camping on the nullarbor

You an camp at any of the roadside stops. Some are trashy and open and loaded with toilet paper, but may are good and you can get a couple of hundred metres away from the highway. the bigger ones are marked on the Hema maps. A nice spot just west of Ceduna is Davenport Creek.

A few whales at Head of the Bight will still be around in september, but not as plentiful as July/August.Eyre Bird Observatory is worth a visit, but worth phoning them beforehand.Twilight Cove is a great spot where the beach meets the cliffs, and you can free camp nearby.

About 10 kl,s east of Eucla on the cliffs is a great spot after that there are plenty of of road stops

We use the gravel pits. Just to the west of Nullarbor Roadhouse you come very close to the ocean. There are a couple of rest areas off the road there, in towards the ocean, though if a decent sea is running they can be noisy. Also there are some big blue metal dumps. Just keep your eye out for them.

There is a rest area at the top of the hill at Madura. Last time we went through it resembled Tempe Tip. About 20 km further west there is a good rest area on the northern side of the road.

Yeah, keep well clear of beautiful downtown Yatala.

We had a look at the Old Eyre Highway in a couple of places. It's not worth using as it is badly scoured out and not maintained.

It will be cold in September.

I suggest you get yourself the latest copy of Camps Australia Wide, most good paper shops have them as do book sellers. It's a real good investment.

Enjoy the trip, we always do.

Dick

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I don't often give waypoints away very often, but here is a top spot to stay well away from the main highway.The biggest problem out that way, good camp sites are very few and far between. From memory, the turn off is about 5 kilometres west of Nullarbor Roadhouse. Anyone that knows the area, will testify that it is mainly salt bush with no where to set up away from the main Highway and a private camp site away from all the traffic.

Take the dirt road for my waypoint and you will wonder where on earth am I taking you. Surrounded still by salt bush, you will see in the distance some larger vegetation, which is in fact a small wooded area. It is very secluded in here, about 8 kms from the main road, lots of timber for a great camp fire. The only caution, do not wander fare from your car after dark, as the vegetation is quite dense and it is very easy to get lost. Another precaution, is pack up all your gear before you go to bed, as there are lots of dingos in the area. From here it is only a very short drive to the Head of the Bight Whale viewing area, which is well worth the visit.

Waypoint details

Turn Off : S31 29 49.5 E130 47 22.8

Camp spot : S31 33 39 E130 45 57.8

The above spot will soon change back to open salt bush country within a few kilometres, then it is about another 5 kilometres to cliffs. If you camped there, it will be very windy and no wood at all for that warming camp fire.

Cheers

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