Free or Low fee Camps Perth to Broome
Submitted: Tuesday, May 15, 2012 at 20:49
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fasteddy
Hi all looking for low cost or free camps between
Perth and
Broome
Willing to work for staying.
station stays with work and stay arrangement also..
Travelling with other family's but the cost at caravan parks hurts when they charge $8-12 dollars per child, it is killing us (3 children)
Reply By: Member - Andrew (WA) - Tuesday, May 15, 2012 at 21:09
Tuesday, May 15, 2012 at 21:09
yes, the low cost park options add up with 3 kids in tow..tell me about it! :-(
Anyway, 50 K's South of
Carnarvon turn left on the road to 'Bush Bay / New beach Rd" (
check it on Google maps)
Easy access and multiple spots along the coast for
free camping, private little water ways, tidal fishing / crabbing....
If the weather is good, great spot. If it's windy...not so good.
Easily get a caravan in there if you're towing one. Absolutely no facilities except a few long drops Dunnies. You have to be self sufficient.
Above
Carnarvon there a heaps of overnight stays on rivers etc. You won't have any trouble getting a spot if you're there early enough...gets a bit crowded after 4 - 5 pm
Make
Hay River above Hedland a destination point for an
overnight camp. Lot's of trees, nice spot.
Make sure you spend a few dollars and treat yourself to a few nights at 80 mile beach caravan park. You won't be disappointed....
Enjoy...
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Follow Up By: Member - Andrew (WA) - Tuesday, May 15, 2012 at 21:13
Tuesday, May 15, 2012 at 21:13
Sorry, that's not the
Hay River...should read the 'DeGrey River'
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Follow Up By: Bush Wanderer - Tuesday, May 15, 2012 at 21:28
Tuesday, May 15, 2012 at 21:28
Good spots Andrew. 80 mile beach caravan park.....if it all turns to crap that's where you want to be!
The crossing of the
murchison river out from
Kalbarri is a free 24 hr
camp. Nice spot also for swimming. There are a number of these between
Broome and
Perth.
BW.
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Follow Up By: Member - Andrew (WA) - Tuesday, May 15, 2012 at 21:35
Tuesday, May 15, 2012 at 21:35
Hard to find a crap spot this time of year up in the great FA...for the next 4 - 5 months.
Making my mouth water all this talk about going North :-) Mustn't do it, mustn't do it, mustn't do it....
Note to self...don't read threads on Explore OZ.!!!!Bad, all bad.
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Reply By: Trev&Ness B - Tuesday, May 15, 2012 at 21:54
Tuesday, May 15, 2012 at 21:54
2 words
camps 6.
Best book around
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Follow Up By: fasteddy - Wednesday, May 16, 2012 at 22:23
Wednesday, May 16, 2012 at 22:23
Thanks just up graded to camps 6 the big version with the pics, left the old one for others to use.
Thanks and regards Fasteddy
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Reply By: Member - Arsenal Phill - Tuesday, May 15, 2012 at 22:18
Tuesday, May 15, 2012 at 22:18
Hi there.
For a stop over there is a place called Fig Tree Crossing. If memory serves it had
toilets and
dump point. Also the last time I went through there were no fees. It is about 16km outside
Geraldton going North. It is situated on Chapman Valley Road.
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Reply By: Motherhen - Tuesday, May 15, 2012 at 23:06
Tuesday, May 15, 2012 at 23:06
Great Northern Highway or North West Coastal Highway Fasteddy? Answers so far have been for the coastal highway. The Great Northern is the shorter route and to me the more interesting, and it has many more
free camping opportunities. It does have more trucks on it than the coastal highway.
The only station stay i have been to is
Nallan Station 11 kilometres north of
Cue - but i don't think they have work for your keep options. 24 kilometres north of
Cue we have also stayed at Lake
Nallan 48 hour
rest area - no amenities.
This link lists three station stays around
Mount MagnetStation Stays
There are plenty of opportunities for
free camping along the Great Northern, including at historic water trough, by rivers, and main roads rest areas with pit
toilet and some with dump points (some good ones north of
Newman).
If you are taking the coastal highway alternative, a good first night stop is Galena
Bridge on the
Murchison River a little to the north of the
Kalbarri turnoff. Pit
toilets and
dump point, large main roads free
rest area a bit away from the highway alongside the river.
Motherhen
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Follow Up By: new boy - Wednesday, May 16, 2012 at 11:01
Wednesday, May 16, 2012 at 11:01
I,m pretty sure unfortunately the great spot of Lake
Nallan is closed.
Just a point at
Gladstone ,Bush bay and New Beach first sign of rain get out roads become very boggy and the farmer at
Gladstone charges somewhere over $500 to come and tow you out.
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Follow Up By: Motherhen - Wednesday, May 16, 2012 at 12:36
Wednesday, May 16, 2012 at 12:36
Hi Newboy
Much of the area around Lake
Nallan is closed to campers, but speaking with
Cue Shire earlier this year, they had re-opened camping with a 48 hour limit on the south side of the lake only. Latecomers were stopping overnight in the Main Roads
Rest Area which is outside of the control of the council so this is always an option. We prefer to get
well away from the road.
Mh
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Follow Up By: Motherhen - Wednesday, May 16, 2012 at 13:38
Wednesday, May 16, 2012 at 13:38
Hi Newboy
Much of the area around Lake
Nallan is closed to campers, but speaking with
Cue Shire earlier this year, they had re-opened camping with a 48 hour limit on the south side of the lake only. Latecomers were stopping overnight in the Main Roads
Rest Area which is outside of the control of the council so this is always an option. We prefer to get
well away from the road.
Mh
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Follow Up By: new boy - Wednesday, May 16, 2012 at 14:44
Wednesday, May 16, 2012 at 14:44
Thanks MH thats good to know remember the first time we went there in 20 04 there was a bloke who camped there April to Oct had his own vegie patch very
well set up.
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Reply By: fasteddy - Wednesday, May 16, 2012 at 22:20
Wednesday, May 16, 2012 at 22:20
Thanks all noted and marked on the map will
check these out as we move North
Thanks Fasteddy.
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