15,500+ Campsites Verified By Aussie Campers Over 30 Years
15,500+ Campsites Verified By Aussie Campers Over 30 Years
Camps Australia Wide
Western Australia is the big one. You can free camp your way up the Coral Coast, deep into the Kimberley and Pilbara, or down through the South West forests and the wild coast around Esperance and the Nullarbor. With distances this large, knowing which camps are worth the drive really matters, and that is where we come in. We have been on the road checking camps since 1992, so the sites we list are ones our team has seen for itself.
Gnaraloo Station, Coral Coast, Western Australia
Below is your guide to free and low-cost camping across Western Australia, grouped by region and by season, with the local know-how you actually need. When you are ready to map out the whole trip, the Camps Australia Wide App and our CAMPS 13 and CAMPSPendium 2 guides put every Personally Checked site, with GPS coordinates and offline maps, in your pocket.
We are adding our six favourite Personally Checked Western Australian free camps to this page. In the meantime, open the Camps Australia Wide App to find verified free and low-cost camps right across the state, with offline maps for the long stretches between towns.
WA spans the tropical north and the temperate south, so timing is everything. Head north in the dry, and enjoy the South West through spring and summer.
The dry season is the time to explore the Kimberley, the Pilbara and the Coral Coast, with warm days, cool nights and open roads. Once the wet returns, the far north gets hot and roads can close.
We rate: the Coral Coast around Gnaraloo and Coral Bay, the Pilbara gorges, and the Gibb River Road in the Kimberley.
When the north heats up, the South West comes into its own, from the karri forests and Margaret River to the white-sand beaches around Esperance.
We rate: the South West forests, Margaret River, and the coast around Esperance.
Western Australia splits into roughly six camping regions, each with its own character. Here is the lay of the land, then jump into the Camps Australia Wide App to see every Personally Checked site in the area you are headed.
Reef, beach and station camps from Kalbarri and Coral Bay up to Exmouth and Gnaraloo.
Gorges, waterfalls and remote station stays along the Gibb River Road and beyond.
Red ranges and dramatic gorges around Karijini, Tom Price and the Coast.
Tall-timber forests, wineries and surf coast from Margaret River to Walpole.
White-sand beaches, gold-rush history and the long Nullarbor crossing.
Reserves, wildflowers and country towns within reach of Perth and the coast.
Fresh from our blog. These update on their own as we publish new Western Australian free camping stories, so the page never goes stale.
The Camps Australia Wide App finds Personally Checked free and low-cost sites near wherever you are, works offline when you lose coverage, and lets you filter for your setup, whether that is a tent, a camper or a big rig. It is $14.99 a year, and most travellers tell us it pays for itself on the first night.
Get the Camps Australia Wide AppPrefer a book on the dash? CAMPS 13 is our go-to for free and budget camping right around the country, CAMPSPendium 2 is the full state-by-state trip planner, and Caravan Parks 7 has the caravan and holiday parks. All personally checked, the same as the app.
Shop the print guidesNothing takes the shine off a morning like a fine you did not see coming, or a No Camping sign you missed in the dark. A few simple habits keep these spots open and free for the rest of us.
Western Australia has free and low-cost camps from the Coral Coast and the Kimberley to the South West forests and the coast around Esperance. The easiest way to find one you can trust is the Camps Australia Wide App, where you can filter Personally Checked sites by price, facilities, pets and rig type.
It depends where you are headed. The Kimberley, Pilbara and Coral Coast are best in the dry season from April to October, while the South West shines through spring and summer when the north is too hot and wet.
Most genuine free camps are first come, first served. WA national parks often charge an entry fee or need a pass, and some remote camps cross Aboriginal land that needs a permit. We record the current details on each listing we check.
Many station and council camps welcome dogs, but national parks usually do not. Filter for pet friendly stays in the Camps Australia Wide App and confirm the conditions before you arrive.
We are a bit biased, but the Camps Australia Wide App is built around Personally Checked listings, with clear access notes, facilities, GPS coordinates and offline maps so it keeps working across WA's long stretches without coverage. You can filter by price, pets, vehicle type, facilities and connectivity, and save your favourites to build a trip.
Heading across the border? We have checked the free camps there too.
Wherever the road takes you across Western Australia, we hope you find a cracking free camp and love it out there. For new sites as we check them, our free weekly newsletter is well worth a look.
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