Pine Creek off the Darwin to Alice Springs on the Stuart Highway travel information for self drive visitors guide

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Pine Creek
: Access driving via the sealed Stuart Highway south from Darwin or north from Alice Springs.
The town of Pine CreekAustralia

Pine Creek township

Situated 90 kilometers north of Katherine with a population of 600, the colourful mining town of Pine Creek is at the junction of Stuart & Kakadu Highway.

Address: Stuart Hwy, Pine Creek, NT, 0847, Australia

Gold was first discovered in 1871 by workers building the Overland Telegraph Line. The town still possesses the original buildings constructed back in the heady gold days and it is great to soak up some of that old pioneering spirit still evident at Pine Creek. Gold mining still continues to this day with one of the biggest open cut gold mines in the Territory. Just north of Pine Creek you can turn onto the sealed Kakadu Highway and it is just 60km to the southern boundary of Kakadu National Park. This gateway is a bonus when travelling north from Katherine, as it allows the traveller to include Kakadu en route to Darwin.

Lazy Lizard Caravan Park - Pine Creek Caravan and Camping
Lazy Lizard Caravan Park
Address: Millar Terrace Pine Creek 847
Tel: +61 (0)8 8976 1019 Fax +61 (0)8 8976 1244

https://www.facebook.com/Lazy-Lizard-Tavern-Caravan-Park-461673353920676/
• Restaurant •Tavern •Bottle Mart •Camping •Visitor Information •Arts and Crafts •Fuel •Freight Services

Accommodation:
Diggers Rest Motel, 32 Main Terrace Pine Creek NT 0847
Tel: +61 (0)8 8976-1442 - +61 (0)8 89761458

National Trust Museum - Pine Creek
Entry fees apply
Address Railway Terrace Pine Creek Northern Territory 0847 Australia
Telephone +61 (8) 8981 2848 Fax +61 (8) 8981 2379

Pine Creek is the only original mining town remaining in the Top End from the gold rush era of the 1870s. The National Trust Museum building is the oldest surviving prefabricated structure in the Northern Territory. Originally the home of the Mining Warden in Burrundie, it was later moved to Pine Creek in 1913 and over the years it served many purposes such as; a doctors residence, clinic, dispensary, military hospital, and post office and exchange. Today the building houses the National Trust museum and town library. A browse through the building and its contents sheds light on the gold rush, local Chinese history, buffalo hunters and the Overland Telegraph Line.

Facilities
• Car park
• Public Toilet
• Shaded Area
• Sheltered Area

Lake Copperfield and the Mine Lookout are worth visiting.

Map of Pine Creek region

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