Free Camps
Submitted: Wednesday, Jun 10, 2020 at 18:42
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JohnHelen W
Hi all,
I heard today that the free camps on the highways heading north from
Perth and up as far as
Broome have been closed. Can anyone confirm this? Or can anyone let me know which sites are currently open?
Many thanks
John
Reply By: The Explorer - Wednesday, Jun 10, 2020 at 19:20
Wednesday, Jun 10, 2020 at 19:20
Hello - there would be hundreds of "free camps" (many undocumented) between
Perth and
Broome along many different routes - I doubt that they would all be "closed". Pretty sure all the 24 hr road stops would be open.
Cheers
Greg
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Reply By: Member - Rowdy6032 (WA) - Thursday, Jun 11, 2020 at 00:23
Thursday, Jun 11, 2020 at 00:23
Free camps in the Shire of Irwin (
Dongara) I believe are closed. Haven't heard about any others.
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Reply By: Life Member - Dunworkin (WA) - Thursday, Jun 11, 2020 at 02:20
Thursday, Jun 11, 2020 at 02:20
I'm wondering if that was when the
camp grounds were closed due to Covid19, if so, they're now re-opened. I'm hoping so myself as we're heading up that way next month, planning on camping at the Murchison
Bridge and also at Manilya, our usual camping spots.
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Reply By: Kazza055 - Thursday, Jun 11, 2020 at 07:32
Thursday, Jun 11, 2020 at 07:32
If you don't have it already, I suggest you get the Wikicamp app.
This app allows you to setup filters for what you are looking for (I set one for Telstra reception) and it will then only show those sites you want to see.
Dongara has a
free camp at the oval just to the north of the town and last time I went past it was operating but might have been closed due to Corona virus.
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Follow Up By: Dusta - Thursday, Jun 11, 2020 at 15:06
Thursday, Jun 11, 2020 at 15:06
you haven't even read the thread have you ?
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Reply By: AlanTH - Thursday, Jun 11, 2020 at 09:11
Thursday, Jun 11, 2020 at 09:11
I read yesterday that Irwin shire had done it to assist the van parks because they were suffering. Plus those nasty travellers who don't want to pay to stay haven't been spending any money in the towns they pass through....
So after spending 400K on setting them up with
toilets etc. they have decided it's not good enough.
I wonder how many of those councillors have their grubby fingers in the caravan park pie?
AlanTH.
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Follow Up By: Life Member - Duncan W (WA) - Thursday, Jun 11, 2020 at 09:55
Thursday, Jun 11, 2020 at 09:55
Alan in many small country Shires the caravan park is actually owned and run by the Shire. It is a service they provide.
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Reply By: AlanTH - Thursday, Jun 11, 2020 at 11:46
Thursday, Jun 11, 2020 at 11:46
A service at a cost Dunc. No one expects anything for free but I know we spend money at
places we go through. Maybe not much at any one time but it all adds up.
Still, if they don't want us to pull up for a meal. fuel etc. I'm sure there's others will.
AlanTH.
PS. Great pity if they remain closed as we always liked
Cliff Heads particularly.
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Reply By: ExplorOz Team - Michelle - Thursday, Jun 11, 2020 at 13:47
Thursday, Jun 11, 2020 at 13:47
The "free camps" you refer to along the highways would be the 24hr Pbays provided by Main Roads... I just took a look on the main roads website using the option to show rest areas and I don't see any statements that any are closed? But
check it out yourself in more detail here -
Main Roads WA map
I wouldn't want to sleep over night at any of them anyway. The actual "free" camps that you can find along the way, a little off the highway would be council provided in nature
reserves. There's a few good ones we've been too and these are documented in ExplorOz
Places and therefore available in our
ExplorOz Traveller app if you've got that. It's impossible in this rapidly changing COVID situation to keep up and publish a definitive guide so best just to follow your nose and the grapevine. Pop a note into any
places to keep everyone informed though if you discover something worth alerting others to. Enjoy your getaway lucky bugger ;)
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Follow Up By: LAZYLUX16 - Monday, Jun 22, 2020 at 21:03
Monday, Jun 22, 2020 at 21:03
I slept in a tent once up near
Broome on Hwy wow the trucks felt like they driving through my tent ha ha ha
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