Guides
The cape, on paper
Roads, seasons and access, written for the person who has already decided to come and now needs to know what the vehicle and the calendar will let them do.
- Roads and access Cape Range roads: where the sealed road ends Which Cape Range roads are sealed, where the bitumen stops at Yardie Creek, and what a two-wheel-drive camper can and cannot reach. 7 Nov 2026
- Vehicle choice Campervan or 4WD? Decide in town, not at Yardie Creek What the sealed park road covers, where the bitumen stops at Yardie Creek, and the two canyon drives that make the decision for you. 7 Nov 2026
- Camping Cape Range campgrounds, one by one Every campground in Cape Range National Park, which ones need a four-wheel drive, and how the booking system changes the shape of a cape trip. 7 Nov 2026
- Seasons and access Cyclone season, and the closures that outlast it The official cyclone season runs November to April. What that means for park access, campgrounds and the road north, and how to plan around a closure. 7 Nov 2026
- Marine park rules Ningaloo's zones, and the beaches that sit inside them How Ningaloo Marine Park is zoned, which beaches sit inside a sanctuary zone, and how to read the markers before you cast a line. 7 Nov 2026
- Reef and water The tide decides the order, not the distance One beach only works at high tide, one wreck only appears at low, and the drift at Turquoise Bay depends on the current. How to build a cape day around the water. 7 Nov 2026