Niagra
Dam is located 60km north east of
Menzies, via
Kookynie Road for 13km. (dirt track) not far from
Kookynie in the WA Goldfields. The
dam was originally used for steam engines, now is just collecting water! Good camping at the base of the
dam and the surrounding area. You will need to take wood in if you are planning on having a fire. There are
toilet facilities there too and there are a couple of walk
trails, around the
Dam Trail and the Breakaway Trail.
Europeans have been coming to the Niagara district for over a hundred years now, initially in search of gold and then to
dam water for the towns and railway. A town sprang up, not far from this reserve and housed more than a thousand people.
Recently Hiagara
Dam has become a favoured site for a picnic or to
camp overnight. Of course, Aboriginal people have been passing through this area for millennia, and still visit to keep their connections to the land alive.
There is now a
Dump Point installed for caravan and motorhome
toilets. It is located "downstream" of the
dam wall and is the type fully approved by the Caravan and Motorhome Club of Australia. There are signposts directing you to it. Look for the blue signs showing a profile of a motorhome with an arrow pointing down from its centre.