Loxton South Australia

CAMPING ON THE MURRAY RIVER AT LOXTON

Loxton caters for the traveling tourist with a clean and tidy town.

There is a caravan park on the Murray River within walking distance to the shopping centre.

A Mobile Home camping area at the showgrounds for the bigger rigs at very reasonable rates.

At Theile's Sandbar campers who are self sufficient can free camp beside the Murray River.

Loxton has vineyards, orchards, historical places, good shopping center,  auto centers, swimming pool, walking, cycle pathways, just to name a few.

Theile's Sandbar  is only  accessible during the dry weather  season.

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Dundas Rocks Norseman

Dundas Rocks is a picnic and rest stop area easily accessed off the highway with adequate facilities. The site is  of an old goldmining town that was established beside the normally dry and salty Lake Dundas in 1892. Only a few remnants of the town remain, and most of these can be found 500m downhill from the picnic area. Near the picnic area is Dundas Rock which has the typical goldfields rock walls to channel every available drop of water down into the town water supply dam, which is alongside the picnic site road. The road was quite well worn when we camped there so do be careful with the road dropping away on the sides due to recent rains.
There is a baby's grave dated 1897 alongside Lake Dundas.
The "Lone Grave Track" is a bit rough so not really recommended for caravans
A 23km historical Cobb & Co Heritage Trail starts from Norseman and finishes at the grave.
The picnic area is set amongst scattered shady trees, and is sheltered by huge boulders.
 During cooler months the wildflowers and fresh green ground cover are very colorful. Singing birds are usually alive when the rain comes.
Pets are allowed but must be kept on a leash.
Do not attempt to drive on the lakes in this area as they can be treacherous with a firm crust covering very soft mud underneath.
Dundas Rocks is approximately 22km south of Norseman. There is a sign "Dundas Rocks" off the highway onto a reasonable gravel road for about 1.5km where you will see the remains of old buildings.
We camped for three nights and walked all around exploring. Very interesting area for those campers and travelers interested in heritage areas.

Quagi Beach Esperance WA

Quagi beach is a nice place, with an attractive long and narrow bay .Swimming and surfing, beach and rock fishing is very popular. The bush here is lovely with densely growing shrubs, backsias, and displays of wildflowers in season. The camping area has about 12 secluded bays and from memory they are sheltered with not much shade. Only a couple have shade from small gum trees scattered around. The camping bays range from small sites to sites for larger groups. Most of the bays have picnic tables, barbecues and fireplaces and a bench seat. There is an ablution block with composting toilets. A windmill supplied water for the outside cold showers when we were there couple of years ago. Not really suitable for drinking water  best to bring your own.
Quagi Beach is about 60kms west of Esperance. Pets are allowed but must stay on a lease. It is suitable for most campers and a small fee per person per night.