Quote Originally Posted by Cuppa View Post
Being a dirt road, conditions will vary greatly depending upon weather & traffic.

We (wife & I) left our vehicle we had then (a bus) at the free camp (Spring Creek) alongside the highway where you turn off to the Bungles, & rode our trail bikes in. It was a fairly easy ride. Possibly a bit harder in a car as you can't always avoid things a bike can go around. However there is no 'OmigawdI'mgonnadie' type stuff, biggest risk is 4wd tour buses coming the other way. There was a few water crossings, but only one deepish one. Depending upon the weather there may be more than we had, or none at all. Most for us were no more than a few inches deep & quite narrow. The 'deep' one was narrow too, just that it had an unseen hole in the middle at the time. We crossed at the side of it on the bikes & then enjoyed watching the momentary looks of unexpected horror on the faces of a few 'Toorak tractor ' drivers as water surged over their bonnets for the split second before their car pulled them up & out the other side. All over in moments!

There was also a section with a lot of ruts filled with bulldust, but very easy to spot before you reached it, with multiple options for avoiding the worst of it. Mainly it's just a dirt road albeit often narrow & windy with a few rocky sections. Nothing to stress over, a walk in the park for a Patrol. Towing will always add another dimension, but I would have no hesitation pulling our Tvan in there.

If you can, do plan on a minimum of 3 days in the Bungles to appreciate it in a relaxed manner. We will be up that way again in 2018/9 & are really looking forward to being able to take our Tvan in, & staying there, in comfort for a week or more ......... compared to the minimalist experience we had for two nights laying on hard ground & eating dehydrated rations ...... you cant carry a lot on a trail bike - even had to arrange for someone from the free camp to drop off some extra fuel for us at the ranger station in order to allow us a sufficient fuel range to explore the Bungles once we were there, & get back out again.

Wonderful place.
Thanks for the insightful knowledge, I'm looking forward to getting away from the coldness of Victoria, and imersing into the Kimberley - I'll have my new air opus camper trailer!