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Four-wheel-driving
The Davenport Range National Park offers some great four-wheel drive tracks. The Old Police Station Waterhole has an alternative access road via the 'Frew River Loop,' a demanding 17-kilometre track that should only be attempted by experienced four-wheel-drivers. Check road conditions with the Alekerenge (Ali Curung) police station on 08 8964 1959.
Fossicking
15 kms outside the small mining town of Warrego is a public area where visitors can fossick for gold. The Outback Caravan Park in Tennant Creek runs tag-a-long tours to the area and provides all the necessary equipment. Permits are required for fossicking; they are free and can be found on the Minerals and Energy website.
Cattle station stay
Banka Banka Station, 100 kms north of Tennant Creek, operates as a campground, while still being part of an 11,600 square-km cattle station. Enjoy friendly service while having a cold beer on the verandah of the historic mud brick homestead. Bring a steak to cook on the barbecue and swap yarns around the campfire.
Adventure lovers have plenty of options in the Tennant Creek area.
Four-wheel-drivers in particular are spoilt for choice with the plethora of moderate to challenging tracks available to test their skills and their vehicles.
The Davenport Range National Park is an excellent four-wheel-drive destination and there are plenty of nooks and crannies to explore. The Old Police Station Waterhole, located on the Frew River, is the park's best known attraction, and the moderately challenging Frew River Four Wheel Drive Loop Track is an exciting alternative route in. It's a rocky, 17-kilometre track with several kilometres along the ridgeline, which affords spectacular vistas. This is just one of the four-wheel-drive tracks in the region.
Camping in Tennant Creek is an adventure in itself. There are caravan parks and camp grounds in town, but for a real feeling of isolation, where there are no creature comforts, pack up the car and try one of the region's bush camping sites in the peace and quiet of the outback - make sure you take all your own supplies.
Why not aim to go home in style after you discover your fortune in Tennant Creek? There are a number of sites in this area where people can fossick for their own gold - and apparently there's still plenty here to be found.
Another adventurous pursuit in this area is experiencing life on an outback cattle station. Travellers can camp at Banka Banka Station, an operating station 100 kilometres to the town's north.
