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Port Augusta in SA is like Alice Springs where I live in NT, both great places that people like to bash. Port Augusta has long been a crossroads to the north and south of South Australia and has long been a growing hub that has come along in leaps and bounds whilst still dealing with nay sayers. I would recommend Port Augusta as at least an overnight stop but also as a springboard for places like Whyalla, Roxby Downs and Adelaide. I try to stay in different places each time I visit and have experienced a lot of levels in accommodation, each with their own benefits.

We loved the Botanic Gardens and spent most of our one day only there. Also our walk up to the Red Cliffs. We plan to visit again and explore more of the township and the estuary. Lots more to do yet.

We like Port Augusta but usually only stay one night because we're passing through. It has many challenges as a community and sometimes gets bad press BUT it is great place to spend at least two nights, and three if you want to relax as well as sight see. The Arid Lands Botanic Gardens are a favourite of ours - best to do a guided tour if you want to learn about our amazing desert flora - and it's OK to have a dog on a leash in a couple of areas. We'd planned to have an arid tasting plate, but the cafe was closing so we missed out on that. The Wadlata Outback Centre is definitely worth a -take-your-time visit and the Yarta Purtli Art Gallery too. The coastal walk is a highlight even if you only do some of it and the Standpipe Hotel's northern Indian menu is fabulous - as it has been for a long time.

Port Augusta is an underrated gem of a town. Great shopping, lots of cafes, a traveler’s rest kind of vibe. I had a brush with the law while I was there-failing to indicate in a timely manner-but the policeman couldn’t have been nicer. He understood that I was new here, and allowed me some leeway. Only a caution, and some knowledgeable advice on the ins and outs of the town generally. Astounding. The smell of the seaweed, and the sound of distant gulls feels good here, after the Nullabor drive. Lots to recommend it. Stay a while

Port Augusta is beyond disappointing. On the map it looks like it would be a great place to stay. In reality, it offers almost nothing for visitors other than an overnight stop for people going where they really want to go, which is clearly NOT Port Augusta. It has so much unrealised potential to be a 'destination' but its lack of desire to serve tourists leaves it as nothing more than a 'waypoint'.

AS had lived there before it's nice to see friends & family again but was a sad visit this time. love the weather & old railway station mural is wonderful to see along with Wadlarda museum that shows the history of Pt Augusta