Nullarbor Camping – Norseman to Border Village
September 15th 2006 04:39
The John Eyre Highway between Norseman and Eucla is one of Australia’s remotest. With just a thin sheet of canvas between you and the elements, a cycle tourer needs to know where to camp…
Fraser Range Station (approx. 97kms from Norseman) – ok, so you have to pay $1 extra for a hot shower but don’t hold that against this excellent campground and working sheep station. The sites are on flat red soil beneath peppercorn trees. Buy lamb chops from the station shop then check out the huge BBQ/Kitchen area.
Balladonia Hotel/Motel (190kms) – the day-to-day operations of the best roadhouse on the Nullarbor are taken care of by a bunch of backpackers who look stunned to find themselves in one of the remotest places on earth. Secure yourself a covered wooden table and set yourself up under the eucalypts.
Baxter Rest Area (304kms) – set back from the road in a huddle of eucalypts this is a popular rest area so look forward to some company. Set yourself up by a table and prepare a pile of stones to repel any curious dingoes. Great view from the pit toilet across the limestone plain.
Caiguna (370kms) – choose between a gravel car park, a landing strip and a rutted patch of scrub on the edge of the wilderness. Be prepared for broken sleep on nights when the supply plane is due.
Cocklebiddy Roadhouse (436kms) / Parking Area (453kms) – at Cocklebiddy you’ll pay $13 to sleep without shelter beside the road and its roaring road trains. The ground is uneven and there is little shelter from the infamous Cocklebiddy winds. Grab a $3 shower then cycle another 17kms to a sheltered parking area situated on a hilltop after the turn off for the Eyre Bird Sanctuary.
Madura Hotel/Motel (526kms) – bush camping at its best provided you stay away from the noise of the generator. Don’t let the hordes of bus tourists into the camp toilets – you’ll miss out on hot water.
Mundrabilla Roadhouse (642kms) / Parking Area (646kms) – the campground at Mundrabilla was closed for renovations but 4-5kms further is a sheltered parking area amongst Mallee trees. Soft sandy soil and plenty of firewood.
Eucla (704kms) – rocky but pleasant campsite with fantastic views over the Eucla sand dunes and the Great Southern Ocean.
Fraser Range Station (approx. 97kms from Norseman) – ok, so you have to pay $1 extra for a hot shower but don’t hold that against this excellent campground and working sheep station. The sites are on flat red soil beneath peppercorn trees. Buy lamb chops from the station shop then check out the huge BBQ/Kitchen area.
Balladonia Hotel/Motel (190kms) – the day-to-day operations of the best roadhouse on the Nullarbor are taken care of by a bunch of backpackers who look stunned to find themselves in one of the remotest places on earth. Secure yourself a covered wooden table and set yourself up under the eucalypts.
Baxter Rest Area (304kms) – set back from the road in a huddle of eucalypts this is a popular rest area so look forward to some company. Set yourself up by a table and prepare a pile of stones to repel any curious dingoes. Great view from the pit toilet across the limestone plain.
Camping at Rest Areas on Australia's Nullarbor
Caiguna (370kms) – choose between a gravel car park, a landing strip and a rutted patch of scrub on the edge of the wilderness. Be prepared for broken sleep on nights when the supply plane is due.
Cocklebiddy Roadhouse (436kms) / Parking Area (453kms) – at Cocklebiddy you’ll pay $13 to sleep without shelter beside the road and its roaring road trains. The ground is uneven and there is little shelter from the infamous Cocklebiddy winds. Grab a $3 shower then cycle another 17kms to a sheltered parking area situated on a hilltop after the turn off for the Eyre Bird Sanctuary.
Madura Hotel/Motel (526kms) – bush camping at its best provided you stay away from the noise of the generator. Don’t let the hordes of bus tourists into the camp toilets – you’ll miss out on hot water.
Mundrabilla Roadhouse (642kms) / Parking Area (646kms) – the campground at Mundrabilla was closed for renovations but 4-5kms further is a sheltered parking area amongst Mallee trees. Soft sandy soil and plenty of firewood.
Eucla (704kms) – rocky but pleasant campsite with fantastic views over the Eucla sand dunes and the Great Southern Ocean.
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