Park up in the heart of the Ludlow Tuart Forest, the last tall tuart forest left anywhere on Earth, just 15 minutes from Busselton.

Your site sits on open, grassy ground within the historic Ludlow Forestry Settlement, a State heritage-listed village of timber cottages and mill buildings where Western Australia's first Forestry School opened in 1921.

After dark, the forest comes alive. Ludlow protects the largest wild population of the endangered western ringtail possum, alongside brushtail possums and quenda (plus a few rabbits we'd rather weren't here!). Bring a red-light torch and take a slow walk at dusk.

By day, wander the Ludlow Walk Trail or visit our Discovery Centre in the restored former District Office, a window into the forest and the old timber town. Or simply use us as a quiet base for exploring the South West.

This is simple, low-key camping for fully self-contained vehicles only. There are no showers or dump point on site (the closest dump point is in Capel, on Buchanan Road off Capel Drive). What you get instead is space, silence and birdsong. Pack insect repellent; mozzies love the river too.