Cameron Corner

Mar 15, 2018
2 min read

Cameron Corner lies at the intersection of NSW, SA & QLD commonly known as the 29th parallel. The area was surveyed by John Cameron a NSW surveyor between 1879 and 1881. Cameron placed a timber survey marker in the ground with his name on it (now located in Tibooburra museum) with a new marker being placed in 1969. This is also where the gated dingo fence runs – an adaptation of what was the rabbit fence which stretches 5,500km. This is a confusing place as you pass 3-time zones in a space of only a few metres!

We wanted to visit Cameron Corner because of its geographical significance. We followed the road out through the Sturt National Park – passing through an amazing clay pan and dry lakes and river beds. The road generally was good until the last 20km heading towards Cameron Corner where we hit horrendous corrugation and big bull dust holes. This was a very slow 20km/ph journey!!

After chatting with the pub owner at Cameron Corner, he sent us on the loop track back through the Sturt National Park. We passed through some interesting spots – some tanks – filled with any water than runs into them to keep wildlife and sheep and cattle watered, Olive Creek Station, massive lookout over the escarpment, larger dry lakes and river beds.

We stopped at one of the tanks and eyeballed a massive big red roo. He wasn’t scared of us, but we were pretty sure he would have given us a punch or kick or two had we got out of the car! There was lots of wildlife around which looked as though they had perished from lack of food or water as it is extremely dry.

Whilst not a National Park with lots of wow factor, we did see some photos of it when it has been green and lush so would look amazing, but we saw it in its purest and harshest form. There are camping facilities here although it would be hot during the peak summer months and not advisable unless there was water flowing.