After travelling south from Jericho or north from Blackall, turn off the bituminised Jericho–Blackall Road. A signed, graded dirt road leads you to designated unpowered campsites beside the ephemeral White Lake.
Jamba (camp in Wadjabangayi) is nestled among the trees, offering ample, safe space that reflects the vastness and open terrain of this Country.
On-site facilities include a modern toilet and shower combination with hot and cold running water, a dump point, potable water for topping up supplies, and refuse and recycling bins.
A communal fire pit is safely positioned away from dry desert grasses, creating a place for congenial evenings, stargazing, and night song. Complimentary, unlimited firewood and water are provided.
Picnic tables and established walking tracks around the lake enable you to wander and enjoy. Micro-waters use the spent water post filtering so a night wander with a spotlight will probably reveal kangaroos feeding. Birdlife is abundant, with Stratford-specific bird list (of over 200 identified species thereon) and further site-specific ecological information available on request.
PLEASE NOTE – This is the OUTBACK. Wildlife and critters of the natural Australian bush are all around – kangaroos, wallaroos, dingoes, pigs, snakes, goannas, lizards, geckos, spiders, scorpions, insects (ticks, mosquitoes, fleas, moths, bugs). PLEASE make sure you bring sturdy, suitable, closed-in footwear, long pants and long-sleeved tops. Hat/cap, a handy water bottle and insect repellent are advisable too.
Understandably, if you travel with pets (dogs, cats, birds etc), they must be fully contained, then closely guarded if/when untethered.
Generators, small machines and chainsaws are allowed. We ask that they’re only be operated between 8.30am and 4pm. Your domestic grey water can be simply ‘leaked’ across the surrounding ground (preferably towards trees) though be mindful of placement to keep the camp tracks dry and pleasantly trafficable by foot and car. Similarly, place electric & data cords, washing lines, stays and other possible trip hazards considerate of other guests, and take down/packed away when/where possible.
Being remote, you may experience ‘digital detox’ time as there is very limited telephone reception. Be considerate in your use and placement of boosters and ground receivers. Protocols for sharing data access to be resolved on a personal/individual nature. In the quiet, we hear the birds and the bugs, so no loud music please. Any playlists and volumes are to be personally/individually managed. Similarly group activities such as early morning tea ceremonies, yoga, walks or wood collecting to be organised between yourselves as responsible guests on Wadjabangayi Lands and Stratford Country.
Highly variable and extreme weather patterns, typical of remote desert woodlands – wild fires, storms and rain (hail, lightening, flooding) and extremes of heat, cold, frost, dust & wind – can be challenging for all. Please ensure your provided details make for contact whilst on the road, if any such conditions are forecast to interfere with your commitments.
