Cost of Caravan Sites

Western Australia

Per night –

S-Bend Caravan Park, Greenough. Lovely place, quiet and nice staff. $10 unpowered

Overlander Roadhouse Camping Ground – Free (unpowered site)

Lyndon River Rest Area – Free (toilets and dump point) – Nice but noisy from passing trucks

Ocean View Caravan Park, Onslow – $40 powered site. Lovely place and clean facilities

Miaree Pool – Free. Beautiful, on the river, but need to get in early to get a level park.

Port Hedland Golf Club, $15 unpowered site but use of toilets, showers and clubhouse. Friday fish and chips

Stanley Rest Area 24hrs – free. Good. Clean, off the road and has toilets and shelters

Cygnet Bay Pearl Farm, Dampier Peninsula, $50 powered site

Pender Bay Escape, Dampier Peninsula, $40 – spectacular! No power.

RAC Cable Beach Caravan Park (powered site) $73 (high season) – $65.70 with RAC card

Kimberley Entrance CP, Derby $48

Silent Grove, Bell’s Gorge, Gibb River Road – various prices depending on vehicle no of passengers, concessions plus passes to access gorges. We paid $34 per night including day pass

Ngumpan Cliff Rest Area, between Fitzroy Crossing and Halls Creek- free. Great overnight camp with views and toilets

Leicester Rest Area, between Halls Creek and Kununurra- free, plenty of space and toilets

Northern Territory

 Kings River Rest Area, Stuart Highway – free, plenty of space, traffic noise

Central Arnhem Road – Rocky Bottom Creek, the escarpment – free

Cape Arnhem and all other camping areas around Gove Peninsula- require permits, costs vary but not much

Nitmiluk Gorge Camping Ground, Katherine Gorge $33 each per night ($29 seniors) powered

Edith Falls – no power $12 each per night

Lazy Lizard Caravan Park, Pine Creek $38 per couple per night

Cooinda Caravan Park, Kakadu $37 per couple per night, powered site

Mataranka Homestead CP, $35 per couple per night, powered site

Banka Banka Station, Tennant Creek, $35 per couple per night, powered site

Ti Tree Roadhouse, near Alice Springs, $35 per couple, per night, powered site

G’day Mate Tourist Park, Alice Springs $40 per night, per couple, powered site

Old Hale Homestead, East MacDonnell Ranges $45 per night, per couple, powered site

Ormiston Gorge, bush camp, West MacDonnell Ranges, unpowered $10 per person

Stuart wells Roadhouse, free camping or $30 per night for power and use of facilities

Gemtree Roadhouse- $27 unpowered site

Tobermorey – $30 powered site

Gove Boat Club – $40 powered site

Mainoru Station, Central Arnhem Road- $30 unpowered site

Tomato Island – $10 per night unpowered site

Lorella Springs – $60 per night unpowered site

Heartbreak Hotel, Cape Crawford – $30 per night, powered site

Queensland

Boulia – $30 powered site

Winton, Tattersals $30 powered site

Longreach – Apex Rest Area $5 per night. No power. Toilets

Alpha – car/truck rest area – free – clean hot showers and toilets

Dalrymple Tourist Van Park, Charters Towers – $39 powered site

Lake View CP, Richmond- $25 powered site

Julia Creek CP – $32 powered site

Mount Isa – $45 per night, powered

Normanton – free camp, permit required, no power

Croydon Freedom Park – by donation, no power but toilets and showers

Undara Experience- $40 per night powered site

First City Caravilla, Cairns – $49.50 powered site with G’day card

Cooktown Holiday Park, Cooktown – $49.50 with G’day card

Lakeland Hotel, Lakeland – free camp

Palm Cove Caravan Park, Palm Cove – $65 pn powered site

Babinda Rainforest Farm – $18 pn no amenities, water but no power

Etty Bay Caravan Park – $45 pn night, powered site

Lakeside Motor Inn and Caravan Park – $30pn, powered site

Babinda Boulders- free camp, no power but toilets and showers

Babinda Boulders Free Camp

TYTO RV Camp, Ingham – $15 per night. Lovely but must be totally self contained

Whitsunday Private Camp (wikicamps), Airlie Beach – $20 per person night. Must be self contained

Riverfront Caravan Park, Rockhampton – $36 per night powered

Wyper Scout Camp (14kms North of Bundaberg) – $5 per person per night. Showers, toilets and camp kitchen, unpowered

Wyper Scout Camp

Tasman Holiday Park, Hervey Bay – $40 pn

Cooroy RV Stopover, near Noosa – $12 pn. Must be self contained

Advancetown Caravan Park – $49 pn

Jandarra Farm – $40 pn

Jandarra Farm

Witherin Heights Bush Camp – $20 pn (no power or water)

Witherin Heights Bush Camp

New South Wales

Suffolk Beach Holiday Park (Byron Bay) – $49 pn

Toowoon Bay Holiday Park- $54 pn

Goulburn South Caravan Park – $34.20 pn with G’day card

Ardlethan Free Camp – free or $2 for 12 hrs power. Toilets, supermarket, Cafe etc

Ivanhoe – $30 pn

Broken Hill (Outback View) – $35pn

Australian Capital Territory

Alivio Tourist Park, Canberra – $65 pn (lots of drive through sites)

South Australia

Orroroo – $30 pn

Woomera – $25 pn

Coober Pedy (Tom Cat Hill) – $30 pn

Oasis Caravan Park, Coober Pedy- $40 pn

Wudinna Showgrounds – $15 powered site, $10 unpowered. Toilets and coin operates showers

Streaky Bay – $27 pn with G’day card

Madura Pass Roadhouse – $35 pm

Western Australia

RAC Esperance – $45.90 pn RAC Member

Jerramungup CP – $36

Busselton Jetty CP – $54.50 pn (school holidays)

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  1. Thanks for this Lynn. We are hoping to the NT in October so this information about camping spots and cost of caravan parks is fantastic. Keep it coming.

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