How much does it cost to camp at 40 Mile (Gnoorea Point)?

From 1 May to 30 September the City of Karratha charges $16 a night or $96 for seven nights, booked and paid online before you arrive, and you check in with the caretaker on site. Stays are capped at 28 days in any three months, and Cleaverville is a separate ground with its own cap. From 1 October to 30 April camping is free but limited to three nights per 28 days. Rates can change, so check the City's fees and charges before you go.

Is there drinking water or toilets at 40 Mile?

There is no drinking water at 40 Mile, so bring all of it. The City provides toilets for day users only — every campsite must have its own chemical toilet — plus sullage disposal points and bins for household rubbish.

What fish can you catch at 40 Mile near Karratha?

Queenfish, trevally and blue salmon are the regulars, caught on metals, stickbaits and poppers from the beach, rocks and channel edges, best on a moving tide and especially the run-in. Barramundi turn up occasionally in the warmer months. A boat from the natural ramp opens up the channel edges and deeper water off the point.

Can you get a caravan into 40 Mile?

The 40 Mile Road is a gravel road roughly an hour from Karratha, and the City of Karratha's road-condition table most recently listed it as open to all vehicles. Drive to the conditions, check the City's road-condition page after rain or a cyclone, and remember the City closes the camp ahead of an approaching cyclone.

Are there crocodiles at 40 Mile?

Saltwater crocodiles do turn up on this coast. Parks and Wildlife confirmed more Pilbara-coast sightings in 2024 than in the previous decade combined, and Cleaverville Beach, east of Karratha, was closed for a weekend that year. Treat the mangroves, creeks and tidal flats at 40 Mile as croc habitat: don't wade them, take care launching, and clean fish well away from the water.

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Weather: Sunny Wind: W 273° · 27 km/h Swell: flat Water: 24.6 °C Pressure: 1015.4 hPa ↓ falling Faces north-west · Offshore: E, SE, S · Onshore: W, NW, N · Forecast wind: onshore

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Now: 27 km/h W (273°).

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Feeding Windows

Best times to fish based on activity score.

Peak

4:00 am → 6:30 am

2h 30m

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6:00 pm → 8:30 pm

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7:30 am → 8:30 am

First light

5:09 am

Last light

6:46 pm

Sunrise

5:32 am

Sunset

6:24 pm

Moonrise

11:56 pm

Moonset

9:56 am

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1:00 am

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7:48 am

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1:46 pm

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7:43 pm

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