Eighty Mile Beach

Hi Greg and Joy

While there is a caravan park at 80 mile beach, i'm pretty sure you can't access the beach for free camping.

Towards the coast from Whim Creek is unserviced free camping at Balla Balla.

For one night stops, Main Roads WA have a few reasonable 24 hour rest areas along the Highway.

Low cost to the north of Karratha at the beach is Cleaverville and a similar low cost campground south of Karratha at 40 Mile (Gnoorea Point).

At Onlsow there is unserviced free camping on the Ashburton River with a permit required for longer stays than three days.

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When you get to the the Ningaloo coast there are some lovely places along the coast both in the National Park and on the stations. This would be my choice of area if wanting to stay a while.Ningaloo Camping

I hope this helps

Motherhen

I would drive straight past Whim Creek and Balla Balla. The latter is a mosquito and sand fly infested mangrove swamp - with no redeeming features IMHO.

John

It is not free but when we stayed a few years ago (2006/7) it was pretty cheap. Turn off to Cape Kerauden just west past the Pardoo roadhouse between 80 mile beach and Port Headland.
There are numerous areas to camp and avery wide estuary that completely drains at low tide. Walking across it you find coral, octopi, oysters etc and fishing can be good at high tide either in the estuary or off the beach.

The best guides for free and cheap camp sites in WA are "Camp sites in the North of WA" and "Campsites in the South ( of Perth) in WA". They are available at camping shops and some newsagents. They had numerous sites that weren't in the Camps Book.

Just west of Boome and good spots,but they cost (were reasonable), are Barn Hill Station and Port Smith Caravan Park.

From Port Smith you can drive out for some great fishing through aboriginal lands to the west to mud creek and to the east out to some great limestone cliffs where you can get mackeral and trevally ( we did it in August). Also a great bird sanctuary there.

North of Carnarvon is the blowholes near Pt Quobba. Great location but again a small cost.

South of Gerallton try Sandy Point, once again not free but very cheap when we were there. and north Coronation Beach looked good but we didn't stay there.

Hope this helps.

Mike and Margaret

Hi folks,

We rather enjoyed Cleverville Beach just north of Karatha.

Info on the campsite tab.

Cheers

Sharon

Hi Guys & Galls. Before leaving the Pilbara we stayed at the very top end of eighty mile Beach, “Port Smith Lagoon Caravan Park” It has lots to offer at very reasonable prices. Mud and sand crabs in the lagoon and heaps of great fishing off the white cliffs. Every Thursday night the park owners provides a fresh seafood cook up at $5 each all you can eat and the local Indigenes owners provide a band for a good old dance and sing-along, this park also allows well behaved dogs. “A couple of things to note” The beach/lagoon is about 3 KS from the van site and the white cliffs about 12 KS if your going to visit the white cliffs, I would suggest to lower your tyre pressure, the park provides air to reflate your tyres when you return . “O” and one more thing, at night “Don't forget the Aero- guard” “Midge's” “Midge's” “Midge's” “Midge's” Happy Tripp’en Elvis