Story: Skull springs & Running Waters
Episode: Episode 4
Presenter: Emma George
Air Date: 24th July 2022

• Access to Skull Springs is via the Skull Springs Road. 108km east of Nullagine. Can take up to 3 hours to travel the distance due to road conditions and potential water crossings.
• Explorer Nat Cooke named Skull Springs when he found an Aboriginal skull here in 1886.
• Points of interest along the way - 20 Mile Sandy Creek State Battery ruins and the Granite Wall.
• Skull Springs is part of the Davis River. Giant, Silver Cajuput Trees shade the area. The papery bark of the Cajuput trees was used by local aboriginals to construct huts and make baskets.
• Running Waters is about 30km further along the track and can be accessed by one of two entries. A natural pool app 10m wide, enveloped by paper bark trees.
• The pool is fed both by water runoff as well as spring fed. The spring water is warm. There are sections of the pool that are too deep to stand in. The crystal-clear water is home to a variety of freshwater fish.
• There are limited camp sites near the water and some larger ones near the entry that are suitable for camper trailers and off-road caravans

For more information, please visit:
https://western4wdriver.com.au/