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Hanson Bay Wildlife Sanctuary

Hosted by James · Karatta, South Australia
6 guests max
80%
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21 reviews
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We offer these PRIMITIVE campsites with the understanding that campers will book a nocturnal tour via our website - hansonbay.com.au PLEASE CHECK TOUR AVAILABILITY BEFORE BOOKING CAMPSITE. Welcome to Hanson Bay Wildlife Sanctuary, a privately-owned conservancy focused on providing habitat for native animals to live in the wild. Since 1997 the Sanctuary has worked to conserve and protect the natural resources within its boundaries, especially the native Australian flora and fauna. We have a BEACH camp site available that offer spectacular ocean views of the wild south coast. Campers will have access to a pit toilet during their stay. There is a 2 night maximum stay. You will find plenty of sightseeing opportunities and interesting places to visit within easy reach of Hanson Bay Wildlife Sanctuary. Although much of the western end of Kangaroo Island was severely impacted by the January 2020 bushfires, the uniquely Australian story of rebirth and regeneration after fire is compelling. Much of the western end of Kangaroo Island is covered in parks and reserves and it is often referred to as the natural end of the Island. You will find large areas of pristine natural bushland, numerous native wildlife, spectacular, rugged coastal cliffs and beautiful seascapes and beaches. Throughout the wilderness areas you will also discover old buildings and ruins which have been preserved because of their historical role in the development of the island. And if that is not enough to hold your interest, you can swim in the bay, fish from a sandy beach, dive some ship wrecks, surf some big waves, go sand boarding or go bush walking, Whatever your interest, you will find plenty of things to do on your next holiday at the Hanson Bay Wildlife Sanctuary. FLINDERS CHASE NATIONAL PARK The Flinders Chase National Park covers much of the western end of Kangaroo Island. The park has a diverse range of wildlife including Platypus, Kangaroos, Koalas and Cape Barren Geese. Flinders Chase offers stunning coastal landscapes, vast areas of wilderness and a variety of recreational opportunities. There is a network of walking trails throughout the park providing you with numerous bushwalking opportunities. REMARKABLE ROCKS Remarkable Rocks is an impressive cluster of sculpted granite boulders perched on a huge rounded granite dome that drops steeply away to the surging seas some 70 metres below. ADMIRALS ARCH Admirals Arch is a spectacular archway formed by the relentless waves pounding the cliffs and cutting a path through the cliffs. There is also a colony of New Zealand Fur seals that bask on the rocks below Admirals Arch. Plus so much more to see and do! Limited phone reception. Sorry, no pets.We offer this primitive campsite with the understanding that campers will book a nocturnal tour via our website- hansonbay.com.au PLEASE CHECK TOUR AVAILABILITY BEFORE BOOKING CAMPSITE. Beach camp is located in a pristine bushland setting. It is a very private flat site just a 20m walk over the sandhill to the river and 10 minutes further to the beach. It is only suitable for small camper vans and tents. Campers will have access to a pit toilet during their stay. Welcome to Hanson Bay Wildlife Sanctuary, a privately-owned conservancy focused on providing habitat for native animals to live in the wild. Since 1997 the Sanctuary has worked to conserve and protect the natural resources within its boundaries, especially the native Australian flora and fauna. Limited phone reception. Sorry, no pets.

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Wildlife Sanctuary Camp- Beach Camp

