Knobby Head (South) used to be a free camp ground (back in 2021 when we visited it), 3.5 hours drive north of Perth. It is half way between Leeman and Dongara. There are two entrances 20 to 40 meters apart running in parallel from Indian Ocean Drive. If you are travelling from Perth, use the first entrance, if you tow a small caravan. Second entrance has soft sand and not levelled (towing and driving could bog the vehicles). Both tracks are short and very soon you find yourself in front of the ocean! There are only 3 or so spots there, 80 to 100 meters apart, so there is a lot of privacy and the spots are quite big. We had our friends in a Land Cruiser Sahara and a huge tent staying with us for the first night.
There is also Knobby Head north campground, a short drive further up north, which has more spaces.
However, we were lucky to be gifted with a freshly caught lobster (after our friends left) by a friendly neighbour whom we saw every morning passing by and launching a boat to go out in the sea.
There are no facilities in this campground, so please take rubbish with you. It is a nice stop over for a night or 2, or a place to get away for a weekend.
Update: Things have changed a lot since we camped at this place in 2021. The shire has put up basic facilities and is charging now $20 per site per night. As we have not been there since 2021, we can’t provide any more updates.
