Details:
Pet-friendly: Yes
Cost: Free
Facilities: Bins and a picnic table. No toilet facilities
Lake Hart is basically a rest stop half way between Port Augusta and Coober Pedy. It has no facilities but overnight stays are permitted. It does get extremely busy, so we suggest you arrive by mid afternoon to get a spot. Those arriving late in the day needed to camp on the side of the access road to the rest stop.
Dogs and camp fires are permitted in season.
This camp has amazing views over one of the most accessible salt lakes on the Stuart Highway. It is an easy walk down to the lake from the campground. When we were there the salt surface was extremely hard and vividly white. Standing on this vast salt lake leaves you feeling a little humbled and insignificant, although in reality, this is one of the smaller salt lakes in the Australian Outback.
Sunset views from camp are beautiful and the thousands of stars above us made this camp, with no facilities, still up the top as one of our favourites.
It’s all about location.
Lake Hart Sa
Good afternoon,
For information it is illegal to be on the lake, IAW the woomera Prohibited Area.
To get to the lake you walk past a sign which says it is Prohibited to walk out on the lake (and very dangerous).
This area is randomly patrolled by Defence compliance officer, and the fines are quite substantial.
Senior Compliance Officer
Woomera Prohibited Area
Hi Trevor,
If this is correct we sincerely apologise. If there is a sign, it is not obvious. We are very conscious of doing the right thing, especially as we have a public profile.
In saying that, we watched tour busses drop tourists off to walk down on to the lake. If it is illegal to walk down there this needs to be communicated a lot more effectively than it currently is.
Kind Regards,
Happy Campers Australia.