Tuesday, Jun 28, 2011 at 15:44
G'day renth
I can't actually comment on the
Roebuck Plains Roadhouse camping facilites, simply because I've not stayed there, but it's a fairly large set up, but quite busy with road trains comming and going constantly.
I've only ever bought food and fuel at Roebuck R/H.
Kumarina's
camp ground is also part of the roadhouse complex, but
well away from the fuel retail area, Kumarina does however operate a generator and this runs 24/7. I have camped at Kumarina but never bought fuel here.
Both
places are on par with facilites and set ups eg: caravan bays etc.
Both
places have obviously got busy periods throughout the season and right now its the busy period. As far as being secure, neither place is fenced off and there are no armed gaurds patroling YET !!
Kumarina is around 160k's south of
Newman and just out of the land mass that incorporates the Collier Range National Park ~ this N/P is only a land holding and there are no facilites or attractions as such to visit as a tourist.
Newman and its local waterholes etc are possibly the closest things that would suit family touring, but bare in mind all existing paper type maps and definately all electronic maps ~ GPS HEMA etc are incorrect ~ today, as the mining industry is changeing the landscape ad access to most
places that have been open to access ~ almost on a daily basis.
Karijini National Park is simply stunning at this time of the season, yes its busy with tourists, yes there are camping grounds within the park and you would be advised to
check availabilities before you head to Karijini, if of course you intend on doing so.
The inland
Pilbara region is seeing large numbers of vehicle/camper trailer/caravan and motor
home based tourists travelling through as we speak.
Beware when travelling in the twilight hours as there is plenty of native fauna and cattle wandering into and across the road(s).
Only just last night, 40k's north of
Newman at around 18:30pm there was a caravan roll over accident ~ no report of personal injuries, but vehicle and caravan damage.
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