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William Creek is a small settlement in the outback of South Australia. In the last census of 2002 three residents and a dog were counted, which is why the place boasts the smallest settlement Australia to be.
getting there
William Creek is only accessible via gravel roads and is a popular stopover at Oodnadatta Track. The all-wheel-drive track runs from Marree in the south (204 km) to Marla in the north (330 km) parallel to the one further to the west Stuart Highway. There is also a track after Coober Pedy (168 km).
mobility
Williams Creek has a small runway on which the machines of the Royal Flying Doctor Service land and from which the sightseeing flights start. You can also charter a flight from Olympic Dam or Coober Pedy to Williams Creek.
Tourist Attractions
Picture from inside the pub
- the Pub in Williams Creek (founded in 1887), where many people deposit business cards, personal items or items of clothing (underwear) which are then hung up and decorate the interior, a gigantic visitor book
- a small museum in the William Creek Store with the story of Burtt Stone
- a hiking trail to the former railway line from The Ghan
- Camel rides (April to September only), there is also a race in April
activities
- Scenic flights over Lake Eyre and the Painted Hills
- 1 Wrightsair, 1 Bill Rivers Avenue, William Creek, SA 5710 (The airfield is located at the southern entrance to the town). Tel.: 61 8 8670 7962, Email: [email protected]. Flights from AUD 260.00 (1 hour) - Lake Eyre or Painted Hills, AUD 420.00 (2 hours) - Lake Eyre or Lake Eyre and Painted Hills.Open: Flights every day between 8 a.m. and 5 p.m.
- Flight to art galleries of the indigenous Pitjantjatjara and Yankunytjara tribes with Wrightsair, all day, cost AUD 1500.00
- William Creek is also on that Mail Runstarting in Coober Pedy
shop
kitchen
nightlife
accommodation
- 1 William Creek Hotel, Oodnadatta Track, William Creek, SA 5710 (The hotel's facilities are right on the Oodnadatta Track). Tel.: 61 8 8670 7880, Fax: 61 8 8670 7881, Email: [email protected]. The hotel has a pub, restaurant, motel room, caravan park and cabins, gas station and a small supermarket.Price: hotel room (3x) AUD 110.00 - AUD 170.00, backpacker (5x) AUD 35.00 pp, cabins on the CP (12x) AUD 115.00 - AUD 150.00, caravan park with power connection AUD 35, 00 2 people.
trips
- Mound Springs. By car to the southeast.
- The Old Peake Telegraph Station. With the all-wheel drive vehicle to the northwest.
