Broome is a caravan and camping nirvana. There is really no better way to explore the Kimberley than getting up close and personal with its natural beauty.

Whether you’re looking to put out your camp chair in a large park or sleep at a remote site beside the ocean, there really is no shortage of incredible places to stop for a night or 10. We’ve picked our favourite Broome caravan parks to set up camp in – and if you’d rather hit the campsites we’ve also got a guide to Broome’s best camping spots.

1. Cable Beach Caravan Park

Broome’s aptly named Cable Beach Caravan park is one of the best-located parks for beach lovers. You’ll get a shady park with a whopping 450 sites and plenty of barbeques, picnic tables, fish-cleaning area and coin-operated washing machines.

For your downtime, jump in the 30-metre pool with a waterfall feature, a playground and a cafe with tasty dishes like eggs benedict croissants and falafel salad bowls. Be sure to book ahead if you want a powered site during the busy months of July and August.

2. Discovery Parks Broome

Overlooking the turquoise shores of Roebuck Bay and within walking distance to Chinatown, is Discovery Parks Broome. The caravan park has powered sites for caravans and campers and you can reserve a waterfront site for a few extra dollars.

If you time your visit to the natural phenomenon known as Staircase to the Moon, you’ll have front-row seats from the caravan park’s grassy lawn.

Enjoy the pool or let the kids loose at the playground. You will find a camp kitchen and barbeques for a cook-up. You can grab dinner nearby each Thursday night (between June and September) at the Town Beach Night Markets, just a brief stroll from the caravan park. Pets are welcome at Discovery Parks Broome.

3. Broome’s Gateway Caravan Park

If you’re seeking a peaceful stay out of town surrounded by wallabies and bird song, make a beeline for the Broome’s Gateway Caravan Park, a 20-minute drive out of Broome.

This solar-powered property does not have powered sites, a pool or a dump point, but there are modern bathrooms with hot showers and coin laundries. There’s also a washdown bay for cars, boats and vans, a dog run for four-legged friends and water hook-ups on every site.

The huge central fire pit attracts a crowd keen to swap stories on balmy Broome evenings. For dinner, pop a camp oven roast on the fire or drive the short distance to the iconic Roebuck Plains Roadhouse to experience the supersized portions for yourself.

4. Broome Vacation Village Caravan Park

Keen on golf? Head four kilometres from the town centre and spend the night at Broome Vacation Village Caravan Park, right across the road from Broome Golf Club.

This large park has self-contained one- and two-bedroom chalets, as well as open-plan studio rooms. If you’re caravanning and want your own bathroom, there are cement slab sites with private ensuite facilities on your doorstep.

Make a beeline for the barbeque for your dinner needs or take a short drive to the Broome Fishing Club (Friday to Sunday). There is also a coin laundry and swimming pool.

5. Roebuck Plains Roadhouse

Ready to experience a taste of the outback within a half-hour drive of Broome? Roebuck Plains Roadhouse has grassy-powered sites, as well as basic single and queen rooms.

The onsite restaurant is popular with locals and tourists, with an extensive menu featuring everything from chilli mussels to scotch fillet. There is also a coin laundry and pool, and pets are welcome. This is a popular roadhouse for truckers, so campers need to expect the associated noise.

6. Barn Hill Beachside Station Stay

This gem of a campground has a casual family atmosphere and is filled with happy campers and caravaners, who effortlessly make connections on the lawn bowl green and communal meal nights. There’s also plenty of time to chat around the playground, small shop and cafe.

An easy two hours south of Broome, Barn Hill Beachside Station Stay is an absolute beachside stay with powered and unpowered sites, rustic camping shelters and some very basic mud huts.

7. RAC Cable Beach Holiday Park

Find Cable Beach an easy walk away and designated pet-friendly sites at RAC Cable Beach Holiday Park. There are self-contained studios for two and cabins that sleep five with verandahs, as well as caravan and camping sites.

Dotted around this large park is a laundry, camp kitchen, fish cleaning area, barbeques, as well as a 19-metre saltwater pool. You won’t need to go far for groceries or mini-golf, with the Cable Beach General Store and their cute golf course next door.

8. Djarindjin Campground

The caravan and RV-friendly Djarindjin Campground in the heart of Bardi Jawi country on the Dampier Peninsula is easily accessible off the sealed Cape Leveque Road.

Choose between 37 powered sites and 10 unpowered sites with amenities that include male and female ablutions, hot showers, an indoor kitchen and a laundry housed in modern shipping container-like buildings.

If you want to cook up outdoors, barbecues and a communal firepit encourage the swapping of yarns. Stroll over to the Djarindjin Roadhouse for takeaway food and don’t miss booking a tour with the outstanding Brian Lee Tagalong Tours and Bundy’s Cultural Tours.

Looking for more incredible places to sleep under the stars? Refer to our list of the most beautiful camping spots in Broome.