Scenery

Kanku-Breakaways Conservation Park

Stunning Aboriginal-owned tablelands and colourful hills, 30 min north — unmissable at sunrise or sunset.

• Kid-friendly

Moon Plain

A vast, lunar gibber-stone desert used as a film location — utterly otherworldly.

• Free

Painted Desert (Arckaringa Hills)

Remote, multi-coloured hills about 2.5 hours away — a spectacular 4WD-friendly day trip.