How to book Kurrajong campground in Cape Range NP: generator-free dune sites, Ningaloo monthly release dates, availability tips and how to snag a cancellation.
About Kurrajong
Kurrajong is a medium-size campground tucked between sand dunes in the southern half of Cape Range National Park. Every site is only about 150 metres from the beach, and the water out front is a recreation zone of Ningaloo Marine Park. The big drawcard for many campers is that generators aren't allowed here at all, so evenings are quiet.
It sits between the Mandu campgrounds to the north and Osprey Bay to the south, with Mandu Mandu Gorge, Turquoise Bay and Yardie Creek all within a reasonable drive. Exmouth is the nearest town for fuel and supplies.
The campsites
Park Stay WA currently lists 26 bookable campsites at Kurrajong. The Explore Parks WA page describes thirty-five reverse-in compacted gravel sites, so the number you can actually book on Park Stay is the one to go by. All are unpowered, and Park Stay shows each site as suitable for tents, campervans and caravans. As always, check the individual campsite details and map.
Facilities and rules:
- No-flush pit toilets, the only hygiene facility
- Picnic tables and benches
- No drinking water
- No generators at any time
- No campfires
- No dogs or other pets
Take portable toilet waste out of the park to an authorised dump point.
How booking works
Kurrajong is booked on Park Stay WA, DBCA's booking system. Bookings are essential and have to be made before you arrive, one campsite per booking. No booking fee applies, and you pay by Mastercard or Visa.
Fees come in two parts: a camping fee per person per night, and a park entry fee per vehicle. Add the entry fee to your booking, pay on arrival, or use a park pass. Caravans and camper trailers don't pay entry.
Ningaloo Coast campgrounds are released monthly rather than on the usual 180-day rolling window. New blocks open on the first Tuesday of each month at 10am AWST. As of October 2026, stays to 30 April 2027 are open; May 2027 opens at 10am AWST on Tuesday 3 November 2026, June on 1 December 2026, and July on 5 January 2027. There's a virtual waiting room, and DBCA shuffles queue positions randomly at 10am.
The maximum stay is 14 nights if any night falls in WA public school holidays, or 28 nights at other times.
When it sells out
Generator-free sites close to the beach are popular with tent campers and anyone after peace and quiet, so Kurrajong moves fast on release mornings. WA school holidays are the toughest: DBCA lists 10 to 26 April 2027, 3 to 18 July 2027 and 25 September to 10 October 2027 as peak demand. The May to October stretch, when humpback whales migrate past, is busy in general.
Summer (December to April) is easier to book, but it's cyclone season and can be extremely hot.
How to get a cancellation
Under DBCA's terms, campers can cancel or change until 11:59pm AWST the day before arrival, and released nights return to Park Stay for anyone to book.
Good times to look:
- Straight after a release. Bookings made 3 or more days out have a free 48-hour cancellation grace period, so some release-day bookings get dropped within two days.
- Just before the fee cut-offs. Removing peak dates is free more than 14 days ahead; non-peak dates are free more than 5 days ahead. After that the fee is one concession camper fee per night per site, which nudges people to cancel early.
- The last week. Sites keep trickling back right up to the day before arrival.
Rather than refreshing all day, you can watch Kurrajong on Aussie Camp Alerts and get an email when a night opens.
Getting there
Kurrajong is inside Cape Range National Park, reached by road from Exmouth. Park Stay lists the campground as 2WD/SUV accessible, with the caveat that roads may include unsealed sections and conditions vary. Sort your park entry fee or pass before you roll in.
Nearby alternatives
- North Mandu: a tiny dune-sheltered campground just to the north
- Osprey Bay: the park's biggest campground, a short drive south
- Tulki Beach: closest campground to Turquoise Bay
- Yardie Creek: small campground near the gorge at the southern end