Darwin to Kakadu and Katherine with a caravan or motorhome
Darwin to Kakadu and Katherine runs 571 km from Darwin to Katherine. With a car and caravan, you're looking at about 11 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: Darwin · Jabiru · Cooinda · Pine Creek · Katherine
Is Darwin to Kakadu and Katherine 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 5%.
- 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 | 571 km | 571 km |
| Driving time | about 11 hours | about 10 hours |
| Unsealed | none | none |
| Steeper than 8% | under 1 km | under 1 km |
| Total climb | 1,939 m | 1,939 m |
| Longest gap between fuel | 137 km | 137 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
- Darwin · km 0
- Palmerston · km 20
- Humpty Doo · km 38
- Jabiru · km 257
- Pine Creek · km 481
- Katherine · km 571
Caravan parks on the way
- Malak Caravan Park · km 10
- Hidden Valley Tourist Park · km 12
- Darwin FreeSpirit Resort · km 18
- BIG4 Howard Springs Holiday Park · km 26
- Oasis Tourist Park · km 26
- Darwin Boomerand Motel and Caravan Park · km 28
- Corroboree Park Tavern · km 89
- Gagudju Lodge Cooinda Caravan Park · km 316
- Lazy Lizard Caravan Park · km 480
- Knott's Crossing Resort · km 570
- Riverview Tourist Village · km 571
- Takaru - Northen Territory Katherine Low Level · km 571
- and 3 more in the app
Free camps on the way
- Free camp · km 528 · no caravans
National park and other campgrounds
- Fishers Rest · km 39
- The Purple Mango Café & Brewery · km 87 · fees apply
- Kakadu Information Bay · km 170
- Anbinik Kakadu Resort · km 254
- Malabanjbanjdju Caravan Camping Area · km 278
- Mardugal Campground · km 323
- Gungurul Campground · km 374
- Harriet Creek · km 454
- Free Camping · km 514
- North Bank · km 571
- and 10 more in the app
Rest areas
- COOLALINGA ROADHOUSE · km 29
- BEATRICE HILL WETLND · km 63
- Mary River Crossing · km 113
- POINT STUART JUNCT · km 135
- 10KM EAST OF WILDMAN · km 168
- KAKADU RANGER STATIO · km 195 · toilets
- 10KM EAST OF SOUTH A · km 227
- PINE CREEK LHS · km 480
- ALAN ROSS NORTH · km 517
- KATHERINE ROADHOUSE · km 571
- and 11 more in the app
Dump points
- Free Septic Dump Point · km 9
- at Darwin FreeSpirit Resort · km 18
- at BIG4 Howard Springs Holiday Park · km 26
Fuel stops
- United · km 0
- Shell · km 1
- BP · km 3
- Caltex · km 5
- United Winellie · km 9
- Caltex Berrimah · km 12
- Puma · km 29
- Coles Express · km 29
- Wirnwirnmila Mary River Road House · km 421
- OTR · km 571
- and 7 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.