The Prairie Hotel (1905) has slick suites out the back, plus camping and basic cabins across the street. Don’t miss a pub meal (mains breakfast $8 to $28, lunch and dinner $24 to $42): try the feral mixed grill (camel sausage, kangaroo fillet and emu). ‘Too early for a beer?! Whose rules are those?’ said the barman at 10.42am.
The Prairie also runs winter-season tours to the nearby Nilpena Station Fossil Site, a globally significant ancient fossil field from the Ediacara period, 635 to 542 million years ago – some of the oldest fossils on Earth. It's a three-hour tour, from $145 per person. Call for details and bookings.
