Fly Free to Alice when you book an eligible Red Centre holiday package*!
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Kulgera Roadhouse is a perfect pit stop with accommodation, caravan park and a local pub available. It’s about 275km south of Alice Springs along the Stuart Highway, or 20km north of the South Australia/Northern Territory border. To book any accommodation you can call the roadhouse on 08 8956 0973.
Found 200km south of Alice Springs and 1,300km north of Adelaide at the intersection of the Stuart & Lasseter Highways, Erldunda Roadhouse is an oasis. The fuel station is operated by Shell with its own shop for cold drinks and snacks, and the Erldunda Roadhouse itself offers accommodation & dining. With under 300km to Kings Canyon, Uluru and Kata Tjuta, it’s a great place to make base or stop in to fuel up. The place is also the location of a well-known caravan park with an emu enclosure, so it makes for a fun place to spend the night or just a few hours.
This Ampol operated service station is a great spot if you’re a caravaner. Stuarts Well Roadhouse's small store provides all the basics like cold drinks, snacks and ice creams, as well as an ATM. The station is around 92km south of Alice Springs along the Stuart Highway (on the right if you’re heading south).
Located 135km north of Alice Springs, the Aileron Roadhouse is a Caltex branded fuel stop with a larger than average store to buy snacks and drinks. It’s also relatively close to the Glen Maggie Bar if you feel like spending a little more time in the area. It’s also very close to the little known Anmatjere Man statue - a 17m high sculpture of an Aboriginal man with his spear.
Ti Tree is 194km north of Alice Springs and 314km south of Tennant Creek. The township is home to three petrol stations; Ampol, Puma Food Store and Ti Tree Farm Garden. The Ampol has the largest variety of fuels and is located just off the Stuart Highway next to the Greyhound bus stop on the Stuart Highway Service Road. You’ll find a convenience store at the location itself and a few lovely places to sit down for a meal around the town itself.
Barrow Creek fuel station operated by United is 283km north of Alice Springs, and 206km south of Tennant Creek. The fuel station is found beside the Barrow Creek Service Road (turn right off the Stuart Highway if heading north) and is right next to the Barrow Creek Hotel. Cold drinks, snacks and a toilet are available and if you have the time it’s well worth driving a little further into Barrow Creek itself and visiting the site of the Barrow Creek Telegraph Station and finding out about the areas incredibly interesting history.
The best spot for fuel in Wauchope is at the Devils Marbles Hotel, around 135km south of Tennant Creek and 375km north of Alice Springs. The hotel provides great accommodation and if you’re planning on stopping here for fuel, it’d be a great idea to visit Karlu Karlu/Devils Marbles for a picnic as they are just nearby and a must see in the NT.
Tennant Creek (508km north of Alice Springs) is a well developed town with several good stations to refuel. BP, United, Lone Star, Shell, and Ampol are all located at various points in the town along the Stuart Highway. You’ll find all your basic convenience needs and there are plenty of cafes & restaurants around for a more substantial meal. Tennant Creek itself is also home to plenty of interesting activities as it once was a very important gold mining town. With historical mines & museums and even mines still operational closeby, you’ll want to spend a little time here.
The Shell Threeways Roadhouse is 475km north of Alice Springs and just 23km north of Tennant Creek. Sitting on the right hand side of the highway once you pass the Stuart Highway’s intersection with Barkly Highway, you can’t miss the enormous Shell Truck mural on its brick wall. The station also has its own restaurant and pub as well as a wall of license plates from all around Australia to commemorate the many travellers who have stopped by.
At the Renner Springs Desert Inn you’ll find fuel pumps operated by BP along with 24/7 amenities as well as an adjacent convenience store for cold drinks and snacks. The Desert Inn itself is a great stopover location as well, with a good restaurant and rooms available. Renner Springs is 161km north of Tennant Creek.
Fuel in Elliott is found by turning off the Stuart Highway at the service road (left if you are heading north), and is operated as a BP service station. The town of Elliott is quiet and a very nice stop for a picnic or stroll with a good store right next to the BP station, The Elliott Store, where you’ll be able to get all your supplies and groceries. Elliott is approximately 242km north of Tennant Creek.
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