# Bitter Springs

> A thermal creek winding through palm and paperbark, where you drift downstream in a clear current.

Source: https://camping-spirit.com/places/au-bitter-springs/

A thermal creek winding through palm and paperbark, where you drift downstream in a clear current. It is quieter and more natural than the main thermal pool; take a pool noodle or float and watch for slippery steps.

- **Nearest town:** Mataranka, Northern Territory
- **Category:** Nature & parks
- **GPS:** -14.9500, 133.0250

## Good to know

**Best time to go:** No month is ideal everywhere on this route; the most pleasant are usually July. Hot in August–June. (Estimate from long-term temperature averages, terrain and pass seasons)

## Featured in these trip guides

- [Katherine, Nitmiluk and Mataranka](https://camping-spirit.com/guides/au-katherine-mataranka-never-never/)

## Nearby

- [Mataranka Thermal Pool](https://camping-spirit.com/places/au-mataranka-thermal-pool/) – 5 km
- [Cutta Cutta Caves Nature Park](https://camping-spirit.com/places/au-cutta-cutta-caves/) – 73 km
- [Nitmiluk (Katherine) Gorge](https://camping-spirit.com/places/au-nitmiluk-gorge/) – 96 km
- [Katherine Hot Springs](https://camping-spirit.com/places/au-katherine-hot-springs/) – 96 km

## FAQs

### Where is Bitter Springs?

Bitter Springs is in Mataranka, Northern Territory, at GPS -14.9500, 133.0250.

### Which road trips pass Bitter Springs?

Bitter Springs is a stop on these CampingSpirit trip guides: Katherine, Nitmiluk and Mataranka.

### What is there to see near Bitter Springs?

Places worth a stop nearby: Mataranka Thermal Pool (5 km), Cutta Cutta Caves Nature Park (73 km), Nitmiluk (Katherine) Gorge (96 km) and Katherine Hot Springs (96 km).

### When is the best time to visit Bitter Springs?

No month is ideal everywhere on this route; the most pleasant are usually July. Hot in August–June. (Estimate from long-term temperature averages, terrain and pass seasons)

## Part of these destinations

- [Stuart Highway](https://camping-spirit.com/destinations/au-stuart-highway/)