Heading to the west from Kununurra and on the way to Broome, you may come to the Fitzroy River and Fitzroy Brook Crossing. Once again you'll be pleased you made a decision to go with Campervan Hire Australia, because in and around this tired tiny city are some impressive things to see. Fitzroy Stream Crossing is located in the western Kimberleys and is encircled by rich pastoral land which to all intents and purposes are the floodplains of the Fitzroy Brook.
The town itself still keeps some of the original buildings such as the police station and the old post office which has after that been converted into hiker accommodation. The original causeway is also still there as is a small footbridge over Brooking Stream to the first graveyard. There's also a fascinating avenue of boab trees in the city.
The city itself is a typical outback, bush town with it's own unique characteristics. If you stay for few days to explore the close by areas, there's the choice to either camp or stay at the Fitzroy Brook Inn, or bunk in with the backpackers. The city site was chosen due to the proximity to the most acceptable place to ford the Fitzroy brook.
Things to see include the impressive Geikie Gorge National Park which was carved out by the Fitzroy Stream over 350 million years back, through a limestone reef in traditional times. It's been recommended that a 20 kilometre wide reef ran for over 1,000 kilometres from Kununurra, north to Derby then around to Fitzroy Crossing. Geikie Gorge, Tunnel Creek and Windjana Gorge were all formed as a consequence of millions of years of river erosion.
It actually is worth staying at Fitzroy Crossing solely to see the impressive gorge formations and the wildlife, fish and birds that live in them. Bush walking is a great way to explore these wonders close up. Tunnel Stream is a naturally formed tunnel thru a limestone reef, being 750 metres long, 12 metres high and 15 metres wide. It is truly impressive as well as unique.
This draft was authored by Anton Maverick who has travelled Australia at length by campervan he reccomends when touring the southern states either campervan Hire Sydney or campervan hire Melbourne good luck with your travels.
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