Welcome to Copley 

A former 'Ghan' railway town, Copley sits at the crossroads of the Strezlecki and Oodnadatta Tracks in the midst of the spectacular Northern Flinders Ranges, 6 kms north of Leigh Creek township, 600 kms (6 hours' drive) north of Adelaide or 3 hours north of Port Augusta. With a population of approximately 100, most bypass the turn-off without a second glance. See How to get to Copley.

What's up in Copley?
In the town itself, the first stop on the south end of the main street, Railway Terrace West is the Copley Caravan Park, hosted by Shirley and David Mills. Campfire-side drinks celebrating astonishing sunsets and impressive astronomical events in the clear night skies. Bookings can be made here for local tours, including Arkaroola Resort where the nail-biting, white knuckle 4WD Ridgetop Tour is a MUST.
Nearby, the Packsaddle General Store is also a Post Office Agency with a public phone service and next to it the Leigh Creek (Copley) Hotel offers a traditional outback welcome, meals and accommodation.
Should your vehicle need a little TLC, David Pinkerton runs Cookes Outback Motors, the local RAA outpost. Thirty years of experience running transport convoys across Africa gave Dave both the ability to surmount any mechanical challenge and a plethora of African adventure tales told at the drop of a hat in either Arabic or Swahili, whichever version you prefer.
Shirl & staff operate the cappuccino machine at the Quandong Cafe and Bush Bakery, open every day and renowned for home-baked pasties, pies and slices.
And you probably won't leave town without admiring the infamous Agnew Spread, one of the most impressive sprawls of scrap in the country, aquired by town patriarch with many an Irish yarn, Tommy Agnew.
Mr Apollos Kalialaha is a pastor with the United Aboriginal Ministry. He has come here recently from Adelaide to take up a ministry with the Copley Christian Fellowship. His family will join him shortly. Mr Kalialaha comes from the Solomon Islands and Copley is his first outback ministry.

Unleash your creative skills

Another artist in the area is Talc Alf, whose remarkable talc stone sculpture gallery is at Lyndhurst, just 30 kilometres to the north of Copley.

Northern Exposure
"Lake Eyre holds up the world", says Arabunna nulla Reg Dodd whose Arabunna Tours bring together the ancient and natural wonders of the Lake Eyre region, sharing land, culture, history and life.
Adrenaline junkies can be swept over stunning Lake Eyre and beyond by Wrightsair in William Creek who also offer Aboriginal Art Tours to outlying Aboriginal communities producing amazing art works such as Ernabella, Amata, Fregon, Indulkana, Western Desert, Blackstone and Patjar.

The Mysterious East
Heading East towards Arkaroola, visit the Adnyamathanha communities of Iga Warta, Nepabunna and Mt Serle. Adnyamathanha translates as "People of the hills". Phonetically in Tamil, it means "an outpouring of light".
We've got a great deal to offer. A warm welcome, the chance to catch a few fish in the local retention dam, or just chill out under the stars while you plan the next stage of your journey.