A short distance away (about 80kms or so ) is the tiny settlement if Burren Junction. The bore baths here are quite deep about 1.8m with a concrete island in the middle. Some people camp here for 4 months around winter. There is a courtesy bus to take you the short distance to town. There is a club and people at the camp organise markets days. Cakes get delivered twice a week. You can get a haircut on site. There is a hot bore shower and flushing toilets. Animals are permitted but not in the baths area. There is lighting for night bathing and the water is cooler by a degree or two than at Pilliga. Where the bore water enters the baths the water is quite warm , however, around the far side of the concrete island it is much cooler. Even though the baths are large and it is possible to swim around the circle, bathers tend to congregate at the steps where the water is warmest. It's depth precludes effective walking or excercises and the people huddled at the steps inhibit the ability to do laps. Entry and exit points are strong and reliable although I did find the surrounds a bit slippery to get about using crutches
The baths are not protected from the elements but there is covered seating with tables and chairs. Each camp site appears to have a water tap and camping and bathing is free. There are flushing toilets which are not in as good a state of cleanliness or repair as Pilliga baths but they are light years ahead of the disgusting pit toilets favoured by most government departments these days.
The car park and campground is red dirt and whilst the rainfall in the area is low any rain would quickly turn this area into a quagmire, making it very difficult to move about without getting covered in mud.
It was wonderful to have a swim here and we can understand its popularity.
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