Great Places To Visit-Fraser Range Station WA.

We recently crossed the Nullabor from East to West and stopped at Fraser Range Station for 2 nights for a breather. It's only 3kms off the main road, on a well graded dirt road (we don't have a 4 x 4 caravan) and is peaceful, beautiful, with good amenities that are cleaned daily. We liked it so much we ended up staying 5 nights.

They offer a main meal each evening which varies in price depending on the menu. The caravan park is excellent with plenty of shade and they are adding to it and doing up the old shearing shed to be another amenities block and office. They also have unpowered sites, and camping sites. Very well set out. They are developing more sites for the future.

Fraser Range Station is a MUST stop for a good look at an Australian Working Station that has diversified. They have an assortment of walking tracks well sign posted which allow you to see different sections of Australian Bush and animals. We went on a couple of the tracks available and saw, kangaroos, lizards, wallabies, emu's, a variety of birds, a python or two (not poisonous), goats, sheep and I can't remember what else! They have a little golf course also which is part of the Nullabor Plains Course.

Staff are friendly and welcoming and very hospitable. We purchased tickets each day for the evening meal and thoroughly enjoyed it! You get sweets as well in the price! They have an assortment of drinks on sale at regular prices. We had a stubby of beer, which was served icy cold.....just how beer should be! The food was good and the company great. They had tables set and you just sit anywhere with your fellow campers. Good camaraderie all around. Lovely way to end a day getting to know fellow travellers whilst enjoying a cold drink and a lovely meal.

A very enjoyable break. We will be staying there again, and can only highly recommend it.


Traded for a camel!


The entry drive way.


A local getting a drink.


The watering hole! Meals to.


Units


The garden.


Camp Kitchen and Nullabar - meals and drinks!

The Office.


The Caravan park Amenities Block.


The fire pit for fun on cold nights.


Busy bee.


Lovely shade and views from caravan powered sites


To the golf course, or for a walk.


Wildflowers

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