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 The Canberra Deep
Space Communication Complex is situated 35 kilometres outside
Canberra along Tourist Drive 5. Tourist Drive 5 is a diverse
collection of attractions ranging from arts and craft, cultural
and historical venues, to animals, money (the Mint), and of course
Science.
Northside
access
Best from
Belconnen, Woden and City
Travel to Cotter Road which branches from Adelaide Avenue. You
can also access this from Belconnen by driving down Tuggeranong
Parkway or Coppins Crossing Road. Pass by Mount Stromlo on towards
Cotter. Once past the Cotter picnic area the road turns sharply
to the left. After 16 kilometres of former plantation forests
and farms in the Tidbinbilla region you will reach a turnoff
on the left - Discovery Drive - for the Deep Space Complex. Four
kilometres to go and you will come over the hill and see the
large antennas of the Canberra Deep Space Communication Complex.
Southside access
Best from
Tuggeranong or Queanbeyan
From Queanbeyan you must travel on the Monaro Highway towards
Cooma. There is a turn-off on the right for Johnson Drive. Follow
this past a number of roundabouts till the road becomes Woodcock
Drive. Tuggeranong visitors should be able to find Woodcock Drive
by traveling down Drakeford Drive. Two kilometres along Woodcock
is a turnoff on the right for Point Hut Crossing. Pass the crossing
(a popular swimming area) and at the end of the road turn right
towards Tidbinbilla. Ten kilometres later you will pass the Tidbinbilla
Nature Reserve on the left and then 4 kilometres later is a turnoff
on the right - Discovery Drive - for the Deep Space Complex.
Four kilometres to go and you will come over the hill and see
the large antennas of the Canberra Deep Space Communication Complex.
Where on Earth?
If you
are travelling using a GPS navigation system
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Latitude: |
35° 24' 04" .918 South |
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Longitude: |
148° 58' 53" .574 East |
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Altitude: |
666.8 metres |
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STREET
ADDRESS
421 Discovery Drive
Tourist Drive 5
off Paddys
River, Cotter and Tidbinbilla Rds
Tidbinbilla ACT
PHONE (recorded
info)
(61 +2) 02 6201
7880
+ General
Travel Enquiry
The Visitor Centre provides a full range of services of public
facilities;
• Moon Rock Café & Giftshop
• Picnic/Undercover Areas
• Toilets
• Disabled Access
• Free Parking
• Free Entry
HEAVY VEHICLES
Take care on the local
roads as heavy vehicles frequent the forestry areas
ROAD WORKS
Post-fire roadworks continue in the area, watch for workcrews
WILDLIFE
Kangaroos and other wildlife cross the roads in the mornings
and evenings
FUEL
Tourist Drive 5 is 73kms
long, please ensure your car's fuel supply. There is one service
station in the area near Tharwa
FIRST AID
The mid-point of the drive is at least 40-minutes from from ambulance
services. Keep a first aid kit handy
MOBILE
PHONES
Many areas in the Tidbinbilla Valley have little or no mobile
phone service coverage
Tourist Drive 5 offers a variety of attractions that you can
take in one at a time or spend the day on this 73km road loop.
+ Parliament House
+ The Lodge
+ Royal Australian Mint
+ Police Museum
+ Government House
+ Mt Stromlo Observatory
+ Cotter Recreation Area
+ Brindabella Station
+ Deep Space Complex
+ Tidbinbilla Nature Reserve
+ Corin Dam
+ Gibraltar Falls
+ Corin Forest
+ Namadgi National Park
+ Cuppacumbalong Crafts
+ Lanyon Homestead
+ Nolan Gallery
+ Rose Cottage
+ Geoscience
+ Robert Burns Memorial |
