Mt Dare Hotel

Mt Dare Hotel is ideally situated on the Western edge of the Simpson Desert just 10km south of the Northern Territory border. We are at a cross road for travellers, visit Ayers Rock to the west, Alice Springs to the north, Queensland via the Simpson to the east and the Oodnadatta track and the Flinders Rangers to the south.

There has been a new UHF Repeater installed for your safety, this covers from New Crown Homestead (north) - Stephenson Creek (south) and half way to Dalhousie, Mt Dare Hotel monitors this channel, use it only to contact the hotel or where long distance (greater than 10 km) communication is required, NOT for vehicle to vehicle communication.

Most tracks with the exception of the Simpson Desert require minimal 4wd experience and are accessible by popular all wheel drive vehicles. If you do wish to tackle the Simpson moderate 4wd experience and a high clearance 4 wheel drive are necessary.

Mt Dare Hotel has a great range of services and supplies that we are constantly improving to meet the demands of the Outback traveller.

Track Conditions, Inc Simpson Desert

Road and track conditions.� Sunday 18th of July 2010 (updated monthly, or when conditions change)

THE SIMPSON DESSERT'S REGIONAL AND CONSERVATION RESERVE'S ARE NOW OPEN.

Use UHF repeaters, (duplex) to contact locals ie; Pink Roadhouse -7 or Mt Dare Hotel -6, when necessary, not for vehicle to vehicle communication.� UHF repeater channels are 1-8 and 31-38 and are there for your safety not for chit-chat.
Access to Birdsville from the Simpson is officially open.� This long awaited opening of the Eyre Creek is a great relief to the many travellers planning their Desert trip around this access.�� The Eyre Creek detour is flooded and still flowing at about .5m, allowing carefull travel by experienced, high clearance 4x4's in convoy.� The Southern detours are 1km & 6km journeys.� The main channel at the QAA Line is still impassable and flowing at 1.1m.