The Painted Desert is an area of spectacular colourful hills. According to scientists, the Painted Desert was created by erosion over 80 million years. It's an amazing sight of colours such as ochre yellow, oxide red, and deep, rich brown, contrasting with crisp whites. From the Mount Batterbee Lookout, you can see rocky outcrops of large and small hills, which emerge suddenly out of a flat, desert landscape. We took the rather rough 4WD Painted Desert Road from Cadney Homestead Roadhouse (on the Stuart Highway) to Oodnadatta to see this magnificent site. A great place to visit.
