Western Australia
WA campgrounds — national parks across Western Australia
From the Kimberley to the Karri forests, plus Karijini, Ningaloo and the south-west capes.
281 campgrounds in our WA catalogue
Western Australia is the biggest state in the country and it camps that way. Distances are real — Perth to Karijini is 1,400 kilometres, Perth to Broome is 2,200 — but the parks that wait at the end of those drives are some of the best on the continent. The Karri and Tingle forests of the south-west, the wildflower coast around Kalbarri, the gorges of Karijini, the reefs at Ningaloo and Cape Range, and the entire Kimberley up north: WA does big country.
Bookings go through Parks and Wildlife Service WA (DBCA) on parkstay.dpaw.wa.gov.au. Popular south-west campgrounds — particularly in the Karri country (Warren, Beedelup, Walpole-Nornalup) and the capes (Conto, Boranup, Hamelin Bay) — get heavy demand from Perth on long weekends and school holidays. Karijini's Dales and Savannah campgrounds book out months in advance for the cool dry-season window (April-September). Ningaloo's coastal sites (Cape Range — Osprey Bay, Tulki, Mesa) sell out for the whale shark season (March-July).
Cancellations are how most people get into the tight sites at short notice. WA's booking system surfaces freed-up dates the same way other states do, and CampWatch monitors WA national park campgrounds the same way we monitor every other state — every few minutes, with an SMS to your phone the moment your dates reopen.
Region by region: the south-west (Margaret River, Walpole, Pemberton, Albany) is forest-and-coast country, the most accessible from Perth and the busiest. The wildflower coast (Kalbarri, Lesueur, Coalseam) peaks in August-September. Coral Coast (Cape Range, Francois Peron) is reef-snorkelling country — book early for whale-shark season. The Pilbara (Karijini, Millstream-Chichester, Murujuga) is iron-ore-red gorge country, best between May and September. The Kimberley (Purnululu, Mitchell River, Dampier Peninsula) is wild, remote, and weather-locked outside the dry season.
Filter below by region, facilities and what kind of trip you're after. Each campground page has the practical detail — site counts, vehicle access, what to bring — plus a direct link to book on the official ParkStay WA system.
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Every WA campground we monitor
Nyinggulu Coastal Reserves
Nyinggulu Coastal Reserves
Lane Poole Reserve
Bandilngan National Park
St John Brook Conservation Park
Leschenault Peninsula Conservation Park
Stokes National Park
Big Brook State Forest
Francois Peron National Park
Nyinggulu Coastal Reserves
D'Entrecasteaux National Park
Cape Range National Park
Goldfields Woodlands National Park
Leeuwin-Naturaliste National Park
Francois Peron National Park
Coalseam Conservation Park
Logue Brook Dam
Cape Range National Park
Rapids Conservation Park
Lane Poole Reserve
Lane Poole Reserve
Leeuwin-Naturaliste National Park
Karijini National Park
Lake Kepwari
Warren National Park
Wunaamin Conservation Park
South Peron
Nyinggulu Coastal Reserves
Edel Land National Park
Fitzgerald River National Park
South Peron
Wellington National Park
South Peron
Hawke National Park
One Tree Bridge Conservation Park
Francois Peron National Park
Yanchep National Park
Francois Peron National Park
Wellington National Park
Nyinggulara National Park
Leeuwin-Naturaliste National Park
Karara Rangeland Park
Karda Reserve
Karijini National Park
Cape Range National Park
Purnululu National Park
Nyinggulu Coastal Reserves
D'Entrecasteaux National Park
Cape Le Grand National Park
D'Entrecasteaux National Park
Cape Le Grand National Park
Nyinggulu Coastal Reserves
Yalgorup National Park
Cape Range National Park
Lake Kepwari
Millstream Chichester National Park
Coalseam Conservation Park
Stirling Range National Park
Lane Poole Reserve
Cape Range National Park
Nyinggulu Coastal Reserves
Nyinggulara National Park
Cape Range National Park
Cape Range National Park
Cape Range National Park
Nyinggulara National Park
Leeuwin-Naturaliste National Park
Wellington National Park
Nyinggulu Coastal Reserves
Logue Brook Dam
Shannon National Park
Shannon National Park
Edel Land National Park
Hawke National Park
Francois Peron National Park
Nyinggulara National Park
Nyinggulu Coastal Reserves
Millstream Chichester National Park
Edel Land National Park
Nyinggulu Coastal Reserves
Stockton Lake
Wellington National Park
Lane Poole Reserve
Blackwood River National Park
Kennedy Range National Park
Nyinggulu Coastal Reserves
Lane Poole Reserve
Cape Range National Park
Purnululu National Park
Walyunga National Park
Wanagarren Nature Reserve
Blackwood River National Park
Warren National Park
South Peron
Nyinggulara National Park
St John Brook Conservation Park
Powlalup Nature Reserve
Cape Range National Park
Lane Poole Reserve
Lesueur National Park
FAQ
Camping in Western Australia — common questions
When do WA national park campsites open for booking?
ParkStay WA opens bookings on a rolling 180-day window for most parks. Peak-season sites at Karijini, Cape Range and the south-west capes are the ones to be ready for — they get claimed within hours of release.
Which Western Australian campgrounds book out fastest?
Conto, Hamelin Bay and Boranup (south-west capes), Dales and Savannah (Karijini), Osprey Bay, Tulki and Mesa (Cape Range), and Warren (Pemberton) are the consistent sellouts. School holidays and the dry season (April-October) are when even quieter spots fill up.
Is the Kimberley camping season really only the dry months?
Effectively, yes. From November to April, much of the Kimberley is either closed by roadwork, cut off by flooding, or simply too hot and humid to enjoy. The reliable Kimberley camping window is May to September. Booking ahead is essential because operators are limited and seasons are short.
Are most WA campgrounds suitable for caravans?
South-west park campgrounds generally are — Walpole-Nornalup, Pemberton, Albany area. But many of WA's most-loved spots (Karijini, Cape Range, much of the Kimberley) involve unsealed access roads that owners take seriously for warranty reasons. Always check the road conditions and access notes on the campground page before towing.
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