for seven nights you will only pay for six.
Pine Creek
POP 381
A short detour off the Stuart Hwy, Pine Creek was once the scene of a frantic gold rush.
The open-cut mine here closed in 1995, but today there's still gold and iron-ore mining
and exploration nearby. A few of the 19th-century timber and corrugated-iron buildings
still survive. The Kakadu Hwy (Rte 21) branches off the Stuart Hwy here, connecting it
to Cooinda and Jabiru, making Pine Creek a useful base for exploring the region.
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Sights & Activities
Railway Museum & Stream Train
MUSEUM
(Railway Tce; 10am-2pm Mon-Fri May-Sep)
F
Dating from 1889, the Railway Museum
has a display on the Darwin-to-Pine Creek railway which ran from 1889 to 1976. The
lovingly restored steam engine, built in Manchester in 1877, sits in its own enclosure
next to the museum.
Pine Creek Museum
MUSEUM
