Access today
Checked daily from the official sources below. Last check: .
Closed
SA bulletin does not state the park is open.
A missing park alert is not the same as an open QAA ford. Always read the official notices below, and check conditions on the ground before you commit to the crossing.
Official sources
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Queensland Parks
No current QLD Parks Munga-Thirri alert.
QLD Parks alerts · Munga-Thirri park page
Standard summer closure: 1 December to 15 March. Book the QAA line.
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South Australia Desert Parks
SA bulletin does not state the park is open.
Desert Parks Bulletin 880, updated 27th October 2026. Read the bulletin
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QLDTraffic, Central West
As at 8:45am 30 October 2026. Restrictions are listed for the Qaa Line near Birdsville.
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Diamantina Shire
Local road and flood updates for the Birdsville side.
Unofficial report
Mt Dare Hotel (24th October 2026) — not a parks alert — reports the Eyre Creek bypass open and the QAA line crossing still impassable. This is a hotel's own report, not a parks notice. See the Mt Dare page.
SA tracks in the bulletin
- Colson TrackOpen
- Poeppels CornerOpen
- PAR 13 Halligan Bay PointOpen
- PAR 8 PedirkaOpen
- Witjira National ParkConflict
- Dalhousie CampgroundOpen
- Three O'Clock Creek CampgroundOpen
- Dalhousie Campground to Purni BoreOpen
- Pedirka Track (on park)Open
- Bloods Creek Ruin to Federal Waterhole TrackClosed
- Dalhousie airstripClosed
- PAR 2 Level Post BayClosed
- PAR 3 Nuccaleena MineClosed
- PAR 9 WarraweenaClosed
- PAR 15 K1 Warburton CrossingClosed
- PAR 16 Walkers CrossingClosed
Planning a crossing?
The Simpson Desert Travel Guide covers permits, fuel, vehicle prep and emergency planning for the whole route.
Machine-readable copy: simpson-desert-access.json