coral bay WA

It is an absolutely beautiful spot. I would book if you intend to use the caravan park, which looks great and is right on the beach. Plenty of good places for fuel on the trip and lots to see.

Happy trails, Mike.

As above - ensure you book early as it is very busy especially in the holidays. There are 2 caravan parks - Bayview and Peoples. It does get quite windy and hot around Xmas!! Another option is to camp on Ningaloo station - you need to be totally self sufficient but there are a lot less people around (and it is only $2.50 per person per night camping fees)
Drew

it is a beautiful spot but if you havent allready booked i doubt if youll get one
cheers

Take as much food,grog etc as you can as it is one of the most expensive places I have been to for just everyday items.

Have stayed there a number of times after Aust Day weekend and virtually had the place to ourselves but that doesn't tie in with school holidays if that's a consideration.

We have done it 2 times both times from Perth; we drive up to Geraldton on the first day and stay at a mate’s farm, then just drive the rest the next day. After the Kalbarri turns off we just give it a bit of right pedal and keep an eye out for the local constabulary we sat on around 130kp/h, road’s are straight and it is a easy drive.

G'day blackwrx,

You lucky bu*ger, we done the coral bay a couple of years ago on a round aust. trip, what a beautiful place, as is your whole state. Take note of the other suggestions they're all right.

The only thing I could add is, take your own snorkleing gear as it tended to be a bit expensive to hire and coral bay is a marine park, so no fishing.

cheers
terstell

its a top site ,we have only ever experienced difficulty getting in when its school hols ,one of the most memorable things was the fish underneath the moored up fishing boats they are so friendly and we had them following in us to six inches of water ,we did have a little feed for them .Great place if not to busy ,we got caught out one year though and ended up parking up for the night on the carpark by the beach and the ranger was none to friendly as a little party atmosphere was starting to appear because people couldnt camp any where ,so out came the infringement book ,but it was one of the best nights ive had in coral bay and well worth the fine for not moving on .we moved on upto exmouth the next day .

Nice spot but way overcrowded during popular holiday periods such as in December. If you don't mind bush camping and are somwwhat self contained you can stay at several locations on the coast between Coral Bay and Yardie Creek. Our favourite is Ningaloo Station. Alternatively, you could stay in the national park campgrounds north of Yardie Creek and from there its sealed road around to Exmouth. Don't miss Shothole Canyon and Charles Knife Gorges when you're up that way. Breathtaking!

:o) Melissa