# Road trips from Alice Springs

> 4 road trips that start in or near Alice Springs, from 3 to 8 days, each with a stop-by-stop itinerary, distances and campsites along the way.

Source: https://camping-spirit.com/road-trips-from/o-alice-springs-au-nt/

4 road trips that start in or near Alice Springs, from 3 to 8 days, each with a stop-by-stop itinerary, distances and campsites along the way.

- [West MacDonnell Ranges from Alice Springs](https://camping-spirit.com/guides/au-west-macdonnell-drive/): 3 days, 212 km – A three-day out-and-back along Namatjira Drive through Tjoritja / West MacDonnell National Park, with gorges, waterholes and Hermannsburg's mission history.
- [Red Centre loop: Alice Springs, Uluru and Kings Canyon](https://camping-spirit.com/guides/au-red-centre-alice-uluru/): 6 days, 919 km – A six-day loop south on the Stuart and Lasseter Highways to Uluru and Kata Tjuta, then Kings Canyon and back via the unsealed Mereenie Loop and Hermannsburg.
- [Granite boulders, telegraph stations and outback pubs – by camper along the Explorers Way to Katherine](https://camping-spirit.com/guides/rf-510-nt-explorers-way-tennant-creek/): 7 days, 1,354 km – Just under 1,200 km of Stuart Highway heading north: from the Tropic of Capricorn past the granite boulders of Karlu Karlu, the gold-mining town of Tennant Creek and the cattle stations of the Barkly to the tropics of Katherine – a journey on which the fuel plan matters as much as the sunrise.
- [Red gorges, ghost gums and starry skies – by camper along the Red Centre Way to Uluṟu](https://camping-spirit.com/guides/rf-303-red-centre-way/): 8 days, 1,128 km – From Alice Springs through the West MacDonnell Ranges, over Tylers Pass and the gravel of the Mereenie Loop to Kings Canyon, on to Uluṟu and Kata Tjuṯa and back via Erldunda: around 1,250 km of outback where water, fuel and time of day matter more than any sight.

## FAQs

**What are the best road trips from Alice Springs?**
Popular routes starting in or near Alice Springs: West MacDonnell Ranges from Alice Springs, Red Centre loop: Alice Springs, Uluru and Kings Canyon, Granite boulders, telegraph stations and outback pubs – by camper along the Explorers Way to Katherine and Red gorges, ghost gums and starry skies – by camper along the Red Centre Way to Uluṟu.

**Is there a short road trip from Alice Springs?**
The shortest is West MacDonnell Ranges from Alice Springs: 3 days, about 212 km.

**What is the longest road trip from Alice Springs?**
The longest is Granite boulders, telegraph stations and outback pubs – by camper along the Explorers Way to Katherine: 7 days, about 1,354 km with 14 stops.