Moore River Estuary — Attraction in Caraban

On arriving if the office isn’t open, a basket with an envelope with your name on it can be found in a basket near the front door. Within the envelope is a remote fob pad for vehicle access to the park - boom gate. Fob not required for boom gate exit - sensor. Also a plan of the park with your location highlighted. A 5 km driving limit is enforced within the grounds with a 10:00 pm quiet time to be adhered to. This review does not focus on units or clamping conditions that are available also. Large tree coverage to area. Near the entry is a General store which is very well priced. Eg we bought 2 litre milk for $3.20 on our 2 week stay. Fishing gear and bate available. Can purchase hot foods as well and order. Coffee to go which seams to appear very busy. Open most of the time. Eftpos machine in General store Fish and chips to feed 2 comfortably was $15.50 and rated a 7/10. See photo of menu. Gas bottle exchange available. Kitchen with microwaves and ample gas barbecue plates area. Free barbecue use. Food can be stored in fridge.(not alcohol) barbecue are under cover. Have seen Coles delivery trucks make deliveries to sites. Disable bays and access ramp to the General store or 5 steps before entry. No internet provided by caravan park. If you have Optus or Vodaphone the coverage will be somewhat a problem at times based on your location and time of day. We use Aldi who have Telstra as service provider. We made phone calls from the beach shore with little to no problem. 4 G internet wherever we were on site. There is a public phone box near entry for those with poor reception. Playground near the entry of the park. No pets permitted beyond gate entry. The park has greatly improved with green grass cover from our previous visit so the wind marine gusts Guilderton is renowned for has reduced the severity of dust. Be assured you will need to clean down caravan and car after the fine dust that gets around. Anchor annex,tents very well due to strong gusts at times. Don’t forget your jackets even in summer,you will regret it. For caravans, there are concrete hard stands in very good condition. When setting up they advise not to park in front of your site however we did not see this being enforced. Powered caravan sites have RCD,s,a tap per site and shared drainage area. 15 amp metre lead or hose appear to be adequate. Sites marked out well The ablutions are 21 years old and a little tired. The water pressure and heat is very adequate. Cleaned once a day. The river mouth is sectioned off by gates for the young. Often young ones riding their bicycles, so exercise care. Basket ball small court near river. 4x4 meters approx. Easy access to river and beach via concrete path or wooden bridge. Catching small brown in river and tailor hearing and occasional snapper at beach morning or at sunset. Can have heavy seaweed and a decent beach rod or sinker required to have a chance cast out enough. Ocean usually very rough, not advisable for young ones or without adequate supervision as a recommendation. Many paddle board or kyack in the river only although can be very difficult pending the wind to even get away...

Families love this area, it's relaxed and low key as a result people seem to be quite friendly and considerate. The river feeds fresh water to an estuary with shallow sandy banks for the little ones to paddle about in and big enough for boats to cruise up river. You can easily access fishing from the banks with plenty of decent size Bream. At the estuary near the beach there's a pontoon moored that you can swim out to and dive off that is popular on busy days. There are notices warning about the risk of ameoba that can cause the deadly infection commonly known amoebic meningitis that have been detected in the Moore River and other local fresh water waterways when the water temperature gets over 20°C. The signs recommend not to put your head under the water but most people seemed unconcerned swimming in the estuary where the water is pretty salty. In any case there's nice beaches a short walk from the main carpark and shop. There's plenty of parking for cars and trailers but if your going to be there for any length of time then you will need to pay (not much). The shop sells food and drinks ($7 milkshake) and has a few tables outside, it's currently being developed with a cafe/restaurant opening soon.

The ocean beach near where the estuary/river meets the ocean never seems to be busy even when the estuary beaches are packed with people. It's a nicer place to swim IMHO depending on conditions,. I'm not sure if the beach is patrolled as I've never seen lifeguards or flags on there.

Occasionally the river mouth is open to the ocean making for a entertaining spectacle as the water rushes out and forms stationary waves that people ride on boogie/skim boards. The beaches nearby can have surfable waves too sometimes.

There's a little skate park in town too and there seems to be plenty of activities/things to do nearby if your up for it, but if youre not it's peaceful and picturesque and an easy get away, being only little over an hour from Perth.

The main accommodation seems to be short stay house rentals and the caravan park/campground (never stayed there but it looks to...

The Moore River Estuary and Indian Ocean meeting point in Guilderton is a fantastic location for the family, retirees or the lone fisherman.

There is a caravan park beside the river, cafe with small grocery store, boat ramp and additional fishing jetty.

In the drier months the river mouth is enclosed with a sandbar, which breaks open after winter rains.

The river has a fun pontoon jetty. Whilst the river is calm, overseas tourists need to be conscious of entering the river, and especially the ocean, if you can’t swim well.

There are sand dunes on the southern side of the river mouth that can be used for sandboarding.

The prime fishing in the river is for black bream, which are easily caught from the jetties or shore, and are larger further upstream if you have a boat or kayak. Tailor and whiting in the ocean. There are pelicans at the river mouth that ask for caught fish.

Parking fills early in the summer months, and there is a fee. Otherwise park further away in the street for free.

You need to book well-ahead for the caravan park during the warmer...