This is a fantastic camping area located on the banks of the Blackwood River, 26 kilometres north-east of Augusta. The turn off is 10 kilometres from Karridale, off the Brockman Highway on to Clarke Drive.
Nala Boonur Keelip - Our Tree Camp. Alexandra Bridge Camping Ground is a pretty, peaceful camping ground set on the banks of the Blackwood River.
A tranquil haven, it features a stunning array of birds and wildlife and the river provides activities such as swimming, canoeing, fishing and boating making it a year-round destination for visitors who enjoy camping in a natural environment.
History
Alexandra Bridge, named after the then Princess of Wales, was built in 1897 by Wishart and Davies. It was 104m long with seventeen 6.5m spans. The deepest section of the water is around 6m much of the time but can rise above 11m in a flood. It was the first major bridge across the Blackwood River, used as a main link bridge on what is now the Brockman Highway to places east, and to service settlers and the local timber industry. When the new Alexandra Bridge was built on a new alignment of the Brockman Highway in 1969, the old bridge was kept as a tourist attraction and became a popular picnic and camping area. Unfortunately, most of the old bridge was washed away by floods in 1982.
There are 21 sites to choose from on a first-come, first-served basis. Please select a site that is suitable for your caravan, tent or camper trailer. Camping is not permitted in the day-use area by the river or anywhere outside of the designated campsites. The camp ground has toilets, access toilet, cold showers, gas BBQ, shelters, picnic tables, rubbish bins, and a boat ramp.
Important Information
Adults $10 per night, children (2-14 years) $5 per night.
Check-out time is 10:30 a.m.
A maximum length of stay of 28 days applies for any 3-month period.
Campfires can start bushfires - they are to be lit in designated fireplaces only. Do not leave your fire unattended and extinguish camp fires completely before you leave the site. This is an environmentally sensitive area, please do not collect firewood from the reserve. Please observe all campfire restrictions posted onsite.
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Location
Alexandra Bridge Campground
162 Clark Dr, Alexandra Bridge WA 6288, Australia
Reviews
4.4 (165 Google reviews)
Greg Davies29 May 2025
Fantastic low key camping ground. Right on the Blackwood River, quiet beauty, amazing tranquillity. Just pay the honour fee for camping, the rangers don't play games.
Athfos26 March 2025
Not a great camping spot for us, almost no solar available because of the very treed sites, also no cel reception for both Telstra and Optus, Starlink was struggling as well. The river proved to be difficult to fish because of the numerous sunken logs, I gave up after loosing 3 lures and no hits.
The highlight for me was seeing a Western Ring-tailed Possum in daylight, surprise 😳 but I suspect it had swum across the river to escape some tree felling that was taking place on the southern bank. 😞
Jamie Turnbull14 January 2025
You can't book at this site. Pay as you go. No service until the Gin place towards Karridale. Friendly fauna overnight, possums , quenda and black ducks. Flushing toilet is a first. Nice attempt to recycle on site. Water nearby for boaters, canoes, stand ups and swimmers. Fishing too but you'll need an inland fishing licence and gentle on the throttle please. The riverbanks are eroding.
Richard Heflin (Beviin Skirata)12 March 2025
Just came back from a night at the campground and it was a pleasant experience. Very clean and well put together campground. Only thing to really note is very little cell signal (you'll get a notification here and there but otherwise its dead zone till you hit the gin seller out on the main road) and its CASH ONLY. When you get there you'll need your site fee in Cash, no ability to pay via mobile, bank transfer, etc... at least as of time of writing (March 2025)
Only reason for 4 stars is present construction. Great place to visit though!
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