They also provide rooms, suites and caravan spaces to suit all travelers needs. Legend has it the local council presented NASA with a littering fine and President Jimmy Carter rang the roadhouse to make his apologies. Some fragments of the space station are now on display there along with other artefacts. Stretch your legs at Norseman — named after a horse that pawed the ground in and uncovered a gold nugget.
The Balcony Bar and Restaurant at The Palace Hotel in Kalgoorlie also has a great view, overlooking the grand main street, and does a good steak for lunch.
There, 51 metal sculptures — based on body scans of locals — by artist Antony Gormley are scattered over 10sq km of the salt lake. With an outdoor pool and fitness centre, it's great for families. If you are a local business or a traveller passing through, we want to hear why road trips are important to you! We purchased lots of fresh salads in Ceduna and had them taken off us an hour up the road, so the quarantine checkpoint is something I wish I knew about prior to crossing the Nullarbor.
If you do forget anything, the roadhouses along the way sell a few supplies, at highly inflated prices. You will find lots of free campsites as you are driving across the Nullarbor. I used the CamperMate App to find campsites.
Some sites I recommend include:. This campsite has bathrooms, showers and a kitchen. It is run by donation, so you can donate what you can afford to sleep the night and take a shower. Cactus Beach Campsite — This beachfront campsite is located west of Ceduna, and is a favourite because of the beachfront location and sand dune views. The campsite has all the facilities you need — toilets, showers and a BBQ. We camped at 10k Peg Parking Area and loved it.
You pull off the Eyre highway into the area and if you follow the trail back you will find lots of private places to camp. There are no facilities here, so be prepared, but it is a magical place to spend the night.
This campsite is free. The sunrise below is from the lookout near 10K Peg Campsite. You can search for accommodation on the Nullarbor here. These are general figures for travelling the Nullarbor. Different car types would impact these figures dramatically. Ceduna is a small town located on the Eastern end of the Nullarbor. Call into Ceduna for coffee, lunch or to grab some last minute supplies. Take a quick trip down to the waterfront of Ceduna where you will find a harbour filled with beautiful shades of water.
This is one of the most popular beaches in the area and a great place to camp for the night on your trip across the Nullarbor. There are three lookouts that are marked by a sign with a photo symbol. All three lookouts are worth checking out. On the Western side of the Nullarbor, you will find Esperance, a picture-perfect town that is worthy of a visit.
Despite the fact that the Nullarbor is known for being empty and having nothing around, there are plenty of photo opportunities. Make sure you pull over every now and then and snap a pic. Along the Nullarbor, there are many interesting Australian signs, such as the ones below.
They make for great photo opportunities. The section of the Nullarbor between Balladonia and Caiguna is regarded as the longest straight stretch of road in Australia and one of the longest in the world. The road stretches for Snap a pic at the start of the road, or on it! Sign me up for the newsletter! This site uses Akismet to reduce spam.
It was established in in the stone telegraph station nestled between woodlands and white dunes within walking distance of the beach.
It is a kilometre mile detour via 4WD only south-east of the Eyre Highway. You'll be rewarded by seeing the likes of silvereyes, singing honeyeaters, brown falcons and the pretty pink and white Major Mitchell's cockatoos.
Today, sheep graze alongside the roadhouse, where you can rest and refuel for the night after playing the par three Brumby's Run hole a brumby is a wild horse. From Madura, the hill-flanked highway stretches into the horizon without interruption for kilometres 73 miles to Mundrabilla Roadhouse, where Australia's largest meteorite was discovered.
Play the par four Watering Hole and stock up on food, water and fuel at the roadhouse before driving 66 kilometres 41 miles to the top of the Hampton Tableland at Eucla , home to the fascinating, shifting sand dunes of Eucla National Park.
See the old telegraph station, once Australia's busiest regional telegraph station, which is being slowly claimed by the dunes. Walk to the derelict jetty that once was used to ship supplies to pioneers, and enjoy the white sandy beach.
Visit the small museum and take in sweeping views from the top of the escarpment. Enjoy a refreshing swim in the pool, a bite to eat and a comfortable bed at the Border Village Roadhouse.
Head over to the Giant Kangaroo to play the par three Border Kangaroo hole before you stock up on water, food and petrol. Follow the Eyre Highway through Nullarbor National Park , alongside the sheer metre foot high, kilometre mile long Bunda Cliffs , the longest line of sea cliffs in the world. See Australia's southern edge drop dramatically to the sea from any of the five signposted lookouts over the cliffs. Be careful when treading around the limestone clifftops as they crumble easily.
From here, the highway traverses classic Nullarbor country — treeless and seemingly limitless plains where you will see lots of semitrailers and road trains hurrying goods across the continent.
It is kilometres miles between Border Village and the Nullarbor Roadhouse. Play the par five Dingo's Den hole at the recently upgraded roadhouse before checking out the Aussie music icon murals in the bar, where you can play a round of pool with passing truck drivers truckies and grey nomads retirees driving around the country pulling caravans after dinner.
Don't forget to look at the night sky to see the Southern Cross and other Southern Hemisphere constellations — there's no light pollution out here. From here to Nundroo you'll be travelling through Yalata Aboriginal Land and will need a permit to venture off the highway.
Pick one up from the White Well Ranger Station on the short kilometre The whale watching platform here is one of the world's best land-based vantage points to see a whale nursery. Southern right whales, which can grow to 18 metres 59 feet long, mate and calve in these protected waters between May and October.
Back on the highway, drive about kilometres 81 miles to the next roadhouse, at Nundroo, and play the par five Wombat Hole. You can take a kilometre mile detour to the picturesque fishing haven of Fowlers Bay.
Watch whales from the rugged sea cliffs you can also do a whale watching boat tour , on which you can spot fur seals and sea lions , hike along the sand dunes and spot wildlife in Fowlers Bay Conservation Park. From here it is 71 kilometres 44 miles to Penong, where you'll see dozens of old-fashioned windmills at the windmill museum and play the par four Windmills Hole at the Penong Golf Course.
Just 22 kilometres From here fly to Adelaide, or begin the drive, which is almost kilometres miles. Spend a few days in Adelaide , or continue your journey through South Australia.
Kangaroo Island is brimming with wildlife, while the Great Ocean Road is one of Australia's most magical coastal road trips. We use cookies on this site to enhance your user experience. Find out more.
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