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Gracetown Caravan Park is accessed from Cowaramup Bay Road,
not far from Caves Road. Gracetown Beach on Cowaramup Bay is a further three kilometres, and it is fourteen kilometres to Margaret
River from Gracetown Caravan Park.
Old amenities block well maintained, freshly painted and kept clean. Two bathrooms of three plus three for each of ladies and gents. This means one can be open while the other is being cleaned. Assistance handrail in one each of ladies and gents toilets. Showers cubicles small but well designed. Walls to floor
so no splash or run-off into adjoining cubicles. Shower head facing inwards from the dressing cubicle division wall and a step
down into the shower using different coloured tiles to avoid tripping, keeping the dressing cubicle floor dry. Rubber mat provided,
shelf and two hooks. Inward opening doors on toilets and showers. Water hot at all times. Good mirrors. Power
points at hand basins for shavers or hairdryers. Hand wash and hot air hand dryer.
NO pets due to wildlife visiting
from adjoining national park.
NO disability access bathroom, but this is being planned for the next upgrade.
NO dump point on
site. Please speak to proprietors about your options.
Water limited to maximum five minute showers by request. Water
supply is from a dam on the property, and is fully treated on site to produce a good quality potable water. NO washing cars,
boats or caravans.
Laundry with three washing machines at $4 per load, two dryers and three hoists. Ironing board,
with iron for hire from office.
Power outlets, taps and sullage pit central point between each four sites. Need adequate
length power cord and sullage hose.
Western Australia
Family friendly with mini gold course, tennis, basketball and volleyball courts. Playground for younger children. Bouncy
castle and waterslide during summer school holidays. Outdoor movie screen with movies shown two nights per week, excluding
winter months. Bring your own chairs.
Friendly kangaroos and possums regularly visit the park, with a family of kangaroos
grazing the lawns around the amenities block each night.
Under cover camp kitchen and barbecues with seating. Fridge,
microwave, stove hotplate, toaster and kettle.
Older style cabins without own bathrooms or chalets with bathrooms in a
bushland setting.
Security boom gate at entrance, swipe card provided to customers.
Tourism information: Centrally located in the Leeuwin Naturaliste region for visiting some of the 75 surf breaks, caves and forests. Close to a number of the caves of the Leeuwin Naturaliste karst. Numerous wineries and boutique breweries, with top class dining at many of these and other restaurants. Visit an olive farm, venison farm, chocolate factory, nougat manufacturer, honey producers, cheese and yoghurt makers and many other treats.
Pros: Quiet and bushland setting. Dry shower cubicles and mat provided. Friendly and helpful reception. Free wifi at the office and through much of the caravan park.
Cons: No
pets (due to adjoining national park and visiting wildlife). No disability access bathroom (this is planned for next upgrade). No
dump point (speak to office staff about alternatives). Many sites difficult to manoeuvre large rigs into.
$35 per night for two
powered, $30 unpowered. We paid six nights for seven, outside of school holidays. Peak period prices $47 powered and $40
unpowered sites. Minimum booking periods may apply in peak times.
Date of stay: March 2018
Rating 7
Website: Gracetown Caravan Park
Email: stay@gracetowncaravanpark.com.au
Phone: 08 9755 5301
Two amenities blocks, each with 3 showers, 3 basins and three toilets (in ladies anyway). This may be inadequate if park was full.
Amenities blocks appear quite old but were kept clean. Good water pressure and adequate hot water. No hand wash or hand towels in
bathrooms. Close to some sites only. Laundry. Camp kitchen. Recreation 'barn'. Fire hoses on reels between alternate camp sites. Power
and water outlets between alternate sites; need a reasonably long power cord.
Cabins and Units available. Small jetty with pergola and boat ramp on Inlet. Large 'barn' available for group activities, with tables, chairs and barbecues. Boat ramp and fish cleaning table, jetty for fishing, boat and kayak hire. Walk trail through forest or short drive to Sandy Beach; water very shallow for some distance. Walk trail to an old timber Saw Pit.
$22 for two, powered (no unpowered option offered). Update February 2020 $38 (may be seasonal variations).
Pros: Lovely location on the edge of the inlet and away from the town. Fishing from the jetty (undergoing restoration). Park ideal for those with small boats. Dogs welcome (on application).
Cons: No disability access bathrooms, amenities blocks old and in need of TLC. There is a small step on the floor of the toilets in one of the blocks; this is a trip/fall hazard. No unpowered sites for caravans.
Date of
stay March and October 2010.
Rating 7
Website for current ownership: Rest Point Caravan Park
Although the amenities are fairly old, this park gets my recommendation mainly because of the wonderful location,
depsite the slighly lower score than most selected to feature here with the best parks.
Flat green grassy sites which
are a good size. Additional (not level) few sites near water’s edge under trees. Quiet location away from town. Top Holiday
Parks (formerly Top Tourist Parks) member.
Pros: Excellent and well maintained amenities, a neat and clean caravan park, quiet area. Good disability access shower
and toilet. All this at a bargain price. Pub dinners are recommended.
Cons: It is not signed as to where
to go to book in and pay. Shower head was too high for me, with a high pressure wide flow, so a shower cap was needed.
Price: $15 per powered and serviced site.
Date of stay: August 2019
Rating: 10
Website: Kukerin Caravan Park
Phone: Kukerin General Store (08) 9864 6044
Kukerin Hotel (08) 9864 6338
A very well appointed small caravan park in a quiet location on the edge of this small wheatbelt town, which is bypassed by the Wagin–Lake
Grace Road with a two kilometre drive to the town. This caravan park is provided and maintained by the Dumbleyung Shire Council.
The caravan park is accessed from Bath Street, and adjoins the Showground, and has bushland behind it. You need
to go to the hotel or general store to book in and pay, with cash preferred as they are collecting on behalf of the council.
The area is flat, and the limited number of powered sites are roomy drive through on a solid base, with water at each of these. There is a roomy area for tents and other campers without power and water.
A modern brick amenities block is excellent. Each of the ladies and gents has one shower, one toilet and a very good disability access bathroom. There is also a baby’s bath
with flexible shower head, and a change table. Shower and toilet have outward opening doors. The shower comes from the
side wall and the shower cubicle is lower than the dressing area which stays dry. Key code required to access bathrooms and
laundry.
There is a bench seat outside the cubicles, and two handbasins, mirrors and power points.
Laundry
has one washing machine ($3) with room for a second, and two troughs. There are two hoists outside.
Semi open
camp kitchen has an electric barbecue, and small sink, and seating.
Pets are accepted.
