Free camping Fitzroy crossing to Kununurra

From memory of the other week,
There are some "P" bays which allow 24hr camping along there.
Make sure you are there by 4pm or they get pretty packed.
Dont camp downwind of the long drops.

dont expect the toilets to be usable either

owen

A good camp opposite the Bungle Bungle gates and another couple between Fitzroy crossing and Halls Creek.
Do not stay in Halls Creek especially near the weekend.
Agree with others that the toilets often need a 'mask' to enter!
Cheers

Jock,

Mary Pool Rest Area is about 180km from Fitzroy Crossing - 110 Halls Creek. It's well off the road, shady, toilets, bins etc but extremely popular. It's a large area though so plenty of room.

Leycesters Rest Area (Used to be Ord River Rest Area) is about 100kms from Halls Creek - 62kms from Warmun. Several tracks lead from main area to camp sites.

Spring Creek Rest Area is almost opposite the turn off into the Bungle Bungles. There are shady campsites beside the water and its well away from the road. Very popular for people doing day trips in to the Bungle Bungles and leaving their vans.


Between Doon Doon and the Victoria Highway intersection near a sign post for Scenic Look Out a road runs parallel to the highway for several kms. Its a loop road so there are two turn offs. Pass the look out on the right, continue driving until Telstra buildings on right then take a left on a track ... about 500metres down the track there are some nice clearings for camp spots in a valley.

We've camped at Spring Creek and had lunch stops at Leycesters and Mary Pool....all of them are detailed on a website www.kimberleyaustralia.com

Hope this is some help to you

Viv

I camped recently at both the Spring Creek and Marys Pool rest areas. Both were nice with Marys Pool being the better of the 2. Marys Pool has a new toilet block with 3 semi flushing toilets. They were spotlessly clean when we were there.

Jock,

I pretty much agree with the above comments & will add another one for an overnight stay, Ellendale about 90km west of Fitzroy Crossing. A small area but ok for overnight. As previously said if you are free camping, particularly between now & the end of August) get in early as they fill up quickly.

Last year I stayed one night at the Caravan Park in Halls Creek & found it to be ok.

John

thank you

Hi,
I will let you know that I now live in Derby and when Halls creek and Fitzroy is mentioned up this way it is all POSITIVE due to the alcohol restrictions, so if you are thinking of travelling up this way apparently it is 100% on what it has been. Again thanks for the tips I’m off on Saturday….

Coincidentally I was camped next to the OIC Halls Creek police last week at Bells Gorge.

He told me that in his opinion the grog ban was an outstanding success as the incidence of wife bashing had reduced from 10 a week to less than one.

We stayed there about 6 weeks ago and aside form a very noisy disco at the pub on friday night , it was excellent.

BTW the supermarket in Fitzroy Crossing burned down last week, some say as payback for the grog ban there.
Regard sPhilip A