Ningaloo Station on the Ningaloo Reef was a real find. At $5 per person per night with pristine beaches and great 4WD tracks you really can’t go wrong if you are looking for adventure and solitude. You need to be well prepared and bring your own water, portable toilet and food etc.
Access to the dunes which lead to Norwegian Bay is via a locked gate at South Lefroy camping area and you need to obtain the key and advice from the station as the dunes are constantly changing the track in. The journey is well worth the effort with spectacular views, a good dose of history and great snorkelling. (We found several large anchors less than 50m offshore) with abundant sea life.
The whaling station eventually closed as the whales smartened up and started swimming further out to sea as they passed. This eventually made it unviable for the whaling station to continue.
All camping sites on Ningaloo Station are spacious and close to the beaches but as mentioned above there are no facilities. Dogs are welcome, and Buster loved every minute of his stay.
Ningaloo Station can be accessed via a 4WD track (which we took) from Coral Bay which is pretty rough or you can go via the Exmouth highway and take a (not much) better dirt road in. You can also continue on this road to Yardie Creek and Cape Range National Park
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