Broome to Darwin through the Kimberley with a caravan or motorhome
Broome to Darwin through the Kimberley runs 1,877 km from Broome to Darwin. With a car and caravan, you're looking at about 26 hours behind the wheel. Our map shows it sealed the whole way.
We planned it on Motocamp's own router for a car and caravan and for a motorhome, at the sizes in the table below, so every number here comes from a real plan, not a guess.
The stops: Broome · Fitzroy Crossing · Halls Creek · Kununurra · Katherine · Darwin
Is Broome to Darwin through the Kimberley OK for a car and caravan?
Yes, on our plan. It gets through for a car and caravan without using a road signed too low, too short or closed to caravans. Here's what to keep an eye on.
- No long climbs: the steepest kilometre is about 4%.
- The longest run with no fuel station on our map is 286 km, from km 403. Fill up before it.
- Road reports change daily out here. Motocamp checks NT Road Report for the day you travel.
The plan, rig by rig
| Car and caravan | Motorhome | |
|---|---|---|
| Distance | 1,877 km | 1,877 km |
| Driving time | about 26 hours | about 25 hours |
| Unsealed | none | none |
| Steeper than 8% | under 1 km | under 1 km |
| Total climb | 4,733 m | 4,733 m |
| Longest gap between fuel | 286 km | 286 km |
| Signed limits it goes round | 0 | 0 |
| Planned at | 3.1 m high, 14.3 m long and 6.8 t | 3.7 m high, 10 m long and 8.7 t |
Towns on the way
- Broome · km 0
- Kununurra · km 1,048
- Katherine · km 1,562
- Pine Creek · km 1,652
- Acacia Hills · km 1,818
- Humpty Doo · km 1,843
- Palmerston · km 1,859
- Darwin · km 1,877
Caravan parks on the way
- Broome Vacation Village Caravan Park · km 1
- Tarangau Caravan Park · km 7
- Willare Bridge Roadhouse Caravan Park · km 169
- Fitzroy River Lodge · km 403
- Doon Doon Roadhouse Caravan Park · km 943
- Kimberleyland Caravan Park · km 1,047
- Timber Creek Caravan Park · km 1,277
- Riverview Tourist Village · km 1,559
- Hayes Creek Wayside Inn · km 1,708
- Coolalinga Caravan Park · km 1,850
- Darwin FreeSpirit Resort · km 1,861
- Malak Caravan Park · km 1,870
- and 27 more in the app
Free camps on the way
- Mathison Rest Area · km 1,459 · caravans OK
- Free camp · km 1,605 · caravans OK
- Bridge Creek Rest Area · km 1,732
National park and other campgrounds
- Nillibubbica Rest Area · km 109
- Ngumban Cliff Lookout · km 497
- Spring Creek Rest Area · km 797
- Scenic Lookout Parking Area · km 951
- NT/WA Border Checkpoint · km 1,092
- Victoria River Roadhouse · km 1,367
- Vince Connoly Crossing - Limestone Creek · km 1,504
- Edith Bush Camp · km 1,588
- Mount Bundy Station · km 1,763
- Fishers Rest · km 1,844
- and 34 more in the app
Rest areas
- Broome Rd & Broome - Cape Leveque Rd · km 13
- Ellendale · km 312 · toilets
- Little Panton · km 736
- Doon Doon · km 943 · toilets
- NT/WA BORDER · km 1,094
- BRADSHAW BRIDGE · km 1,266
- MATHISON CREEK · km 1,459 · toilets · water
- ALAN ROSS NORTH · km 1,616
- ADELAIDE RIVER · km 1,766
- TRUCK CENTRAL · km 1,864
- and 56 more in the app
Dump points
- at Cable Beach Caravan Park · km 7
- at Broome Caravan Park · km 9
- at Ngumban Cliff rest area · km 498
- at Mary Pool rest area · km 580
- at Cockburn rest area · km 1,003
- at Kimberleyland Caravan Park · km 1,047
- at Darwin FreeSpirit Resort · km 1,861
- Free Septic Dump Point · km 1,870
- and 3 more in the app
Fuel stops
- United · km 1
- Shell · km 4
- Caltex · km 401
- BP - self service Diesel · km 690
- Puma Ord River Roundhouse (& general store) · km 1,048
- United Katherine South · km 1,559
- Shell Katherine Truckstop · km 1,565
- FuelXpress · km 1,858
- Ampol Berrimah · km 1,868
- Blue Taxi Fuel · km 1,877
- and 21 more in the app
Plan this trip for your own rig
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Tell Motocamp what you drive, from an enduro bike to a 25-foot off-road caravan or a 10-metre motorhome, and it plans this trip for that vehicle: the roads it fits, the low bridges and closed roads to steer clear of, and places to stay on the way. The maps keep working where there's no signal.
Plan this trip for your own rig Already have Motocamp AUS? Open it hereCamps, fuel and road limits come from OpenStreetMap and state agencies, and some can be missing or out of date. Distances are along our plan. Always go by the signs on the road.