Cape Range National Park

Northern Boundary, 39 kilometres from Exmouth.
An entry fee now applies for this facility. Please stop at the station to register, if no one in attendance the honour system applies. Camping fees also apply. Various scenic attractions in the range and along the coast with magnificent views of the Ningaloo Coral Reef. This west coast boasts kilometres of unspoiled white sandy beaches and crystal clear turquoise lagoons, safe for snorkelling and swimming.

Milyering Visitors Centre

50 kilometres from Exmouth on the Yardie Creek Road.
The road to this centre is now bituminised. It is an Informative centre to orientate visitors to the National and Marine Park via various displays, audio visuals and publications.

Yardie Homestead

32 kilometres from Exmouth on the Yardie Creek Road.
The Payne family held the first leasehold of Yardie Station from 1907 to the early 1950's. Today most of the Yardie Station lease is National Park. It is no longer run as a station and the homestead area is now the Yardie Caravan Park.

Light Air Strip

13 kilometres south of Exmouth on the Exmouth/Minilya Road.
Used by light aircraft and Flying Doctor planes. Oil exploration companies operate the facilities as helicopter/shore base from time to time, when oil rigs are drilling in the area. Scenic flights also depart from this location. 

Shothole Canyon

Road turnoff 16 kilometres south of Exmouth turn west off the Exmouth Minilya Road.
Accessible along an unsealed road. This canyon was named after the shotholes left by the explosive charges fixed to set up miniature earthquakes for seismographic studies during the oil searches in the 1950's. The canyon road provides easy access into one of the many spectacular gorges in Cape Range. The sheer canyon walls exhibit colourful rock layers which lend themselves to photography through which medium the grandeur of the scenery can be permanently recorded by visitors. Picnic spots, toilets, scenic walk trail. This is in the Cape Range National Park ~ No camping, wood fires or pets permitted.

NOTE: Extreme caution should be taken if bush walking in the canyons, walls are sheer and dangerous due to loose surface. Don't go on your own - let someone know of your intended plan and stick to it. Always carry water and avoid bush walking in summer as it is extremely hot and the harsh conditions should not be under estimated. Caves in Cape Range are also very dangerous due to an oxygen deficiency caused by decaying vegetation and stagnant water which produces CO2 which in turn reduces the quantity of oxygen in the confined areas.

Charles Knife Road

23 kilometres south of Exmouth turn west off the Exmouth Minilya Road opposite the M G Kailis Prawn Fishery Site.
This road follows the trail originally blazed by Charles Knife and Jack King to provide what was then regarded as an almost impossible access to the Cape Range oil drilling site. This scenic drive follows the razor backed ridges of the Cape Range and provides breathtaking downward glimpses into the stark multi coloured gorges which, like the chameleon, take on a changing character throughout the progress of the day from dawn until dusk. To watch the sun rise over the Gulf from the top of Charles Knife Road offers an unforgettable experience. Picnic spots, scenic lookouts, walk trails, no camping or wood fires