Ross River Attractions

The tiny settlement of Ross River grew up at the end of the 19th C round the homestead of the Loves Creek Station. Since 1959 it has been developed as a tourist center for excursions into the Macdonnell Ranges. Ross River is named after John Ross, who along with Harvey and Giles surveyed the route of the Overland Telegraph in 1871, following in the footsteps of John McDouall Stuart.