Esperance - Western Australia < Aussie Caravanning Lifestyle

We live in an exceptionally beautiful country and the beaches and rugged coastline of Esperance WA are a sensational example. The water is a crystal clear and the beaches are snow white. If you are here for a while you can spend a day at a new beach each day. For us this was intended to be a short stop over to enjoy the beautiful beaches and catch up with longtime friends.

“The Great Ocean Drive” is a 40 km drive which embraces some of Esperance’s spectacular coastline. There are so many tranquil bays we could not agree on which one was our favourite, but it seems like Esperance gets the top vote on Twilight Beach as being one of the most popular beaches in WA. It’s not hard to understand why when you see it. Another top vote goes to Lucky Bay in the Cape Le Grand National Park as being the whitest beach in Australia. The sand is so clean it literally squeaks under your feet. The reason being is that it’s made up of quartz unlike many other beaches which apparently are generally made up of minute particles of shells and other mineral ‘fines’. It’s also the WA beach renowned for Kangaroos lazing around waiting for the occasional photo opportunity.

Eleven Mile Beach in Esperance WA

Unfortunately for us the day we visited it was a little overcast and windy and there was not a Kangaroo in sight. The Cape Le Grand National Park has the normal day visitor entry fees and there is a toll booth along the road for you to contribute to the Park’s maintenance.

Lucky Bay has a great camping area even for bigger caravans like ours. If you want to pitch camp or bring your ‘van the cost is $11 per adult per night, or $7 for Concession card holders, no power or water, toilets are available.

Cape Le Grand National Park – Whistling Rock

Lucky Bay – WA

We were blown away with Bandy Creek Harbour where we witnessed the local seals frolicking with adults, children and the dogs who ventured out for a swim. The seal we saw this particular day was a pup and had an absolute ball playing with the dogs.

Bandy Creek in Esperance WA

We stayed closer to town for a few nights, and were quite taken aback at the higher prices being charged in Esperance. All the parks we called were charging a standard $45 per night for 2 adults with power and water. We chose Pink Lake Tourist Park because we have a Family Parks Membership. This saved us almost $5 per night. We also have memberships to other Parks, but they were all booked out.

The Caravan Park was average to say the least. But we had plenty of room to move. The new Managers were very helpful to everyone in the Park. The amenities are very dated but clean. As we were out every day it suited our needs.

Our dear friend introduced us to the Pink Lake Butcher, which was conveniently located for us as it was just down the road. Of course we stopped in and bought some speciality “Vegemite and Cheese” sausages. We could not resist the opportunity to try something totally different. Can’t tell you what they are like as we have not had them yet. We are saving them for Australia Day BBQ along with some delicious looking Porterhouse Steak.