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Food Barn
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🚗 10h 56min📍 875km💰 Free
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Best Time
Apr-Sep
Entry Fee
Free
Drive Time
10h 56min
Access
All vehicles
Limited or no mobile phone signalCarry minimum 3L water per person per dayTell someone your plans before departing
Food Barn — rest stop in Barkly, 875km from Darwin. Essential waypoint on long outback drives. Most offer shade, tables, and toilets. Free camping permitted up to 24 hours at designated rest areas — a great way to break up the drive.
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Explorer Verdict
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Best for
Curious NT explorers
Skip if
Time-poor short-stay travellers
Time needed
1-2 hours on site
Best season
Apr-Sep
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Getting There
Distance from Darwin875km
Drive Time10h 56min
4WD RequiredNo
Facilities
Parking
Safety Warnings
• Limited or no mobile phone signal
• Carry minimum 3L water per person per day
• Tell someone your plans before departing
Distance
875km from Darwin
Drive Time
10h 56min
Best Season
Apr-Sep
Rating
No reviews yet
Safety Warnings
• Limited or no mobile phone signal
• Carry minimum 3L water per person per day
• Tell someone your plans before departing
Distance
875km from Darwin
Drive Time
10h 56min
Best Season
Apr-Sep
Rating
No reviews yet
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Sun & light times
Food Barn · ACST
Sunrise
05:32
Sunset
18:05
Day length12h 32m
Golden Hour AM
05:32 – 06:02
Golden Hour PM
17:35 – 18:05
Blue Hour AM
05:10 – 05:32
Blue Hour PM
18:05 – 18:27
Calculated with NOAA solar algorithm. Times are sun centre at the horizon (refraction-corrected).
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