Ned's Campground

Located on the western coast of Cape Range National Park in the town of Exmouth, Neds Campground - also known as Neds Campground and Picnic Area - has a long but narrow beige sand beach.  This small campground is adjacent to a recreation zone of Ningaloo Marine Park, near Lakeside Beach, and has a beautiful backdrop of rugged gorges, dunes, and bushlands, which together provide incredible views of the vast Indian Ocean.  The beach is part of the Ningaloo Marine Park, which is considered one of the world's largest fringing coral reefs.

Neds Campground does not have lifeguards but offers several other amenities, including unpowered nine sand surface campsites, no-flush pit toilets, picnic tables, and benches

Neds Campground offers many fun activities, including swimming, sunbathing, kayaking, canoeing, snorkeling, recreational fishing, bushwalking, watching wildlife, and hiking.  If you are planning to go into the water, the beach has a safe swimming area.   The water near the beach is shallow, which is ideal for canoes, kayaks, and small boats.  It is important to note that drivers must be cautious because the shallow sand poses a risk of vehicle stranding.  If you want to experience Cape Range National Park camping, you may book a campsite at Neds Campground.  Hikers can enjoy the nearby hiking trails, which offer unique insights into the local biodiversity.  If you enjoy fishing, you may catch a wide variety of fish, including coral trout, mackerel, and emperor fish.   Neds Campground at Cape Range National Park offers amazing opportunities for snorkelers and divers to explore the underwater world.  Dogs are not allowed on the beach, which is open from sunrise until sunset.

Neds Campground does not offer an access path for people with disabilities.

Getting to Neds Campground is easy - the beach has a small parking lot located near Yardie Creek Road.  Visitors must pay eight dollars per person as an admission fee to access Cape Range National Park.

The Baiyungu, Thalanyji, and Yinigurdira Aboriginal people were the traditional owners of the region and contributed greatly to preserving the flora and fauna of Cape Range National Park.

There are many attractions near Neds Campground.  Cape Range National Park is spread over 50,581 hectares and is home to rugged limestone ranges, deep gorges, coastal cliffs, beaches, reefs, lagoons, mangroves, arid shrublands, and islands.  Visitors can enjoy many fun activities, including swimming, snorkeling, diving, fishing, bushwalking, camping, and wildlife viewing.  Ningaloo Marine Park is home to the famous Ningaloo Reef, which is considered one of the world's largest fringing coral reefs.  It attracts many nature enthusiasts who can enjoy snorkeling and diving by exploring the vibrant coral formations and diverse marine life.  Vlamingh Head Lighthouse is a more than hundred-year-old lighthouse positioned on a cliff overlooking Lighthouse Bay, and it was the former site of a World War II radar station and anti-aircraft positions.  Visitors can spot humpback whales and enjoy incredible views of the North West Cape, especially during the sunsets.  Jurabi Turtle Centre is home to four species of sea turtles found along the North West Cape and provides unique insight into the nesting habits, their lifecycle, and threats they face through interesting information displays and guided tours.  If you are looking for another nearby attraction, Mandu Mandu Gorge is a three-kilometer-long hiking trail that meanders through a rocky creek bed that runs deep into a gorge that is known for its ancient Aboriginal rock art.

If you get hungry, there are many great restaurants within a 21-minute drive of Neds Campground.  Whalers Restaurant is an upscale restaurant that serves eggs, burritos, pancakes, salads, burgers, pasta, seafood, pork, meat, and poultry dishes.  The BBQ Father & Deli serves amazing Italian food, including pizzas, pasta, sandwiches, seafood, meat, and poultry dishes.  Exhale Exmouth serves delicious salads, eggs, pancakes, crepes, waffles, burgers, sandwiches, seafood, meat, and poultry dishes.  Adrift Cafe offers an outdoor seating area and serves amazing salads, burgers, sandwiches, pasta, seafood, meat, pork, and poultry dishes.  If you are looking for another good and affordable nearby restaurant, Planet Burgers Exmouth serves burgers, falafel, nachos, tacos, tortillas, seafood, meat, and poultry dishes.

If you are looking for a hotel near Neds Campground, there are many great options nearby.   If you are looking for an upscale hotel, the 4-Star Exmouth Escape Resort is 22 minutes away by car and offers many amenities including an outdoor pool, a wading pool, a boat-washdown area, and a restaurant.  A more affordable hotel is the 4-Star Mantarays Ningaloo Beach Resort, Exmouth, which has many amenities, including an outdoor pool, a fitness room, a playground, and a seafood restaurant.  Another moderately priced option is the 4-Star RAC Exmouth Cape Holiday Park, which offers a few amenities, including an outdoor pool and a restaurant.  A more reasonably priced option is the 3-Star Ningaloo Lodge Exmouth, which offers a few amenities, including an outdoor pool, a game room, and a terrace with a barbecue grill facility.  If you are looking for another good and affordable nearby hotel, the Potshot Hotel Resort offers several amenities, including an outdoor pool, a barbecue grill facility, and a restaurant.