Wednesday, Feb 19, 2014 at 12:59
x3 on WikiCamps, I forgot to mention that in my earlier post.
Depending on what route you take, between here and
Wubin and My Magnet, travelling along Great Northern HW, there are a few spots you could stop at that are suitable for a van.
You could research them, either on the net or using WikiCamps.
Jibberding Rock.
GPS: 30° 00´ 17 S, 116° 49´ 25 E
The turn off is 22.5k's north of
Wubin. A wildlife sanctuary is on the western side of the highway and
Jibberding Rock is on the eastern side.
When approaching from
Wubin, the track immediately north of the rabbit proof fence road leads into the bush on the right. If you miss this one, a couple of other tracks lead into the area a little further north.
Pets are allowed here.
Facilities: Shade and variable quality dam water.
White Wells Rest Area.
GPS: 29° 50´ 06 S, 116° 56´ 42 E
The turn off is 46k's north of
Wubin. It's on the western side of the highway and is signposted as a
parking bay.
Pets are allowed here.
Facilities: Tables and seats, fire
places,
bins , shade and seasonal water.
My Gibson
Rest Area.
The turn off is 84k's north of
Wubin. It's on the eastern side of the road and is sign posted as a
rest area, with no trucks allowed.Follow the road in for 1k and the
rest area is on the western side of this road. The turn off is very easy to see if heading north, as the sealed road curves around to the left and the unsealed access road to the
rest area can be seen heading straight on from the bend.
Paynes Find Campsite.
GPS: 29° 09´ 55 S, 117° 42´ 20 E
The turn off is 12k's from
Paynes Find. From
Paynes Find, travelling north, it's roughly 11k's before turning into the track on the western side of the road, just over the crest of a
hill. Followo the track in about 400m and pick your spot.
Pets are allowed here.
Facilities: Some shade.
The Granites.
GPS: 28° 00´ 24 S, 117° 51´ 20 E
The turn off is about 6k's north of
Mount Magnet. Turn east and follow the sign posted loop road in
the Granites. If you overshoot the turn off, there is another one a 1 or 2 k further along the road, follow the track in and pick your spot.
Pets are allowed.
Facilities: Tables and seats,
bins and some shade.
I hope this is helpful.
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Follow Up By: mick - Wednesday, Feb 19, 2014 at 15:04
Wednesday, Feb 19, 2014 at 15:04
Thanks for the detailed info, I'll check out wikicamps
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Follow Up By: Member - Rowdy6032 (WA) - Wednesday, Feb 19, 2014 at 17:52
Wednesday, Feb 19, 2014 at 17:52
Hi
Not sure how recent the above information is and things may have changed since I was up that way .
The
Mt Gibson rest area on the eastern side was closed some time ago due to mining. There is another 24hr
rest area on the western side but it is pretty ordinary and best avoided.
The Granites I believe is closed to camping but some people still pull in there. Day use only.
Jibberding is good.
White Wells a bit too close to the road for my liking.
Paynes Find Campsite a good site but can be a bit noisy with those big trucks going past.
25 Mile Well 41km N
Meekatharra isn't too bad as long as you get well back from the road to avoid the noise. Bilyuin is good, should be ok for an onroad van. Gascoyne River (Middle Branch) is good, go down the back. Doolgunna, PAWL, good but fee. Good facilities.
Regards
Rowdy
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Follow Up By: Motherhen - Thursday, Feb 20, 2014 at 00:54
Thursday, Feb 20, 2014 at 00:54
Yes,
The Granites has been day use only for many years; as it was when we visiting in 2003. Some publications may still have it listed - the frailty of relying on a publication.
Much of the area around
Lake Nallan has been closed to campers, but one section is still open and if there is plenty of water it is a lovely spot.
Motherhen
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Follow Up By: 641 - Thursday, Feb 20, 2014 at 11:52
Thursday, Feb 20, 2014 at 11:52
I would say this year there will be plenty of water in most of the pools up that way due to flooding rains just received. Lake Nallen would still have water. Nice spot.
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