About this campground
Banksia Camp is a small campground with a sleeping shelter set above a white sand beach with views over the ocean. Access to the beach is via a walk track with stairs. The maximum stay at the sleeping shelter is three nights.
The campground is accessible by high-clearance 4WD vehicles only via soft sand tracks.
Booking
For stays from Monday 12 October 2026
Bookings are essential and can be made:
- online only
- for one campsite only or the sleeping shelter plus adjacent campsite 01 only
- up to and including the day of arrival (subject to campsite availability and your own internet service* to make a booking)
- up to 180 days (approximately six months) before arrival
*Check your mobile service provider’s coverage map but beware that the quality and reliability of service in regional and remote Australia can be variable and is impacted by the forests and hills of Australia’s South West.
Friends, family or other social groups travelling together who cannot be accommodated on the same campsite must make their own separate bookings.
If you are an outdoor education provider, licensed commercial tour operator or are organising an event (friends, family and other social groups camping together does not constitute an event), contact Parks and Wildlife Service Frankland District Office (Walpole) to discuss your requirements.
For stays before Monday 12 October 2026
Bookings cannot be made. On arrival at the campground you may occupy any suitable vacant site or room in the sleeping shelter after paying the relevant fees.
Campsites
Eight compacted earth surface sites.
All campsites are unpowered.
Campsites vary significantly. Not all are suitable for all types of camping equipment. Check campsite details and the campground map carefully when booking.
Facilities
No-flush pit toilet.
Picnic Table and benches.
Sleeping shelter
- Four bedrooms off front veranda. Each bedroom can accommodate up to three people on timber bunks: two on the lower bunk, one on the upper bunk. Bedroom doorways have curtains only - no doors.
- Changing room (BYO portable shower).
- Veranda has a dishwashing sink (no water tap), food preparation surfaces, picnic tables and benches.
- Adjacent campsite 01 for vehicle parking, tents and swags.
- Fire ring.
Campground Rules
Maximum stay at the sleeping shelter is three nights.
Campfires and solid fuel barbecues, cookers and heaters are not permitted at any time in campsites 02-08.
At campsite 01: campfires and solid fuel barbecues, cookers and heaters are not permitted during the prohibited burning period for the Shire of Manjimup, when the Fire Danger Rating for the Southern Forests Fire Weather District is High, Extreme or Catastrophic or when a Total Fire Ban is in force for the Shire of Manjimup. Go to Emergency WA for Fire Danger Rating and Total Fire Ban information. Additional fire safety restrictions may be imposed at any time and without notice if conditions demand.
When campfires are permitted, they must be within the firepit for the use of visitors staying in the sleeping shelter and adjacent campsite 01 only. Collecting firewood and kindling is not permitted in national parks and other conservation reserves. Bring your own firewood. Check current restrictions on the movement of wood, including firewood, to prevent the spread of the invasive pest polyphagous shot-hole borer.
Gas or liquid fuel appliances, including stoves, barbecues, heaters and lighting may be used unless a Total Fire Ban is declared for the Shire of Manjimup.
No dogs or other domestic animals.
Generator use is permitted 8am-1pm and 5pm-9pm only.
Do not empty portable toilet waste into campground toilets. Carry waste out of the park for disposal in an authorised dump point.
Carry all waste out of the park. No bins provided.
Fees
A per person camping fee applies. There is a park entry fee for D'Entrecasteaux National Park.
For stays from Monday 12 October 2026
Camping fee must be paid by Mastercard or VISA when booking.
Park entry fee may be paid when booking or by purchasing a park pass and is required for motor vehicles only. Payment is not required for trailers, including camper trailers.
No booking fee.
A fee may apply if you cancel or remove dates from a booking at short notice.
For stays before Monday 12 October 2026
Camping fee: pay at the self-service fee station on arrival at the campground; correct cash only, no change given.
Park entry fee: pay at the self-service fee station on arrival at the campground or park; correct cash only, no change given or purchase a park passe before arrival.
Safety information
Plan when to visit. Consider traveling with a personal location beacon (PLB). In the event you need to be rescued it could save your life!
- Drinking water is not provided.
- No-flush pit toilets are the only personal hygiene facility.
- December to April can be extremely hot and the risk of bushfire can be very high.
- Nights can be cold from June to September.
- Storms are common between May and October throughout WA.
- D'Entrecasteaux National Park is in remote Australia.
- Ensure you have sufficient supplies (including water, food, fuel, medication and first aid), and equipment and clothing appropriate for the conditions before travelling.
- Be prepared for an emergency. For alerts, warnings and advice go to: Emergency WA.
Western Shield - The Department of Biodiversity, Conservation and Attractions undertakes 1080 baiting at this location to reduce the impacts of feral cats and foxes on native wildlife.
Meat baits containing 1080 poison are laid in or around this area on an ongoing basis. 1080 is poisonous to humans and will kill domestic cats and dogs. Pets are not permitted in this park.
For further information contact your local Parks and Wildlife Service office or visit Western Shield.
Gallery
Activities
Camping
Fishing
Surfing
Swimming
Plants, wildlife and fungi
Visit the Atlas of Living Australia for a list of species recorded within a 5km radius of Banksia Camp.
Traditional Owners
We recognise and acknowledge Minang and Bibbulman people as the traditional owners of D'Entrecasteaux National Park.
There is evidence that Noongar people have lived in South-West Australia for over 47,000 years. The oldest archeological evidence at D’Entrecasteaux is dated at 6000 years, although this does not mean it wasn’t occupied early than this. Erosion of sand dunes within the park has revealed numerous stone artifacts, fish traps, quarry sites, mythological and burial sites. The majority of these are located around the Lake Jasper/ Meerup Dunes area, an area of particular archeological and cultural significance to the Noongar people. Artifacts have been found 10 metres below Lake Jasper’s current water levels, indicating a number of major campsites existed here when the lake was a prehistoric forest.
Wandjoo ngaalang kwoba/moorditj boodjar,
Nyoondool djinang ngaalang kwobidak Wardan, balyoongar, bilya, worl wer djinda kada werda ngaalang miya,
Ngaalang koort kalyakoorl nidja.
Welcome to our good/strong country,
You will see our beautiful sea, sand, rivers, sky, and stars across our place,
Our heart always here.