Barrow Creek, Northern Territory: Travel guide and things to do

Updated November 27 2014 - 1:08pm, first published 12:15pm

Located on the Stuart Highway 284 km north of Alice Springs and 1198 km south of Darwin, Barrow Creek has a history which belies its rather unimpressive appearance. Although the 'town' has only a nominal population and is now little more than a stopover point on the Stuart Highway between The Alice and Darwin it was once one of the more important outposts in the Northern Territory.

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