🏜️ Simpson Desert Map – Westprint Heritage Series

The definitive map and trip-planning tool for navigating Australia’s most iconic desert crossing

🔍 Overview

The Simpson Desert Map by Westprint is a purpose-built, richly detailed resource designed to help adventurers plan, navigate, and explore one of the most remote and awe-inspiring environments in the world — the Simpson Desert. Known for its towering red sand dunes, salt pans, and isolated beauty, the Simpson is a challenge even for experienced 4WD enthusiasts. This map provides the precision, context, and insights you need to travel safely and confidently through this spectacular region.

Whether you're preparing for a full desert crossing via the French Line, camping at Dalhousie Springs, or seeking out historic sites like Poeppel Corner, this two-sided map delivers both detailed topographic coverage and essential travel intelligence.

🗺️ Map Format & Features

Dual-Sided Design for Maximum Utility

Side A – Full Colour Topographic Map

• Scale: 1:1,000,000 – ideal for wide-ranging route planning

• Lat/Long Grid & GPS Coordinates throughout

• Coverage includes:

  • French Line, Rig Road, WAA Line

  • Knolls Track, QAA Line, Hay River Track

  • Purni Bore, Dalhousie Springs, Poeppel Corner

  • Eyre Creek, Mt Dare, Birdsville

• Marked fuel points, campgrounds, natural landmarks, and historic features

• All major and minor 4WD tracks with intermediate distances clearly marked

• Elevation shading and dune markings to help assess terrain and difficulty

Side B – Planning Guide & Track Notes

• Detailed notes on over 60 points of interest, indexed to the map

• Historical notes on early exploration, especially Burke & Wills and European surveying

• Track classifications, suggested routes, and insider driving tips

• Information on:

  • Vehicle prep

  • Fuel and water requirements

  • Safety and emergency guidelines

  • Weather and seasonal access

  • Camping etiquette and Leave No Trace principles

🧭 Coverage Highlights

🛠️ Practical Tools for Travellers

• ✅ GPS-ready – Ideal for use with satellite navigation devices

• ✅ Permit guidance – Clearly explains SA Desert Parks Pass requirements

• ✅ Emergency prep – Includes contacts, roadhouses, ranger stations

• ✅ Camping info – Official and bush campsites shown

• ✅ Fuel planning – Petrol & diesel availability, distances between refuels

• ✅ Trip advice – Tyre pressure, sand-driving techniques, and more

📏 Product Specifications

💡 Note on Permits

A South Australia Desert Parks Pass is required to drive across the Simpson Desert and camp in conservation areas such as:

• Witjira National Park

• Simpson Desert Conservation Park

• Simpson Desert Regional Reserve

Day-use permits for Dalhousie Springs only may be available on-site, subject to access and weather conditions.

Pro Tip: Apply for your permit online in advance, and carry both printed and digital copies.

🎯 Who Is This Map For?

• 🛻 4WD tourers crossing from Mt Dare to Birdsville

• ⛺ Bush campers setting up in remote desert sites

• 🧭 Overland travellers combining Simpson tracks with Oodnadatta or Hay River routes

• 🌵 Desert naturalists interested in flora, fauna, and conservation

• 📷 Photographers and explorers documenting Australia’s Red Centre

• 🧳 Tour operators guiding desert safaris or self-drive holidays

• 🧰 Outback prepper kits and emergency travel boxes

🧭 Why Choose a Westprint Map?

✅ Trusted Australian publisher specialising in heritage and outback maps
✅ Content-rich — more than just roads: learn about explorers, history, and Indigenous culture
✅ Field-tested accuracy — no armchair mapping here!
✅ Printed in Australia using high-quality stock
✅ Optional lamination makes it practically indestructible and suitable for whiteboard markers

🌄 Explore Australia’s Legendary Red Centre with Confidence

From Dalhousie’s thermal springs to the endless dunes of the French Line, every kilometre of the Simpson Desert presents a new challenge — and a new reward. The Westprint Simpson Desert Map is your trusted companion, helping you chart a course, learn the stories of the land, and return home safely.

🧭 Plan your desert crossing the right way – with Westprint by your side.