CORNER COUNTRY LOOP

 Connecting Milparinka, Depot Glen, Cameron Corner, Sturt National Park and Tibooburra.

Shown in red on the adjacent map are a series of roads which link the two townships of the Corner Country with the single most significant structure in the region, the wild dog fence, and the point where three Australian states meet, Cameron Corner.

The route extends from Milparinka westward along the Hawker Gate Road to an intersection about 10 km west of  Yandama Station.  The junction is well signposted.  The road to Cameron Corner passes through station country until it connects with the road running westward from Tibooburra through Sturt National Park. This road is maintained by the RTA, but 4WD is recommended, although not essential.

The Hawker Gate Road is so named as it was the early route taken by miners and cameleers as they crossed the desert from South Australia to the goldfields.  Hawker Gate is located in the Wild Dog Fence, is the largest single structure in the world and extends for some 5000 km. Traffic cannot pass through the gate into South Australia.

Points of interest along this route include:

  • Milparinka

  • ( Mt Browne Goldfields)

  • Depot Glen, Poole's grave and Sturt's Cairn

  • Yandama Creek

  • Fort Grey

  • Cameron Corner

  • Sturt National Park