Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
Rainbow Valley Conservation Reserve
This series of freestanding sandstone bluffs and cliffs, in shades ranging from cream to
red, is one of central Australia's more extraordinary sights. A marked walking trail takes
you past claypans and in between the multihued outcrops to the aptly named
Mushroom
Rock
. Rainbow Valley is most striking in the early morning or at sunset, but the area's
silence will overwhelm you whatever time of day you are here.
The park lies 24km off the Stuart Hwy along a 4WD track that's 77km south of Alice
Springs. It has a pretty exposed
camping ground
(adult/child $3.30/1.65)
but the setting is
perfectly positioned for sunset viewing.
