Perth to Wave Rock

Bryan · Guru

Perth to Wave Rock

Dunmowin · Guru

Welcome to the forum. Hope you enjoy your stay! I have just sent you a Private Message.

We came into Perth from Wave Rock, Via Shackleton (smallest bank in the world, named after Shackleton the Antarctic Explorer, Kokerbin Rock (excellent free camp there), and York, which is a very interesting historic town. Have not done the tin horse highway but believe it is an interesting drive. The wild flowers should be well underway by Mid September.

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Duh · Guru

Here is some info on the Tin Horse Highway, also some excellent images;

http://kulin.wa.gov.au/main/tourism/tin-horse-highway/where-is-the-tin-horse-highway-/

http://www.australiasgoldenoutback.com/Listing/Tin_Horse_Highway

Images below;

http://www.google.com.au/search?q=tin+horse+highway&rlz=1W1GGHP_en-GBAU503&tbm=isch&tbo=u&source=univ&sa=X&ei=v4EPUpe2FcSWiQeIBA&ved=0CDQQsAQ&biw=1067&bih=496

Make sure you have your camera battery charged up and camera handy, be careful stopping on the highway as some come up quite quickly and you need to take care pulling up, following traffic if any etc.

Duh · Guru

Bear in mind the Get Together at Rockingham on Thursday 29th August if you are able to make it, a good chance to meet up with some WA GN's and some of those currently in WA from other states....

http://thegreynomads.activeboard.com/t54564463/wa-get-together-rockingham-south-of-perth/

I stopped briefly at Hyden last Xmas on the way to Perth via Esperance/Ravensthorpe but didn't visit the Rock and other local attractions as I had seen them some time ago, I think once is enough to experience it but a long way to travel.

I did stop at a free camp east of Corrigin, nice spot and fresh water tank, granite rock swimming pool (old town pool) and good level parking (no toilets, but lots of bush, the old pool toilets are still there but not maintained. I didn't stay there as it was a bit close to town for my liking and a few beer bottles laying around the place, looked like it was a local hangout. It is shown in Camps 7.

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tezza · Senior Member

If you enjoy rocks I would suggest you take a trip to Muckinbudin (WA) and check out Elachbutting and Berinbooding(not sure of the spelling) and some of the other granite formations out there. many people rate them well above wave rock with similar formations but less tourists, less damage to the flora and free camps at some of the rocks.

Bryan · Guru

Thanks for the advice.

We plan to free camp, which will be a first for us, in preparation for a much longer trip sometime in the near future. In the meantime we'll make do with various weekend trips. The next one after Wave Rock will probably be Pinnacles and New Norcia.

Bryan · Guru

Unfortunately I can't make the Rockingham meet, as much as I would like too. Work is interfering with my playtime. I'm hoping there will be other get togethers that I will be able to attend in the future.

I get your point about the free camp at Corrigin being too close to town and a local hangout. This will be our first free camping experience and if I want to continue a semi nomadic lifestyle I need to make sure kathy feels safe. I'll only stop where I see others parked.

Duh · Guru

Sorry you won't be able to make the GTG Bryan, if you are on the road from Corrigin it may be worth a diversion into the free camp to see whether other RV's are camped there, safety in numbers, or even just to check it out, it's a nice spot. When I stopped there it was fly season and I nearly got carried away there were so many of them. My fly net had so many on the face part I couldn't see properly....I figured with the dam nearby that the mozzies would probably be just as bad, so decided not to stay the night, no other RV's there at the time.

There was a community hall there years ago which served that area including Corrigin as well as the granite pool being the swimming pool for the area also. The hall was later removed and the diving boards removed from the pool when the town pool was opened. There are history boards at the camp site.

Bryan · Guru

Thanks Vic