Free camping in Western Australia

79 free and low-cost places to camp in Western Australia, with facilities and directions, and the ones we’d go back to first.

Our picks

Campground
Campground · Cape Arid National ParkHidden gem
Thomas Fishery campground
Three very basic free sites at an old 1870s whaling station, with southern right whales close in.
Campground
Campground · Peak Charles National ParkHidden gem
Peak Charles campground
Free bush camp at the foot of the biggest granite outcrop in the Great Western Woodlands.
Campground
Campground · Great Western WoodlandsHidden gem
Wallaroo Rock campground
Free camp beside a big granite rock and three dams, 45 km up a track north of Woolgangie.
Campground
Campground · EsperanceHidden gem
Fanny Cove campground
A free, 4WD-only camp on Stokes Inlet with four first-come sites.
Freedom camping
Freedom camping · MunglinupHidden gem
Munglinup Beach bush camp
A cheap Shire-run beach camp 130 km west of Esperance with toilets and no bookings.
Freedom camping
Freedom camping · CarnarvonHidden gem
Point Quobba coastal camping
Basic coastal camping beside the old shacks, bring your own everything.

Free camps are often rest areas, showgrounds or state forest sites. Most allow a night or two; some ask for a donation. Rules differ by state and council, so check the sign on arrival.

Every other place we know

Holiday park · Pinjarra · Free
24 Hour RV Free Stay Area
Directions
Free camp · Coolgardie · Free
48 Hour Stopping - S/C
Dump station
Directions
Free camp · Bruce Rock · Free
48Hr RV Parking Self Contained
Directions
Free camp · Free
Baladjie Rock Campground
Toilets
Directions
Free camp · Free
Baxter Rest Area
Toilets · Dump station
Directions
Free camp · Free
Beasley River Rest Area
Toilets · Dump station
Directions
Free camp · Free
Beringbooding Rock Camping Ground
Toilets
Directions
Free camp · Free
Bettys Beach
Toilets
Directions
Free camp · Green Head · Free
Billygoat Bay Carpark
Toilets
Directions
Free camp · Borden · Free
Borden Recreation Ground
Directions
Free camp · Free
Bromus Dam
Toilets
Directions
Free camp · Free
Bunjil Rocks
Directions
Free camp · Buntine · Free
Buntine Rocks
Directions
Free camp · Free
Burkett Road Rest Area
Toilets
Directions
Free camp · Free
Bush Bay
Dump station
Directions
Free camp · Free
Buttons Crossing
Directions
Free camp · Free
Camp 1 - informal
Directions
Free camp · Free
Camp 2 - informal
Directions
Free camp · Free
Camp 3 - informal
Directions
Free camp · Free
Camp 4 - informal
Directions
Free camp · Free
Camp 5 - informal
Directions
Free camp · Free
Camp 6 - informal
Directions
Free camp · Free
East Bay
Toilets
Directions
Free camp · Free
Eucalyptus Col
Directions
Free camp · Free
Free night park
Directions
Free camp · Merredin · Free
Fully Self-Contained Recreational Vehicle 24 Hour Rest Area
Directions
Holiday park · Geraldton · Free
Geraldton Self Contained Free Camp 24hr Limit
Drinking water · Dump station
Directions
Free camp · Free
Grass Patch - informal
Directions
Free camp · Free
House Creek Bridge
Toilets
Directions
Free camp · Free
Jinung Belgabup Camp Site
Toilets
Directions
Free camp · Free
Karalee Rock and Dam Campground
Toilets
Directions
Free camp · Free
Kirkalocka 24hr Rest Area
Directions
Free camp · Free
Koorarawalyee (Boorabbin) Rest Area
Toilets · Dump station
Directions
Free camp · Free
Kulyaling Park
Directions
Free camp · Free
Kumarl Siding Rest Area
Directions
Free camp · Free
Kundip Rest Area
Toilets
Directions
Free camp · Kwolyin · Free
Kwolyin Camp
Directions
Free camp · Kurrawang · Free
Lake Douglas Recreation Reserve
Toilets
Directions
Free camp · Free
Lake Nunijup
Toilets
Directions
Free camp · Brookton · Free
Lions Park Picnic Area - s/c
Directions
Free camp · Madura · Free
Madura Pass Camprground
Directions
Free camp · Dwellingup · Free
Marrinup Townsite Camping Area
Toilets
Directions
Free camp · Bencubbin · Free
Marshall Rock
Toilets
Directions
Free camp · Marvel Loch · Free
Marvel Lock Campground
Directions
Free camp · Free
Miaree Pool Rest Area
Directions
Free camp · Free
Minilya
Directions
Free camp · Free
Moons Crossing camp site
Directions
Free camp · Free
Moses Rock Walk-in Campsite
Directions
Free camp · Free
Mount Ragged
Toilets · Fire pits
Directions
Free camp · Free
Nerren-Nerren Rest Area
Toilets
Directions
Free camp · Free
Normans Beach
Toilets
Directions
Free camp · Free
Petrudor Rock
Toilets
Directions
Free camp · Free
Quartz Hill
Directions
Free camp · Quobba Station · Free
Quobba Station
Directions
Free camp · Narrogin · Free
Recreation Vehicle Free Stay Area - s/c
Directions
Free camp · Free
RIP Lookout
Directions
Free camp · Mukinbudin · Free
RV Overnight 24Hr Parking
Directions
Free camp · Free
Smoke Bush Reserve
Directions
Free camp · Dumbleyung · Free
Stubbs Park RV Camping Area - s/c
Directions
Free camp · Free
Sue's Bridge Campground - Blackwood River National Park
Toilets
Directions
Free camp · Three Springs · Free
Three Springs Short Stay Caravan Park
Toilets · Showers
Directions
Free camp · Tonebridge · Free
Tonebridge Bridge Rest Area
Directions
Free camp · Free
Waddouring Dam
Toilets
Directions
Free camp · Free
Wandoo Reserve
Directions
Free camp · Watheroo · Free
Watheroo Sport Complex
Directions
Free camp · Watheroo · Free
Watheroo Station Tavern
Powered sites
Directions
Free camp · Free
Wattle Camp
Directions
Free camp · Free
Weira Nature Area
Toilets
Directions
Free camp · Free
West Peawah River Rest Area, 24 hour stopping
Toilets
Directions
Free camp · Whim Creek · Free
Whim Creek Free Campsite
Toilets · Wi-Fi
Directions
Free camp · Woodridge · Free
Wilbinga Grove
Directions
Free camp · Donnelly River · Free
Willow Springs
Toilets
Directions
Free camp · Free
Campsite
Directions

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