Visitors to two of Australia’s most popular ‘on-beach’ campsites will now have to book ahead to reserve a spot.
From Monday December 19, campers at Perlubie Beach and Tractors Beach on South Australia’s Eyre Peninsula will have to display a permit.
The online booking system is now open and can be viewed here. Camping permits cost $20 for Perlubie Beach and $15 for Tractor Beach.
District Council of Streaky Bay Mayor Travis Barber told the Port Lincoln Times that the Bookeasy permit system had been successfully introduced across numerous campgrounds across the Eyre Peninsula, and council saw it as a ‘great option’ as it meant visitors coming to the Eyre Peninsula had the one location at hand to make their campsite bookings.
Book ahead! Any grey nomads heading down to camp on the beach on the Eyre Peninsula will need to make a reservation. PIC: Cizza
“We also like the fact that through booking online, visitors would have a guaranteed spot to camp after the long drive to Streaky Bay,” Cr Barber said.
There had been fears that the camping areas had been victims of their own success, and the fragile coastal environment was being loved to death.
The council had conducted a community survey on the use of the camping areas before voting to implement a series of measures, including:
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Are day visitors still allowed to drive on Perlubie Beach without cost?
Sad that it’s come to this but totally understandable. Influenzers have a lot to answer for!
What great news. I traveled extensively in South Australia this year and was told about Perlubie. We were really looking forward to seeing it and staying there.
What a great shame when we arrived we were greeted by wall to wall caravans stretching for a few hundred metres down the beach. Not our idea at all of a nice place to camp. Turned around and left and won’t be back. A great shame that it’s overrun by people wanting a freebie and not giving a toss about looking after it.
I truly hope the new rules improve the experience for all..
Don’t they mean below the high water mark?
No this is the council, they know what they mean. How dare you question the council, shame on you!!!
the council wants you to camp BELOW the high water mark so campers get washed away every 6 hrs or so. Saves them checking who is still there.
Will devestate the local economy.
No camping above the high water mark? Are you joking?
You just have to bring the boat and camp in it.
So, if you are travelling, how do you print a permit to display? They will also need to do some serious policing. When we were ther there were people camping under and beside the shelters – despite the large sign saying no camping within 50 metres of them – and there were a lot of people camping below the high tide line They got a shock at the midnight high tide… There was no policing of any sort.
Assuming one is aware of system and books ahead how does one display permit if no printer onboard caravan?