SA - Yorke Peninsula - Edithburgh

Edithburgh was my favourite town on the Yorke Peninsula. The town centre has many of the beautiful old buildings that this area is so well known for.
The jetty is another long one and was packed with fishermen. There are shelters with seats so you can get out of the adverse weather on those blistery days. Diving and snorkelling is very popular at this jetty and we were wanting to snorkel but it was windy and cold the two days that we were here.
There are several en suites in the park as well as a basic toilet block. The park is across from the boat launching ramp and the park has a boat washing and a fish cleaning area. Our site had "fake grass" which made it nice to walk on instead of the crushed rock and sparse bits of grass everywhere. Our site was opposite the ramp so we enjoyed watching the fishermen coming and going all day.

The fee was $25.00 per day.

Edithburgh Caravan Park
The Forshore, Edithburgh
Ph:08 8852 6056

SA - Yorke Peninsula -Marion Bay

We left Point Turton and drove to the southern point on the peninsula and stayed at the Marion Bay Caravan Park. There is no beach views but it is only about 50 metre walk to the beach. The park has good facilities and many shady sites. There is a play ground just outside the camp fence line for children.
We spent two nights here using it as a stepping stone to drive to Corny point and then south along the coast road and to Innes National Park. Some of the beaches along the coast are beautiful with the gorgeous turquoise blue water.
As it was harvest time, the farmers were busy in the fields and we enjoyed watching them trying to get the grains in before the impending rain storms.

Marion Bay Caravan Park
17 Willyama Drive
Marion Bay
Ph: 08 8854 4094
www.marionbay.info

SA - Yorke Peninsula- Point Turton

Point Turton is towards the southern end of the Yorke Peninsula on the west coast. This is another lovely little beach side town with a jetty and excellent sheltered boat launching ramp.
The caravan park is located in the old quarry and it was the first time in months that we have had a grassed site. The grass felt so spongy under foot. It is amazing how you forget something that we always just take for granted.
Most people that were staying at the park were here for the fishing, so Mike got right into the swing of things. They were fishing for garfish. Mike didn’t have the necessary equipment but it didn’t long at the camp site office for him to purchase what was needed and he was ready to go.
About his second cast he had caught one but that was the extent of the excitement. One certainly won’t make a meal so he made a fellow fisher person very happy by donating his catch to their dinner plate.

The amenities were old but beautifully maintained with hanging plants that made you feel at home. One of the staff showed us his herb garden and invited us to come and help ourselves whenever we wished.

Lovely friendly park.

Point Turton Caravan Park
Bayview Rd ( adj to jetty)
08 8854 5222

SA - Yorke Peninsula-Wauraltee Beach

This was our first free camp on the Yorke Peninsula and we chose a great spot. After four klms of dirt road we arrived at the beach, backed our van facing it and enjoyed the view. We were the only ones here and at first felt a little nervous but later we relaxed and appreciated the fact that you could pull up somewhere so beautiful and it not cost you a cent. We went for a couple of walks along the beach and found several abalone shells which were almost perfect.
The sunset was spectacular as it set over the ocean.
What a spot!

Camping spot #398
Hema 68 G4
Head west at Wauraltee on 4 klms dirt road.

SA -Yorke Peninsula-Wallaroo

Wallaroo is a major grain exporting centre for the area. The jetty is large and is always busy with people fishing. Unfortunaltely, the end of the jetty has been closed to the public and can only be accessed by the employees silos.
Between two of the jettys is a large swimming area which has a shark net around in the summer time. The water was lovely and warm while we were here.
There are two camping areas in town. We stayed at the Office Beach Holiday Park which is a very small park within walking distance to down town and the jetty. The amenities block was small but clean. There was an outside shower which was handy after our swim in the ocean. The fee for one night was $22.00.
There is also another park in town which is much larger and looks lovely. It is the Wallaroo North Beach Tourist Park.
They have recently built a marina in Wallaroo which has a restaurant, bottle shop and apartments. We had lunch here and it was lovely sitting watching the water. One of my favourite pastimes.

Office Beach Holiday Cabins and Caravan Park
11 Jetty Rd
Ph: 08 8823 2722

SA - Port Augusta

Port Augusta is known as the crossroads of Australia. It is where the major north/ south and east/west highways meet.
We chose the Shoreline Caravan Park because of the name. We had not seen a river or the ocean for a while and the name sounded as though we might be in luck to view some water.
The park certainly was on water but we felt like we were imprisoned. There were high fences all the way around with barbed wire across the top. All the gates that led out onto the sand and the water were locked and the only way in or out was through the main gate. We had an uneasy feeling when the lady at reception told us to keep our van and car locked at all times as thieves may be around.
The park has a pool. Even though it is small it was a life saver in the 40 degree heat. The park is large with two amenities blocks which are very clean, a TV room and play area for the children.
The park is a Top Tourist member so the fee was $22.50 a night.

Shoreline Caravan Park
Gardiner Ave
Port Augusta, SA
Ph: 08 8642 2965

SA - Roxby Downs

This is the only caravan park in town so this makes things easy. The park has many cabins but only a few camping sites. We were lucky enough to get one with trees as a semi permanent site had just been vacated. The normal caravan section is very barren, on gravel and no shade.
The two amenities were large and clean. They also have a lovely grassed area for barbeques. The owners are wonderful and there is a book exchange at the office.
We came up this way to visit Woomera and noodle for opals at Andamooka. Unfortunately the temperature was up in the 40’s for both days that we were here so very little noodling was done.

Myall Grove Holiday Park
56-94 Burgoyne St
Roxby Downs SA 5725
Ph: 08 8671 1991
website: www.aspenparks.com.au