camping areas
Submitted: Sunday, Jul 22, 2007 at 22:45
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mike2ronnie
Any great
camping places from
Coral Bay to Yardie
creek? Prefer to
camp southern side of Yardie
creek . Please any information would be appreciated we are self sufficient and would like to do a spot of fishing
Also anyone camped in
Cape Range National Park near
Exmouth, down Charles Knife Rd ? Is there any
camping there all we can find on Naturebase site is it says sightseeing, and
toilet picnice area?
cheers Mike
Reply By: Member - joc45 (WA) - Sunday, Jul 22, 2007 at 23:33
Sunday, Jul 22, 2007 at 23:33
Winderabandi Bay is
nice beach, just south of the border of the National
Park. Is part of
Ningaloo Station; they charge a fee. No fresh
water tho. Not too far out to the coral reef (about 300m).
We camped on
the beach for a week. Used salt
water to wash.
But there are heaps of nice isolated
places on
Ningaloo station. Worth a drive into Norwegian Bay to see the old whale station.
Cheers,
Gerry
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Follow Up By: sastra - Monday, Jul 23, 2007 at 10:10
Monday, Jul 23, 2007 at 10:10
Winderabandi is a lovely place except for the humans who can't enjoy the beauty without hooning up and down
the beach on quad bikes.
I realize some oldies have needs for these machines because of mobility problems re access from caravan to beach and that's fair enough.
I would be pleased if
Ningaloo Station management banned them for all other campers as they detract from the experience and certainly harm the fragile dune system as witnessed on last trip.
I'm sure DEC ( formerly CALM ) are watching this activity and the goat contribution very closely.
Good luck
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Follow Up By: Member - joc45 (WA) - Monday, Jul 23, 2007 at 13:05
Monday, Jul 23, 2007 at 13:05
Sorry to hear that. We were there about 4 years ago, and while there were people camped about 500m away in each direction, we had total peace.
Sign of the times, I guess.
Gerry
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Reply By: Member - Mark L (WA) - Monday, Jul 23, 2007 at 16:10
Monday, Jul 23, 2007 at 16:10
Mike some good
places to
camp are just north of Winderabandi in Defence land, I work for Defence in that area, another good spot is
Sandy Bay which is further north again but just outside of
Cape Range National Park, the environmental officer who looks after that area doesnt mind who camps there, but one thing he asks please take your rubbish with you and bury your human waste, we have had some real problems this year, before
Easter at
Sandy Bay we found someone had left all their
camping gear and rubbish, whoever owned it did not take or clean up a thing, personnally I would give Winderabandi a miss, unfortunately the hoon element with four wheel bikes have taken a liking to the place, New Years was really bad along with
Easter, I spent half a day there and moved out. Charles Knife is sightseeing only no
camping. If you would like PM me and I could meet with you and show you some good spots.
Cheers
Mark
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Follow Up By: mike2ronnie - Monday, Jul 23, 2007 at 16:30
Monday, Jul 23, 2007 at 16:30
Thanks for the info, will look you up Mark closer to the time. Hopefully not being public holiday time might eliminate the hoons along
the beach on quad bikes.
cheers MIke
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