Marree is a small town located in the north of South Australia. It lies 589 kilometres (366 mi) North of Adelaide at the junction of the Oodnadatta Track and the Birdsville Track, 49 metres (161 ft) above sea level. Marree is an important service centre for the large sheep and cattle stations in northeast South Australia as well as a stopover destination for tourists traveling along the Birdsville or Oodnadatta Tracks.
Marree Hotel
Former Commonwealth Railways NSU class locomotive at Marree railway station
Maree Post Office and Telegraph Station, 1884. Charles Arthur O'Brien, on left.
Marree's Camel Cup
The Oodnadatta Track is an unsealed 614 km (382 mi) outback road in the Australian state of South Australia, connecting Marla in the north-west via Oodnadatta to Marree in the south-east. Along the way, the track passes the settlements of Oodnadatta and William Creek, the southern lake of the Kati Thanda-Lake Eyre National Park, and mound springs known as Freeling Springs, Strangways Springs, and The Bubbler and Blanche Cup.
Mound Springs on the Oodnadatta Track
Lake Eyre South from the Oodnadatta Track
Road signs at Oodnadatta
The Oodnadatta Track heading north from Oodnadatta