North West Coastal Highway is a generally north-south Western Australian highway which links the coastal city of Geraldton with the town of Port Hedland. The 1,300-kilometre-long (808 mi) road, constructed as a sealed two-lane single carriageway, travels through remote and largely arid landscapes. Carnarvon is the only large settlement on the highway, and is an oasis within the harsh surrounding environment. The entire highway is allocated National Route 1, part of Australia's Highway 1, and parts of the highway are included in tourist routes Batavia Coast Tourist Way and Cossack Tourist Way. Economically, North West Coastal Highway is an important link to the Mid West, Gascoyne and Pilbara regions, supporting the agricultural, pastoral, fishing, and tourism industries, as well as mining and offshore oil and gas production.© Wikipedia
The North West Coastal Highway does from Port Headland to Geraldton down the West Australian coastline. This highway forms part of Highway One that runs all the way around the Australia and we travelled this section of road during our recent caravanning adventure. There are several well maintained rest areas along the North West Coastal Highway that are well maintained free camps with toilets, dump points, picnic tables and areas for fires. Lots of shade.
Some of the highlights of our trip in this part of Western Australia:
Most of the towns and sights I have listed are on the coastal side of the North West Coastal Highway but there are many wonderful places to visit on the inland side - we just ran out of time on this trip.