Historic outback property up for sale
Farina Station 'ghost town' on South Australia's Outback Highway is going under the hammer next monthEver dreamed of owning a piece of real outback Australia, complete with farmland, campgrounds and a once thriving 'ghost town'?
Well, one of the more fascinating stops on the Outback Highway, Farina Station in far north South Australia, is on the market.
For many RV travellers passing through, Farina Station is best known as operating Australia’s most remote underground oven and bakery, but that's just a small part of the sprawling 22,700 hectare working property.
Situated 600km north of Adelaide along the old Ghan railway and legendary Oodnadatta Track, it's the site of a once bustling agricultural and railway town that reached a peak of 600 residents in the late-1800s.
In recent years a group of caravanners have been helping bring the old Farina town remains back to life, with the Farina Restoration Group first starting work on preserving the stone buildings and artefacts and erecting story boards in 2009.
The Farina campground is open year-round, while tasty treats from the underground bakery are available onsite each year for a limited period: 8:30am-3.30pm daily from May 23 to July 17 in 2026.
The property is currently greener than it's been in a while, thanks to lots of rain in recent months, and the sale includes sheep, a watering system, a house, sheds and equipment, so it's ready to go as both a working farm and income-generating tourism destination.
Farina Station will go to auction on June 17 at the Port Augusta Golf Club.
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