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$400,000 upgrade for Ningaloo campground

The Mesa campground in the popular Cape Range National Park is now open for campers following a $400,000 upgrade.

Located in the northern end of the park within the Ningaloo Coast World Heritage Area, the campground overlooks a small north-facing bay and has been a popular spot for campers for decades.

The upgrade has seen the development of a new loop road with 23 hard surfaced camping bays and more than 500 metres of paths, which provide access for all to beaches, day use areas, visitor car parks and toilets.

The spacious camping/caravan bays are 8m wide by 12m deep, and the new toilet blocks and picnic tables have been designed using materials that are suitable for the coastal environment.  The area is now serviced by a 300-metre loop road with additional car park bays.

The new camp sites have been developed to accommodate an array of equipment including camper trailers, campervans, caravans and associated annexes, furniture, accessories, boats and vehicles.

The protection of fragile dune vegetation, the impact of shifting sands on built structures and paths, retention of existing trees, the extreme coastal environment and significant rainfall events were considered when designing and building the new camp sites and visitor infrastructure.

Cape Range National Park offers visitors a range of outdoor recreation opportunities including hiking, snorkelling, swimming, walking, camping, canoeing, picnicking and fishing.

Image: Cape Range National Park. Credit: gregthebusker – Flickr