camping in south australia- kangaroo island

Victor Harbour. Maybe busy over Xmas.

Yep. They don't seem to want anybody's business.Friend of mine camped there about 2 years ago and had a less than pleasant reception from some local ferals who were determined to make sure he did not have too much fun.

If you must go, it seems best to stay in resort style accommodation.

It's come off my bucket list since my mate's experience there.

Jack

Rapid Bay is a nice place to camp, literall right on the beach. It is not on Kangaroo Island, around the coast a little from Cape Jervis. Has a toilet block, and someone comes around each evening to collect the camping fee. Minimal cost. Can be busy at Xmas though, as well as every where near the coast.

Cheers

There isn't much on KI that's "on the beach". Some people have very fond memories (and perhaps of these reports) we were quite dissapointed with the whole experience when we went a couple of years ago.

Between Melbourne and SA, you could try around Robe, The Coorong, Port McDonell, Glenelg River, Johanna, Blanket Bay are a few that come to mind west to east. Most will be very busy though.

Hi Andrea

Kangaroo Island is a fantastic place to visit and to be very honest, can not be compared to other area down that part of the bleep ula.

I have found for the best deals, book direct with Sealink, book a minimum of 1 nights accommodation and your return ferry trip and you will save megga. Another very wise investment is to purchase the 12 months per person National Parks Pass. The cost of this pass will give you unlimited access to all of the paying features within the Island.

Also give youself lots of time, as there is just so much to see. One great place to camp right on the water is Chapman River. There are two sections, a eastern and a western side, both very different but both great. One one of our trips there, we spent a week alone staying just in the Dudley Peninsula.


If you want to see what the Island has to offer, open my Blogs and have a look at what I thought. And remember one thing, two people will always have different thoughts on one thing.

My advices, make some direct enquiries with Sealink and see for yourself. There will also be a very good chance that just because it is Christmas, you will be the only person on some of the out of way beaches.


Cheers


Stephen

Hi when we go to SA we buy a 2mth camping pass it covers SA but not KI Google SA PARKS If you are seniors the ferry is cheaper .Cheers

Deep Creek Park near Cape Jervis has four campgrounds and is in my opinion just as good or better than KI except it is not on an island.

keep driving, I lived in adelaide for too many years and every oportunity I would head over to the west coast of the Eyre Penninsula

Talia, venus bay,Elliston, Locks wells etc

I tried on a few occasians to find worthwhile spots closer but was unsuccessfull

best beach on the flureo Penninsula was Tunkallila beach (hard to get to without tresspassing) best beach on the Yorke Penninsula was the southern end of the Dustbowl beach (long walk)

Kangaroo Island is over priced, over rated, ripoff joint. Nothing on Kangaroo Island you won't see elsewhere. Is identical country and beaches as mainland. Having visited Kangaroo Island more times than I care to remember for work and speaking to tourists they thought the same horribly over rated and seriously over priced and rip off.
Yorke Peninsula is great and so is Eyre Peninsula. Innes National Park and other places are magic.

Hey guys, so this is the route we are possibly thinking of. Hoping to do it in 8ish days. Would be keen to hear your thoughts on where to stop, what we need, and if we are cutting it thin or covering too much ground in the time. My gut feel is that we are doing too many kms, but i've never done this before so I dont know. We would like to split our accomodation up between camping on beach, and cabins where appropriate.

Thursday, 26 December 2013 Melb to Tunkalilla Beach 787 9 hours
Friday, 27 December 2013 Stay in Tunkalilla Beach
Saturday, 28 December 2013 Tunkalilla Beach to York Pensinsula 346 5 hours
Sunday, 29 December 2013 Stay in York Peninsula
Monday, 30 December 2013York Peninsula to Sleaford Mere 385 7 hours
Tuesday, 31 December 2013 Stay in Sleaford Mere
Wednesday, 1 January 2014 Sleaford Mere to Mildura 893 10 hours
Thursday, 2 January 2014 Stay in Mildura .
Friday, 3 January 2014 Mildura to Melbourne 551 6 hours

There is access to tunk beach at least there used to be.
The carpark is above the beach and you can either walk down a steep slope to the beach or take roads and tracks past 1000000 no trespassing signs.
The owners of the farm think they own the beach but access can be got without your feet ruining thier track
Shires on the ep had the right idea.
Bought the padocks and put public access to the beach.

Mt camel beach used to be called dolphins beach and was accessed through padocks
The tourist coastal drive south of streaky used to be fences and gates.
Even the south end of dust bowl used to be accessible through farms

Is heading to Sleaford Mere from Melbounre doable?? It looks absoloutely magical!