Roper Bar is on the Roper Highway, 185 kilometres from the Stuart Highway on the way to Borroloola. John Roper, after whom the area was named, was part of Leichhardt's 1845 expedition through the Northern Territory. The Bar itself was originally known as Leichhardt's Crossing.

Leichhardt sent back to Sydney very favourable reports of Roper Bar as a potential development site, and over the next half century a number of prime cattle stations were established in the area.

The Roper River was an important supply route when the Overland Telegraph Line was being built. In later years the 'town' was the site of a mission station, which was established in 1908.

Roper Bar offers you the last chance to fill your petrol / diesel tank on the road to Borroloola, and the area offers great fishing opportunities for those interested in that particular pastime. There are no problems hooking barramundi in the river, but just be careful of the salt-water and freshwater crocodiles who also live in the area. They bite !

There is accommodation available at the Roper Bar Hotel, and there are facilities for caravans and camping. There is also a general store with takeaway food, and a boat ramp at the river.

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