Yorke Pennisula places & Tourist Parks ???

Remembering that Roachie has some knowledge of Kadina......lol

Thanks for the glowing intro there David....I see you have been spending up big on the Blandcruiser too....new bullbar and roof rack etc..... starting to look pretty good (for a toy...)hahaha

Now, to the question at hand.......

I certainly don't consider myself an authority on the YP....I've lived here for a bit over 4 years, having moved from Yass in NSW.

However, I can certainly add a bit to the discussion if you like. Sounds like you're caravan park type folks.....nothing wrong with that at all, but I'm sorry to say I haven't stayed in any c/van parks on the YP, so I can't give you any advice about which are good/bad etc.

I can tell you that there isn't much in the way of 4 wheel driving on the YP except for some beach/sand driving on both the east coast (around Tiddy Widdy, which is just north of Ardrossan) and also on the west coast. Here you can actually drive reasonable distances along the beaches around Port Rickaby northwards to Wallaroo (with a few diversions around towns like Pt Victoria and Moonta etc).

Innes NP is worth a look, but has been spoilt IMHO by the amount of Koppers Logs fencing etc that the Gistapo have put up all around the show!!!

If you get a chance to go to Pt Vincent, make sure you have a meal at the Hotel Ventour where you may come across EO member AussieChef. The windmill farm just out of Edithburgh is worth a look and there is a nice-looking c/van park at Edithburgh.......(I do take notice of c/van parks when I drive past them, and that one looks quite inviting with it's shaded grassed).

Basically, there are no "bad" spots on the YP. The coast line is the place to be; inland is just farmland and nothing much else. (now ducking for cover from shots to be fired by our farming friends).....

When you're over here, feel free to give us a call...... 08 8821 2090 or 0414 890 148.

Cheers

Roachie

Thanks Roachie,

For the time taken in answering. You clearly have made an impession in your 4 years on YP with fellow EO posters !!!!

You picked us in one. As newcomers to even caravaning we are soft tourists at the moment with the hope that as my school reports used to say ' Room for Improvement."

We will stay a couple of nights at Ardrossan the meander down to Point Turton as a base on the recommendation of Trevor and "explore" the SE from there..

As our trip nvolves looking for somewhere else to live. Never know....
Thanks again for your input.
SKI'er

Thanks Trevorfor your reply.

We will certainly have a look at the south East and keep an eye out for Butlers Beach but the Mrs Boss has decided to do it from the "relative" comfort of Point Turton Carvan Park. Maybe as we get more experienced in this 50% of the year caravaning lifestyle we will get more adventurous.

Thanks again for your suggestions and the timeframe. We will make the plans 2 weeks on Yorke a bit flexible in case we move on earlier than we had intended.

SKI'er

Thanks Gonebush SA

This is exactly the type of reposnse we wanted.

Because we are coming in from a distance we will stay a couple of nights at Ardrossan and meander down to Point Thurton and spend 3 or 4 days there looking at the south west. The point turton www site proved irrestistable to the Mrs. She said it looked alot like Kirkton Caravan Park which is across the water at Port Lincoln.

Again our thanks

SKI'er

we too have stayed a Kirton caravan park in Port Lincoln and under hubbies orders are NEVER to return again. we tried it twice and both times there was a storm, our daughter's shoes floated down the hill, hubby helping people fix annexes etc at 2am. we found the people there not friendly, mind you we did go in peak holiday times, and as they wouldn't except bookings we got the last pickings of the sites which to say the least were pretty poor.
i'm sure you will enjoy Point Turton, save travels.

And Pesty will provide all the food and grog!!!!!!

Ill be pretty safe, I wont have to feed you as the pusbucket 0.5 probably wont make it !!! hahahaha