Western Australian central wheatbelt The Western Australian Wheatbelt has very few opportunities for bush camping, but one I can recommend is the Kwolyin campground located on the Bruce Rock-Quairading Road, only seven kilometres west of Shackleton, and 39 kilometres east of Quairading. The Kwolyin campground was created at the site of the old Kwolyin […]
Potters Gorge Campground
WELLINGTON DAM, WA Potters Gorge campground is attractively nestled in jarrah woodland on the shores of Wellington Dam, within the Wellington National Park in Western Australia’s south west. This is a very popular campsite for locals, families, travellers, school and scouting groups as it is only 51 kilometres (45 minutes) from Bunbury and 28 kilometres (25 […]
Ecotourism In The Outback
Wooleen Station’s brochure claims: “360 degrees of land and 360 degrees of sky – it’s a bit like living in your own national park”. Camped on the banks of the Murchison River about sixteen kilometres from the station homestead the quiet of the mulga scrub landscape is broken only by bird calls along the river […]
Sandy Cape Campsite
Jurien, WA 240km north of Perth An expanse of white sand to play on, turquoise blue water in a small sheltered bay, waves gently lapping the shore to lull you to sleep, and sunsets to enjoy while cooking dinner. That just about sums up camping at Sandy Cape. An easy 240 kilometres north of Perth, […]
Windjana Gorge
Located 145 kilometres from Derby in Western Australia’s Kimberley, Windjana Gorge is the Gibb River Road’s most well-known and easily accessible gorge. The Windjana Gorge National Park preserves a section of a 350 million year old coral Devonian Reef where the Lennard River cuts through the limestone of the Napier Range. It is regarded by […]
