Visited: 63km exploring Fitzgerald River National Park, Western Australia
After some overnight showers we woke to sunny blue skies and decided to make most of the day, leaving just after our morning coffee. We drove back up to the A1 and then turned back off onto a good gravel road through some amazing green fertile grazing land for about 57km.
We were surprised to find no one camping at Starvation Bay. The sites were well designed and the facilities (toilet blocks) were in good order. Again a fisherman’s paradise and we found the beach to be nearly nonexistent at high tide.
After some breakfast we continued along the coast on the Southern Ocean Road to Mason Bay. Once again the shire has offered some lovely campsites and toilet facilities for $15pn. We had a stroll around. The beach appears bigger here.
We followed the gravel road that become bitumen from 12 Mile Beach into Hopetoun which is an attractive but low key beachside village on the shores of Mary Ann Harbour.
We parked up in the free RV parking and unhooked.
We took advantage of the good weather and made a beeline for Fitzgerald River National Park which requires an entry fee or Pass, only just 10km from town. The area is recognised as one of the largest and most botanically significant in the country with nearly 20% of WA’s floral species (75 are found nowhere else). Along with plenty of mammals, reptiles, frogs and birds there is plenty to discover.
We drove out in the sealed road to Hamersley Inlet, the end of the eastern section.
The drive offers great scenery especially of East Mount Barren. 
We took in the spectacular views from Cave Point of the Southern Ocean from its jagged cliffs.
Barrens Lookout was offered some wonderful vistas and an assortment of wildflowers.
We popped in at Four Mike Beach to have a warm shower. On our way out of the park we helped 2 guys from Argentina/Colombia (now from Melbourne) get out of a boggy situation!
The weather has turned and the rain has finally come, so we head back to Traky and bunker down for the night.
We were surprised to find no one camping at Starvation Bay. The sites were well designed and the facilities (toilet blocks) were in good order. Again a fisherman’s paradise and we found the beach to be nearly nonexistent at high tide.
After some breakfast we continued along the coast on the Southern Ocean Road to Mason Bay. Once again the shire has offered some lovely campsites and toilet facilities for $15pn. We had a stroll around. The beach appears bigger here.
We followed the gravel road that become bitumen from 12 Mile Beach into Hopetoun which is an attractive but low key beachside village on the shores of Mary Ann Harbour.
We parked up in the free RV parking and unhooked.
We took advantage of the good weather and made a beeline for Fitzgerald River National Park which requires an entry fee or Pass, only just 10km from town. The area is recognised as one of the largest and most botanically significant in the country with nearly 20% of WA’s floral species (75 are found nowhere else). Along with plenty of mammals, reptiles, frogs and birds there is plenty to discover.
We drove out in the sealed road to Hamersley Inlet, the end of the eastern section.
We took in the spectacular views from Cave Point of the Southern Ocean from its jagged cliffs.
Barrens Lookout was offered some wonderful vistas and an assortment of wildflowers.
We popped in at Four Mike Beach to have a warm shower. On our way out of the park we helped 2 guys from Argentina/Colombia (now from Melbourne) get out of a boggy situation!
The weather has turned and the rain has finally come, so we head back to Traky and bunker down for the night.
