CARNARVON

Lots of work fruit picking & prawning...

The coastal town of Carnarvon is known for its fruit growing, especially banana plantations. It also has a thriving seafood industry and consequently it is popular with backpackers in the prawning season and fruit picking season. The beaches, especially Pelican Point Beach, are great for fishing, swimming, surfing and snorkelling all year round. To the north of Carnarvon are some superb coastal features such as blowholes, craggy cliffs, sand dunes, white sandy beaches and Lake Macleod, a coastal salt lake. At Cape Cuvier you can take a tour of the Dampier Salt Works.

Visit the Tourist Bureau Museum to see exhibits from the NASA base, as well as the Lighthouse Cottage Museum. The One Mile Jetty has an Ocean Tramway to take you out to the end of the jetty. See the Shearing Hall of Fame at the Gascoyne Pastoral and Shearing Museum. To experience the local wildlife, go to the Carnarvon Tropical Bird Park. There is a wide range of accommodation on offer, from backpacker hostels, caravan parks and camping facilities, to guesthouses, holiday apartments, hotels and motels.

Locations
Carnarvon is 904 kilometres north of Perth on the North West Coastal Highway.

Activities
Carnarvon offers fruit picking and prawning, swimming, surfing, windsurfing, snorkelling, museums, beautiful sandy beaches and coastal scenery.

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