Koorarawalyee Rest Area - WA

  Camp Free

Position

DEG: -31.268591 120.016388
DMS: 31º 16' 6.93" S 120º 00' 59" E
UTM: 51 J 6536789mN 215908mE
Altitude: 464.84m

Description

Place Type

Camps & Accom - Camp Free

Location

401.46kms East of Perth - Driving 436 km (4 hours 44 mins)

Address & Contact

Victoria Rock WA
Phone: N/A
Email: N/A
Web: N/A

Information

This rest area is on the highway where the open trees and breakaway meet. Around 700m to the west is Koora Retreat Centre, which offer a base camp from which to experience the wilderness and explore desert spirituality on the edge of Boorabbin national Park in WA.
The 24 hour Rest Area is operated by Main Roads for driver fatigue management. It is well sign posted on Great Eastern Highway from the east and the west. It is situated in open eucalyptus woodland with camp fires, rubbish bins, two composting toilets and a black water dump for caravans. Thetoilets are maintained by volunteers from nearby Koora Retreat Centre. The site had old tips at the north of it. These legacy sites have been restored by volunteers from nearby Koora Retreat Centre and are recovering their health. A load of local mulch has been placed for any visitors to the site to volunteer and spread around the establishing local provenance seedlings. There is no water on site.
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Weather

Closest Weather Station

Southern Cross Airport at 20/02:30pm WST
Distance from Koorarawalyee Rest Area 62.81km W
TemperatureFeels LikeRel. HumidityDew PointPressureRainfallWind DirectionWind SpeedGusts
27.5°C24.0°C18%1.1°C1022.8hPa0.0mmSE9km/hr
5knots
13km/hr
7knots

Closest Climatic Station

Southern Cross Airfield
Distance from Koorarawalyee Rest Area 62.81km W
 JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Mean Max. °C34.833.830.626.221.517.916.618.521.426.329.932.7
Mean Min. °C17.717.615.011.47.54.63.43.45.09.112.915.3
Mean Rain mm29.724.135.723.429.527.334.628.221.813.418.517.6

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