Coral Bay station stays
Submitted: Sunday, May 27, 2007 at 09:14
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Hi All,
In late Sept I will be dragging the tribe (wife & 2 kids 3 and 7) up to
Karratha to visit friends. On the way up we would like to stay somewhere near
Coral Bay for a few days. We have done the caravan park thing in the past up there but are looking for something a bit different. We will be towing a Jayco off-road camper trailer so we are pretty much self sufficient.
The most important thing is that we stay somewhere with sheltered waters for the kids to swim in so they don't have to worry about getting dumped by waves.
I have looked at the website for Gnaraloo and it looks like it may fit the bill as 3 Mile Lagoon offers a safe swimming environment. Has anyone been there that can comment?
Towards the end of Sept does it get very windy?
Any suggestions for other
places we could stay at up that way?
Thanks in Advance
GASGQ
Reply By: Muzzgit [WA] - Monday, May 28, 2007 at 01:14
Monday, May 28, 2007 at 01:14
Ningaloo station is great. Winds can be a drama but you can phone ahead and Graham will glady help out with that sorta info.
We camped at South lefroy bay at
easter and over 8 days we had 2 and a half that were pretty much blown out but the rest was magical. North Lefroy bay is a nicer beach and hardly have to air down to get in but it gets very crowded and absolutely no protection from the wind.
If you want to stay away from the crowd and get some wind cover then go to south lefroy, try and get site #1 or 2? (it's like a culdesac). Really nice spot, sand is pretty soft so all tyres down and walk in to
check it out beforehand.
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Reply By: Member - Mark L (WA) - Monday, May 28, 2007 at 11:25
Monday, May 28, 2007 at 11:25
I live locally and Sept is normally the start of the windy season, best to
camp somewhere out of the wind. Camping fees at
Ningaloo Station are $2.50 per adult, Winderabandi is a good place to
camp if you want to get a safe place from the wind, also South Lefroy Bay is another
good spot to get out of the wind. Make sure you air down (18-20psi)because of the popularity of the place these days the tracks get churned up very easily. As for the shark attack the other day at Warroora Station I would quess that it was caused by human stupidty.
Cheers
Mark
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