WA Wineries With Caravan Camping: All Nine of Them

There is a question we get asked more than you would think. Which WA wineries can you actually stay at in the caravan? Not park at for an hour, not visit and then drive somewhere else to sleep. Stay. Pull up among the vines, put the kettle on, and walk to the cellar door in the morning. The honest answer is that the list is shorter than you would hope. We could verify nine venues across the whole state. Here they are, running from the Swan Valley down to the Stirling Ranges.

The Short Version

• Nine WA cellar doors where you can genuinely sleep on site, and seven of them are south of Bunbury
• Almost every one requires a fully self-contained van, so bring your own toilet
• Check-in is usually at the cellar door, so book ahead and arrive before it shuts

The list is short, and it is not because wineries dislike caravanners. It is the WA regulations. A landowner can only have one caravan camping on the property at a time unless the shire has approved more, which is exactly why some of these places have a single bay and others have fourteen. It also means the arrangements are genuinely different from one venue to the next. Read the fine print on each before you commit to a long drive.

1) Harris Organic Wines (Baskerville), the Swan Valley's only bay

The Swan Valley has more cellar doors per kilometre than anywhere else in WA, and exactly one place you can sleep in the van. Harris Organic is a working organic vineyard and distillery in Baskerville with a single campsite and a two-toilet block on site. There is no camping fee, which the winery puts down to the regulations, and the maximum stay is two nights. It is a working farm, so it is not pet-friendly and not child-friendly. A 4WD is required in winter. From October to May, 2WD is fine. Camping bookings are now taken by email only, so write to the winery rather than turning up.

Why it works:

• The only overnight option in Perth's closest wine region
• Toilets on site, so you do not have to be fully self-contained
• Tents are welcome too, which is rare on this list
• A tasting is offered if the timing suits

2) Thomson Brook Estate (Donnybrook), the one that welcomes kids and dogs

Almost every venue on this list is adults-only, self-contained-only, or both. Thomson Brook is the exception. Kids and dogs are welcome, the camping is free, and the cellar door is open every day from 10 until 5, closing only for Good Friday, Christmas Day and Anzac Day morning. Over the cooler months they wind that back: the last tasting is 4pm and the front gate shuts at 4.30. The catch is real, though. You need your own toilet on board, and reviewers report being turned away without one. Arrive by 4pm to check in, and ring ahead to confirm availability.

3) Jarvis Estate (Bramley), bays among the vines

Eight grassy unpowered sites among the vines, six of them bookable online, ten minutes from Margaret River town, at $35 a night. There is a free tasting at 3.30pm every day, which is a civilised way to arrive. Their booking page does not mince words: do not book unless you have your own chemical toilet, no exceptions, you will be turned away. No ground tents or swags. Dogs on lead by prior arrangement. Confirm your rig length with the winery when you book.

4) Churchview Estate (Metricup), the adults-only dam view

Five sites overlooking the dam and one tucked into the bush, at $33.50. Churchview does not accept children and says so plainly, for safety reasons, because it is a working vineyard. No pets either. Confirm your rig length with the winery when you book, and say which site you are after. Check in at the cellar door between 2 and 5, and note the cellar door is closed Sundays, so ring ahead if you are arriving on one. You cannot bring your own firewood onto the property, but theirs is $20 a bag.

5) Mountford Wines & Tangletoe Cidery (Channybearup), for the fully self-sufficient

Ten levelled grassy sites on a winery and cidery block outside Pemberton, with the tightest rules on this list. Pre-book only, no walk-ins, no day visitors, and no inspecting the site before you arrive. Bring your own camping toilet and your own drinking water. Dogs on lead at all times. A complimentary tasting paddle comes with the stay, which softens the formality considerably.

6) Rockcliffe Winery (Scotsdale), three nights among the vines

Four levelled bays in the vineyard on Scotsdale Road, at $30 a night, with a three-night maximum. Potable water is available and pets are welcome. The cellar door and kitchen are a short walk away, which is the whole point of staying. The ground undulates, so bring your levellers.

7) Monkey Rock Winery & Cider (Ocean Beach), three drinks in one stop

Ten minutes west of Denmark, above Ocean Beach, Monkey Rock makes wine in an Italian style with no added sulphites, presses cider from local Western Australian apples, and has been brewing beer on site since 2024. Four level gravel pads at $30. Read this bit carefully, because it is the opposite of Jarvis: the van's waste and toilet must be plumbed in, grey water included, and portable toilets are not accepted. No tents. The cellar door has no kitchen, so bring your own food, though the campsite itself has a camp kitchen, barbecues and a pizza oven. Stay the night and you get ten percent off cellar door takeaways.

8) Ducketts Mill Wines & Denmark Farmhouse Cheese (Scotsdale), the cheapest bays in the state

Four sites at $25, on a Denmark vineyard that also makes farmhouse cheese. You need your own toilet, shower, drinking water and greywater catchment, which is the fullest self-containment requirement here. Worth knowing before you arrive: the cellar door toilets are for patrons and are locked overnight. The cellar door and cafe are closed Tuesdays.

9) Mondurup Escape (Kendenup), fourteen sites under the Stirlings

The biggest capacity we found in WA, and the only one where the camping is really the main event. Mondurup is a 75-acre farm and vineyard below the Stirling Ranges growing Riesling and Cabernet Sauvignon under its own label, with the wine made at Harewood Estate in Denmark. The 2024 Riesling took a silver medal at the WA Wine Show. Fourteen nature-based sites, booked through Hipcamp or direct with the venue by email. Tastings are by appointment on the homestead veranda, so treat this as a vineyard stay rather than a walk-in cellar door. One small or medium dog per booking, on lead. Fire pits are allowed May to September.

The Cheat Code: How to Plan a WA Caravan Wine Trip

The single biggest thing that ruins one of these stays is arriving after the cellar door has shut. Check-in is almost always at the cellar door, and most of these places close at four or five.

A straightforward approach that works:

• Book ahead, always, because several of these venues refuse walk-ins outright
• Sort out your self-containment before you leave, because some places want a shower and greywater catchment too, not just a toilet
• Plan to run on your own power, since powered sites at WA cellar doors are close to non-existent

Consider these advantages:

• Rig length limits vary between venues and between sites at the same venue, so confirm yours with the winery before you book
• The ground is usually paddock rather than hardstand, so pack your levellers
• Free stays come with an unspoken expectation that you buy some wine, which is a fair trade

Two others worth knowing about. Rosa Glen Farm at Rosa Glen has twelve sites on a Margaret River property. Access is 2WD, but the farm recommends a 4WD throughout and the tracks go soft after rain, which rules out a lot of towed vans. And if the Ferguson Valley is on your run, there is no winery camping there at all, so the Shire of Dardanup's free self-contained bays at the Ferguson, Dardanup and Burekup halls are how caravanners actually do that stretch.

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