A very special part of  Central Australia, owned by a family who have made this remote place their home. They say home is where the heart is, even if it is spread over a million acres of remote Central Australia! As the first Wayside Inn in Central Australia, Curtin Springs offers a perfect base from which to visit the Ayers Rock and Kings Canyon areas. Enjoy our authentic homestyle meals, our lovely gardens and take an opportunity to unwind in what visitors refer to as an oasis. The historic Bough Shed offers the perfect place for a cold beer, hot cuppa or a meal. Take the time to look through our family history and general information about what it takes to live in such a remote place, raise a family and run a business. There are 27 accommodation rooms ranging from our budget rooms with shared bathroom facilities up to the family rooms with disabled bathrooms. We have a small number of powered sites and unlimited unpowered sites.  There is no charge for unpowered sites. We provide a range of services for tour groups from full dinner/bed/breakfast options to providing meals on their way through.  We pride ourselves in helping tours to keep to their schedules. We have a wide range of native birds and parrots in our large aviaries. The birds are our legacy to Dawn (Peter’s wife, Ash’s Mum). After arriving in 1956, there was a 9 year drought.  Dawn was known to have said during that time; “I need to hear something that is not a crow or a galah”.  Peter acquired some parrots for her and the collection has grown ever since. They are highly prized members of our family.