Hi there. Were going to be crossing the nullabor late December West to East, any recomendations on where to stop and more importantly where not to!! We are heading to the Eyre Pininsular then back. Its our first trip that way and would like to jear of any experiences endured by other travellers.
Cheers Kezngaz.
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Going West to East we have free camped at Jilliah rock holes WA a couple of times. OK large site off highway. Has a long drop. Seems to be a popular place there is plenty of room.
We have been most impressed with Wirrulla in SA $10 a car at the old tennis courts and community park opposite the store and hotel. There are lovely hot showers.
Driving W to E remember the morning sun.
We found that the van park at Port Lincoln closed at 6 pm with no after hours way in or contact number - a couple of years ago now. Best to check this one out for up to date info if planning to stop there.
There's heaps of places you can pull off the side of the road . Don't need specific areas like the roads in Vic or NSW . You can EASY drive 100m off the main road in most cases .. Take your time if you can and look around . We often stopped when we had Telstra reception from their towers .. Communicate with familily back home or overseas ..
We will be leaving Bunbury on Boxing day (or thereabouts), and stop at Adelaide, before continuing on
As the wife is not really a keen traveller, we go across the Nullarbor fairly quickly, (not speeding, just longish travelling) Last year we went from Bunbury to Adelaide about 2,800 kilometres in four days Hopefully if the wife is getting use to travelling, then I shall not drive so far each day
The main advice about the Nullarbor is that you should fill up with water, and empty cassette toilet, at Norseman, (donation at Tourist Info Centre)
If you are in Norseman in the morning, wander into the truckie side of the cafe, at the roadhouse on the way out of town, and have a truckies breakfast Steak, bacon, sausage, egg, chips, tomato, toast, on a big plate, and as many cuppas as you can drink Or go into the posh part, and pay the posh money, for smaller portions
The quarantine checkpoint at the border, is only for the travellers coming west, the checkpoint for travellers going east is just before Ceduna
The first roadhouse at Ceduna on the right, as you reach it, is where the water and dump point is situated. It is more or less on the boundary line, (on your right as you go into the parking area) before you reach the pumps
As I do not stay at caravan parks, the only water I know of is Norseman, and then Ceduna (about 1,200 Ks) There are a few rainwater tanks on the Nullarbor, experienced travellers told me not to rely on them, and it is best not to use them, as you never know what has been in them (their words not mine)
Do not rely on the Yalata roadhouse for anything, each time I go across the Nullarbor, it has been boarded up
As others have said, you can virtually stop anywhere on the Nullarbor, except outside the caravan parks
From memory there are no toilets in the SA free camps, on the Nullarbor
I shall leave it to others to tell you of their favourite camps, on the Nullarbor, and the Eyre Peninsula
The main advice about the Nullarbor is that you should fill up with water, and empty cassette toilet, at Norseman, (donation at Tourist Info Centre)
Hope this info was useful to you
Certainly carry all the water you need but there are several dump points across the 'paddock' now and no need to pay for any of them. First one going East is the Fraser Range rest area.
The sun is in your eyes in the morning but, worse, you run out of daylight much quicker going east. Allow for this.
If you don't already have it download the phone app Wikicamps. For a small fee it will tell you all the camps in Australia and what features worth seeing.
If you like oysters there is a kiosk selling beautiful, large, cheap fresh ones just past the quarantine checkpoint at Ceduna.
There are many free camps down Eyre Peninsula including a caravan repair place in Pt Lincoln. John Martin Caravan Repair for $5 per night in town.
We crossed in November in 2011. The Marsh flies were crazy! We had been warned at a stop ay the head of the bight. Coming from North Queensland we didn't take notice But they were relentless. A few times we pulled into stops and didn't even get out of the car. Kept going until they were gone. So give yourself plenty of options for stopping!
Lots to see plenty of free camps - just remember don't go walking off to the right (South) in the dark on overnight stops there are many holes without bottoms.
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