Answer the call of the wild and head to the hills, where BG camping is waking up to crisp air, hiking among miles of forest, discovering hidden lakes and falling asleep under a blanket of stars.
Try one of the top 8 campgrounds to pitch a tent or park an RV, or stay in a fabulous tourist park.
Logue Brook is a great family or group camping option. The new campground is located in jarrah/marri forest area with views over Lake Brockman and adjacent to the Lake Brockman Tourist Park, public boat launch area and swimming area. There are campsites designed for longer vehicles that are suitable for caravans and camper trailers and with room for boats. There are also tent sites with views over the water and some sites suitable for wheelchair access. New toilet facilities and barbecue shelters are dotted through the campground and paths for walking and cycling link to nearby facilities at the boat ramp and the tourist park. Bring your own drinking water. Located on the Munda Biddi Trail.
SoPerth named the beautiful, serene Honeymoon Pool in Wellington National Park an Instagram hot spot. One visit and you will agree. It’s a wide natural pool surrounded by graceful peppermints, and Jarrah and Marri forest along the Lower Collie River. Sunbake on the wooden platform or find your inner child and try out the swinging rope. Be prepared to be invigorated - even in summer the water is cool and refreshing. Honeymoon Pool has a good range of basic facilities in a beautiful natural environment. Bring your own firewood.
Not far from Honeymoon Pool is Potter's Gorge overlooking Wellington Dam. Extensively upgraded over 2016, Potter's Gorge now has 60 campsites (which is on a 'first-in' basis), a camp kitchen and a drop point. Along with the individual campsites, the new campgrounds have a large group area and day area. Picnic tables and wood barbecues are provided, while the adjacent day-use picnic area has gas barbecues, toilets and change rooms, along with an outside shower for rinsing off after swimming. Non-potable water is provided. Camp fires are allowed between the hours of 6pm and 10am and are to be contained in the designated fire pits. The beach entry into the water makes it a popular spot for those with small children as the water is shallow on entry and is a bit warmer than the river. Go fishing, canoeing, swimming, bushwalking or tackle the nearby mountain bike trails .
Like its nearby counterpart Black Diamond, Stockton Lake boasts beautiful blue water and you can camp there too. It's a perennial favourite with water-skiers and it's depth (it was once an open cut mine) makes it perfect for scuba-diving. It is also perfect for caravans, tents and camper trailers with surrounding trees providing welcome camping shade on those long, hot, lazy days of summer. Bring your own firewood and drinking water. Campfires are allowed between the hours of 6pm and 10am and are to be contained in the designated fire pits.
With scenic views across the Leschenault Estuary and only metres from the beach, Belvidere is located on the old Princep farm amongst the heritage olive trees. There is an information bay, picnic tables and benches, gas barbecues and a lookout. There are walk and cycle trails along the inlet and to The Cut recreation area. It’s only 20 km north of Australind; you need to bring firewood and drinking water, though. An interpretation trail here explains the history of the area. The camping ground is south of Buffalo Rd off Old Coast Rd.
This secluded camping area surrounds an old mill site on Clarke Rd, off the South Western Hwy. You’ll find good facilities in a forest environment that is perfect for bushwalking and enjoying the natural surroundings. To get here, turn onto Logue Brook Dam Rd from the South Western Hwy, 6 km south of Yarloop, and onto Clarke Rd. Note: a fire ban applies Dec–Mar; check with authorities for exact dates.
Not the most accessible - you have to walk-in or boat-in to reach The Cut. However, you will be rewarded with a beautiful spot that's away from it all but only kilometres from the city. It's a small camping area at the end of a peninsula, 8.5 km south of the Belvidere camping ground. Leschenault Peninsula Conservation Park is bounded on one side by the Indian Ocean and by the Leschenault Estuary on the other. Its long, white beaches are very popular for fishing, snorkelling and diving. The park is renowned for birdwatching, with over 60 bird species recorded, and the peppermint and Tuart woodlands are home to brushtail and ringtail possums. Access to Leschenault Peninsula Conservation Park is from the north via Buffalo Rd, 10 km north of Australind off the Old Coast Rd. Bring your own firewood and drinking water.
On the banks of the beautiful Blackwood River, Wright's Bridge is a popular campground particularly during school holidays and weekends from October to April. There are 15 campsites in two loops catering for caravans, camper vans and tents. There are 2 sets of double cubicle toilets for the campground and a single cubicle toilet at the Day Use site. Dogs are permitted on leads. Campfires are usually permitted, in the provided fire rings only, between April 15 and November 30 but fire restrictions may be imposed at any time and without notice. Bring your own firewood.
