This is a free campground that has to be booked, and boy, were we surprised by how good it was. Very dog friendly and heaps of walking tracks to go on and beaches and tracks to explore.
If you are following these blog posts, our previous campsite was Lake King Waterfront Park.
- Website: Banksia Bluff Campground
- Fee Category: Free
- Booking: Yes
- Dog Friendly: Yes
- Amenities: Toilets
- Dump point: No
- Pool: No
- Fire pits: Yes
- Telstra: Good
- Starlink: May have problems with trees
- Generator: No
Our Experience
You do have to be self contained and unfortunately there is a no generator rule. When we saw that we decided to kept our stay short as we didn’t know how much tree cover we would have. It turned out we could have stayed longer as our campsite was quite open however as it was already booked we weren’t able to extend it. Other sites are not so fortunate, with some having a lot of tree cover.
Our campsite was sheltered by the bushes, good in windy conditions, but if there on a hot day it may mean a trip to the beach, which is only a 1 minute walk away. It is a very well laid out and it is easy to find your campsite.
If you come here with a dog, you will have to look at the website closely before booking, as there are, I think 2 which are NOT dog friendly, campsites C, D, E, F are dog friendly. Also not all campsite are caravan suitable, again check the website forms carefully for your requirements.
The toilets were flushing, and even had toilet paper there. Different campgrounds had different toilet blocks. There is also plenty of bins, and recycling options.
Overall it appears that they have done quite a lot of work here. There is a day area that has BBQ. Walking tracks with boardwalks in place that looked fairly new.
Campfires are allowed. Campsite C has a communal fire pit where as the rest that we saw had one at each site. You can buy firewood from the main office, but be aware it is expensive at $29 / bag.
Pics from around the area
Weather
Looking at the weather data, the temperatures look fairly steady throughout the year, and unfortunately the rain looks pretty steady as well. Just will have to be lucky in trying to avoid the rain. We stayed here towards the end of March 2025 and we had no rain.
Weather Averages – Marlo
| Month | January | February | March | April | May | June | July | August | September | October | November | December |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Temp Max C | 26.2 | 25.5 | 24.0 | 20.9 | 17.8 | 15.3 | 15.1 | 16.2 | 18.3 | 20.1 | 22.1 | 24.0 |
| Temp Min C | 14.9 | 14.6 | 13.1 | 10.8 | 8.4 | 6.4 | 5.6 | 6.2 | 7.6 | 9.2 | 11.5 | 12.9 |
| Rain Avg (mm) | 72.5 | 66.5 | 83.3 | 100.9 | 58.2 | 89.8 | 55.5 | 63.1 | 63.6 | 84.7 | 76.6 | 139.6 |