WA-Lake Argyle Village

This is a must stay when in the Kununurra area. The Village is perched 150 metres above the waters of the lake and the scenery is breathtaking.
Within the village is a caravan and camping area, cabins, store with a few basic food items and a licensed restaurant. The many trees give shade and most of the unpowered sites are lush grass.

There are two amenities blocks, one has en suites. The best part of the village is the infinity swimming pool which overlooks the lake and red cliffs.

Lake Argyle Village
Lake Argyle Rd,
East Kimberley, WA
Ph: 08 9168 7777
website: www.lakeargyle.com

WA-Kununurra

None of the caravan parks in Kununurra take bookings so vans line up outside the parks early, putting your name down and hope that something becomes vacant. After waiting for an hour they told us that there were no powered sites but we could have an unpowered one. We had a grassed site on the lake edge which was very nice. The powered sites had people packed in like sardines. The ladies toilets had always run out of toilet paper by the morning so I was not impressed.
Being on the lake was lovely and the sunsets were stunning,but the park was average.



Kununurra Lakeside Caravan Park
Casuarina Way, Kununurra, WA.6743
Ph: 08 9169 1092
web: www.lakeside.com.au

WA-Wyndham

Parry Creek Farm is a peaceful resort on 120 acres, 20 mins from Wyndham. There are powered and unpowered sites as well as cabins. The unpowered sites are on the beautiful grassed area amongst many shade trees. There are trees in the powered area but there are dusty patches amongst the sparse grass.
There are two toilet blocks which serves the camp sites well.The pool is beautiful and there is a licensed restaurant if you don’t feel like cooking. We had a coffee by the pool which seemed very decadent as we hadn’t done any thing like that for a while.

The large lagoon is covered in lily pads, and apparently is full of fish. Two large salt water crocodiles have been removed from the lagoon over the past two years. You get a reality check when you see the crock cage beside the lagoon.

This was a delightful place to stay as the Marglu Billabong is only 20 minutes away and is an important site for the breeding grounds of water birds. There is a walkway and bird hide for viewing the birdlife. We went twice and spent a few hours watching the birds. It was fantastic.



Parry Creek Farm
Parry Creek Rd, Wyndham,WA.6740
Ph: 08 9161 1139
www.parrycreekfarm.com.au

WA-Fitzroy Crossing

The Fitzroy River Lodge is a beautiful grassy oasis with large shade trees around the grounds. There are two ablution blocks, both clean.
None of the sites are allocated so it is drive around and pick a spot. It was heavenly having grass underfoot again. The Lodge has a swimming pool, restaurant, bar as well as safari tents, cabins and motel style accommodation.
We booked a tour which left from the Lodge, took us around the town and then we joined a boat trip to Geikie Gorge. We stayed here for two nights and it was very pleasant.



Fitzroy River Lodge
Great Northern Highway,
Fitzroy Crossing. WA.
Ph: 08 9191 5141
website: www.fitzroyriverlodge.com.au

WA-Derby

This park is large with two amenities blocks and two laundries. All internal roads are sealed and curbed which really helps keep the dust down. Some sites have concrete slabs, others are gravel. There are many shade trees and grassed areas within the park.
The park is within walking distance of some of downtown and if you are keen you can walk to the jetty along the bike/walk path.

Kimberley Entrance Caravan Park
Rowan St, Derby, WA
Ph: 08 9193 1055
www.kimberleyentrancecaravanpark.com

WA-Broome

During our month here in Broome we stayed at two caravan parks.

Palm Grove Holiday Resort.

The first, Palm Grove Holiday Resort is only one block away from Cable Beach. The caravan sites are divided by hedges and trees and are very private. All the roads in the park are sealed so there is no dust. There are grassed areas for the tents but all other sites are white gravel.
The park is very well maintained with a swimming pool, mini golf, barbeques, and adequate numbers of showers and toilets. We enjoyed our time here but had to move because our sites had been pre-booked by somebody else.
The sites were $36.00 per night when we arrived in March and then went up to $43.00 per night for the peak season beginning in June.

Palm Grove Holiday Resort
cnr Cable Beach and Murray Rds,
Cable Beach, Broome.
Ph: 08 9192 3336 or Freecall:1 800 803 336
Website:www.palmgrove.com.au

Tarangau Caravan Park

This is a little further from Cable Beach itself but still within walking distance. The park has many trees, a few grassed sites but mostly it is red dirt.
The amenities block is new but only has four showers and four toilets. There is another smaller block of unisex toilets within the park.

We enjoyed our stay here as well. It is very quiet and only $36.00 per night in peak season.

Tarangau Caravan Park
cnr Millington and Lullfitz Drive,
Broome,6725
Ph: 08 9193 5084
No website.

WA-Barn Hill Station

This working cattle station is about 130klms south of Broome. The 10klm dirt track traverses the property and the caravan park sits on the edge of the cliffs beside the ocean. Only a few sites have ocean views. Trees have been planted over the years so there is ample shade.
The toilets are very basic with no roof and the hot water is heated by a wood stove. You can plan on a warm shower from 8:00- 10:00a.m and 4:00-7:00p.m. as long as there is wood and they remember to light the furnace. The power is run by generator so you are unable to use air conditioning, toasters, or anything with an element. We switched our water heater to gas and were so thankful that we had our own shower in the van.
The cliffs and rock structure along the beach are spectacular and worth the dusty drive to get here.
The camp fee is $25.00 per night which we thought was rather high for such a basic camping area. It was very busy while we were here and they were expecting it to get much busier. I would not want to be here at capacity as the amenities and infer structure are totally inadequate.


Phone: 08 9192 4975

WA-Eighty Mile Beach

This park is situated between Port Hedland and Broome on the edge of the beach behind the sand dunes. The red dusty road to get here is about a ten klm drive off the highway.
A cyclone had hit the area last year so many of the trees had been uprooted or their trunks and branches snapped. There are some grassed sites but most are red dirt. The amenities are quite adequate for being such a long way from anywhere. The fishing, sunsets and shell collecting are the attractions of this park.
The shop has basic food items as well as some take away.

Eighty Mile Beach Caravan Park
PMB 3, Port Hedland, 6721
Ph: 08 9176 5941
www.eightymilebeach.com.au