The turn-off to this campground is about 1km before the Border Store. It is divided into a quiet zone and a generator-use zone, each with a block of showers and toilets. It can get mighty busy at peak times and, be warned, the mosquitoes are diabolical. The site is closed in the Wet.
Merl Camping Ground
Kakadu National Park
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