neiluk

Hi all we live in WA and want to start camping again but we also have the family dog which we want to take with us as well can anyone reccomend any good camp sites or areas to just pitch up and camp.

Cheers
Neil

worzel

There are loads of good camp sites in WA but taking the dog might be a problem. Caravan-only parks seem to be more welcoming. We go away about 4-6 times per year but I don't remember any being dog-friendly (Woodman Point, Jurien Bay, Moore River etc)

Maybe try the big chain websites for starters - Big4, Top Tourist Parks etc

nightnurse2

We could have taken our dog to Jurien Bay (have to pay a bond) but she would have drove me (and everyone else) mad with her yapping
As Worsel says, just check out the websites for camping and it will tell you if dogs are allowed.

hunter

You can bring pets here, and even have an open fire during the cooler season. great area to visit.

http://www.westernaustralia.com/en/P...px?pid=9006494

Gems

What are the campsite here like?
Hubby is unsure about getting another tent. We camped for years in the UK, including the whole 6week summer holidays with the kids around Dorset,Devone,Corwall.

However our last year of camping in the UK the campsites seamed to be getting rowdier. Especially the people in tents, and we noticed the caravan side of site was better. Last time we camped we got no sleep as some drunken moron lit a big fire and then decided to stumble about near the
tents with lit branch!

After this we got rid of the tent and bought a caravan. However sold it when we came over here. We found it great and maybe got a bit to comfy in it, travelling right through Europe as well.

Dont get me wrong we loved tent camping and have albums full of great holidays. However hubby doesnt want to fork out for tent and equipment if sites are full of rowdy nutters.

Gems

worzel

We have had a bit of noise at Jurien Bay as the camp site is in town and right next to one of the two pubs but that is all. Every site has either a curfew or request for quiet after about 10pm / 10.30 and it is pretty well adhered to. Most people wake up at first light while camping so late nights don't really happen anyway.


Having said that, we all got told off the first time we went to Guilderton. There was about 10 of us quite drunk talking about weeing in the sea and worse. Then this old codger came out of his caravan 10 minutes past curfew to tell us to be quiet

daunted

i took the kids away camping over easter. went in a 4 wheel drive and drove right into the sand dunes just north of Two Rocks. Kids were in a 2 man dome tent and i slept under the stars listening to the waves . we cooked on a small portable camping stove and peed in the bushes One of the best experiences ever - and that comes from someone who left the UK swearing NEVER to camp again after my experience there!

infact taht is where my avatar was taken <------------