RIDGY-DIDGE BUSH CAMPING EXPLORING WITCHELINA NATURE RESERVE
When heading north on the Outback Highway, some travellers stop in at Farina to check out its famous bakery, ruins and campground. Very few take the 25km detour from here to the Witchelina Nature Reserve.
Remoteness keeps Witchelina off the radar, as does its lack of infrastructure, the absence of signage, and the fact that its gates only recently opened to the public. Conservation organisation Nature Foundation purchased the historic 4210sqkm pastoral property in 2010 for $2 million. It has removed roaming stock and continues to reverse damage inflicted by pest plants and animals.
I’m here with my partner Emma and the Reynolds family: Sam and Jenna plus their children Will, Emily and Jade. The Reynolds founded Offline Campers and they’ve brought along their Raker, as seen at Camper Trailer of
