Mount Gambier to Adelaide road trip: Best stops, distance & time
Mount Gambier to Adelaide road trip: Naracoorte to Keith
North of Naracoorte there are a few wineries around Padthaway. Try CW Wines or Farmers Leap Wines or Padthaway Estate if you fancy a tasting stop.
Otherwise, continue north. There’s a decent lookout at the Christmas Rocks Conservation Park, but the Mount Monster Conservation Park is a better spot. There are walking trails, usually providing plenty of wildlife sightings, around an imposing granite outcrop.
About 12km to the north of the Mount Monster Conservation Park is Keith, which has a caravan park and golf course. It is most famous, however, for being the home of the Landrover Up A Pole. And, yes, it’s pretty much what the name suggests.
Mount Gambier to Adelaide road trip: Keith to Murray Bridge
Beyond Keith on the Dukes Highway, Lake Indawarra in Tintinara is a decent place for a picnic, while Coonalpyn has a massive mural over its grain silos.
You can be forgiven, however, for bombing straight on through to Tailem Bend.
Things to do in Tailem Bend include tackling the Murray River walking loop and getting spooked out by the ghost tours at Old Tailem Town Pioneer Village.
Tailem Bend accommodation picks
The best Tailem Bend accommodation choices are:
- For good quality at relatively cheap rates (and a riverside location): Motel River Bend.
- For racetrack views: Rydges Pit Lane Hotel.
- For families: Big4 The Bend Holiday Park.
The next town along the Murray River is Murray Bridge, where you can walk among the wildflowers in Kinchina Conservation Park or take a Murray River paddleboat cruise.
Murray Bridge accommodation costs from $101 per night, with good options including the Bridgeport Hotel.
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