Friday, January 29, 2010

SA - Barossa - Tanunda

This park has two lovely large grassed areas for camping. The camp kitchen is large with a huge seating capacity and a pool table.
Two very well kept amenities blocks, swimming pool and a jumping pillow for the kids and lots of space for them to run around.
This park is walking distance to town which was very handy for our cups of coffee and to browse around the wonderful array of shops.


Barossa Valley Way
Tanunda, SA
Ph: 08 8563 2784
www.tanundacaravantouristpark.com.au

SA - Clare

This park is situated on the main road next door to the information centre on the southern end of town.
The camp sites are shady and many have grass. There are two amenities blocks, a camp kitchen and a lovely pool.
The park is set on 26 acres with visiting kangaroos and lovely grassed areas for children to play. Fire drums are available on a few of the camping sites.

Clare Caravan Park
Main North Rd,
Clare SA 5453
Ph: 08 8842 2724

Tuesday, December 1, 2009

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

Sunday, November 22, 2009

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