Savannah Way: Cairns to Burketown with an off-road caravan
The Savannah Way runs 1,173 km from Cairns to Burketown. With a 4WD towing an off-road caravan, you're looking at about 19 hours behind the wheel. Our map shows it sealed the whole way.
We planned it on Motocamp's own router for a 4WD towing an off-road caravan, at the size in the table below, so every number here comes from a real plan, not a guess.
The stops: Cairns · Atherton · Georgetown · Normanton · Burketown
Is the Savannah Way OK for a 4WD towing an off-road caravan?
Yes, on our plan. It gets through for a 4WD towing an off-road caravan without using a road signed too low, too short or closed to caravans. Here's what to keep an eye on.
- 2 km of it is steeper than 8%. The steepest kilometre is about 8% uphill on Kennedy Highway, at km 120.
- The longest run with no fuel station on our map is 198 km, from km 709. Fill up before it.
- Road reports change daily out here. Motocamp checks Queensland Transport and Main Roads for the day you travel.
The plan, rig by rig
| 4WD and off-road caravan | |
|---|---|
| Distance | 1,173 km |
| Driving time | about 19 hours |
| Unsealed | none |
| Steeper than 8% | 2 km |
| Total climb | 3,754 m |
| Longest gap between fuel | 198 km |
| Signed limits it goes round | 0 |
| Planned at | 3.1 m high, 14.3 m long and 6.8 t |
Towns on the way
- Cairns · km 0
- Kuranda · km 27
- Mareeba · km 61
- Walkamin · km 76
- Atherton · km 94
- Ravenshoe · km 145
- Millstream · km 153
- Mount Garnet · km 190
- Mount Surprise · km 313
- Normanton · km 708
Caravan parks on the way
- Mindarra Holiday Village · km 0
- Cairns Sunland Leisure Park · km 2
- Lake Placid Tourist Park · km 18
- Trinity Plains Caravan Park · km 59
- Ringers Rest RV Park · km 65
- Tolga Caravan Park · km 89
- BIG 4 NRMA Atherton Tablelands Holiday Park · km 94
- Atherton Caravan Park and Units · km 96
- Mount Surprise Tourist Van Park & Motel · km 313
- Goldfields Caravan Park · km 406
- Croydon Caravan Park · km 554
- Burketown Caravan Park · km 1,173
- and 10 more in the app
Free camps on the way
- Cumberland Mine Historic Site · km 427
- Normanton RV Camp · km 708
- Bang Bang Rest Area · km 818 · caravans OK
National park and other campgrounds
- The Billabong Kuranda · km 31
- Mareeba Lions Park · km 61
- Old Mates Farm · km 105 · fees apply
- Woodleigh Station · km 170 · fees apply
- Planet Earth Adventures · km 313 · fees apply
- Gilbert River · km 480
- Qt125 · km 747
- Donors Hill Rest Area · km 845
- Firey Creek · km 1,023
- Beames Brook · km 1,146
- and 25 more in the app
Rest areas
- Cairns Esplanade · km 1 · toilets · water
- Motorist and Heavy Vehicle Rest Area (shared) with facilities · km 5 · toilets · water
- Rocky Creek War Memorial Park · km 83 · toilets · water
- Platypus Park · km 94 · toilets
- Lions Pk · km 95 · toilets · water
- picnic area - 40 mile scrub · km 254 · toilets · water
- Cumberland Dam · km 427 · toilets · water
- Patsy’s Roadhouse · km 477 · toilets · water
- Black Bull Siding · km 614 · toilets · water
- Donors Hill Rest Area · km 845
- and 12 more in the app
Dump points
- at Trinity Plains Caravan Park · km 59
- at BIG 4 NRMA Atherton Tablelands Holiday Park · km 94
- at Motorist Rest Area with facilities rest area · km 313
Fuel stops
- Caltex · km 0
- BP · km 0
- Mobil · km 2
- Stratford Servo · km 7
- Puma Super · km 92
- Innot Hot Springs · km 175
- BP Mount Surprise · km 313
- Georgetown Roadhouse · km 406
- Top Service Station · km 709
- Nowland Engineering · km 1,173
- 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.