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RV/tent site · Sleeps 6 · Vehicles under 12 m
We offer this primitive campsite with the understanding that campers will book a nocturnal tour via our website- hansonbay.com.au PLEASE CHECK TOUR AVAILABILITY BEFORE BOOKING CAMPSITE. Beach camp is located in a pristine bushland setting. It is a very private flat site just a 20m walk over the sandhill to the river and 10 minutes further to the beach. It is only suitable for small camper vans and tents. Campers will have access to a pit toilet during their stay. Welcome to Hanson Bay Wildlife Sanctuary, a privately-owned conservancy focused on providing habitat for native animals to live in the wild. Since 1997 the Sanctuary has worked to conserve and protect the natural resources within its boundaries, especially the native Australian flora and fauna. Limited phone reception. Sorry, no pets.
No campfires
Toilet
No potable water
No pets
No electrical hookup
No water hookup
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80% Recommend27 Ratings · 21 reviews
Not recommend
· October 2025
Not recommended for annex or tent.
Tent · With kids ·
Wildlife Sanctuary Camp- Beach Camp
Lot of bush, the drive way was fully covered with bush, we paid but we didn't even stay there after seeing both locations. Not recommended for any one plan for tent or annex. Not maintained at all
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Ram, V.
3 months on Hipcamp
Recommends
· April 2025
Tent ·
Wildlife Sanctuary Camp- Beach Camp
Nice and secluded spot on hidden behind the bushes. Easy fire pit with giant cobbles.
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Floyd W.
1 year on Hipcamp
Recommends
· March 2025
Tent ·
Wildlife Sanctuary Camp- Beach Camp
I stayed in hbc1 site. It is nestled between the dunes and a grove of trees so protected from the wind. It is only small but big enough for my roof top tent / car combo and just enough space to turn around and get back out. It is primative as described but it was a great little spot to spend the night after my tour. The pit toilet is a fair distance (I'd drive) away but I had my own so it was not a problem.
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Gayle T.
1 year on Hipcamp
Recommends
· January 2025
5 m Class B ·
Wildlife Sanctuary Camp- Beach Camp
I booked the nocturnal tour at the Wildlife Sanctuary together with the campspot at the Hanson Bay Beach. It's a beautiful beach but I came with a 2wd. The road in was very corrugated an I recommend only to book this spot with a 4wd. The nocturnal tour was fantastic and fortunately I got the permission to stay near the Sanctuary and not had to go back to the beach camp. Thanks a lot for that.
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Susanne S.
2 reviews
Recommends
· September 2024
6 m Class B ·
Wildlife Sanctuary Camp- Beach Camp
A beautiful location and the companion nocturnal tour was amazing as well. We camped at the 2nd spot. The spots do have good signage in front of them, but keep an eye out on the way in or you may miss them (you might be distracted looking at kangaroos). If you end up at the bathroom by the beach entrance you have gone too far. Also worth getting up for the sunrise on the beach!
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Denise R.
1 year on Hipcamp
Mixed feelings
· January 2024
3 m pop-up camper · Group trip ·
Wildlife Sanctuary Camp- Beach Camp
Our camp site was sheltered from the wind and a relatively short walk to the beach and toilet. The site was very hard to find and the free wifi hotspot at the entrance to the Sanctuary did not work at all and we tried all four of our mobile phones without success. One of us had one bar on their Telstra network and we rang the host and Josh drove down and guided us to the camping area. We had been in that area but with no signage we had became somewhat lost. Josh showed us two white painted posts that were unmarked but apparently were the indication of camp locations, so this could be added to the 'directions' description. We didn't stay the 3rd booked night opting to make the most of an opportunity to see another part of the island. Josh was friendly when showing us the site and the area was very rustic and clean.
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Margaret Y.
11 reviews
Recommends
· January 2024
Great camping spot at Hanson Bay
Tent · With kids ·
Wildlife Sanctuary Camp- Beach Camp
We camped at Hanson Bay and loved the site. It was tucked in at the dunes which was great because then we got some shade during the day. You can hear the waves crashing on the beach while you sleep very peaceful.
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A M.
3 reviews
Not recommend
· January 2024
Poor communication
2 m Class B · With kids ·
Wildlife Sanctuary Camp- Bush Camp
We arrived at the camp site - we had been messaging earlier in the day as we had lost power on our fridge and needed to know if there would be somewhere we can plug in. There was no response. We arrived at the camp site and were not sure where to park and tried multiple times to text and call and there was no response. Perhaps guys you should have a back up option for communications. We ended up at the caravan park down the road.
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Rosalyn G.
5 reviews
Recommends
· January 2024
Secluded camp site
4 m pop-up camper ·
Wildlife Sanctuary Camp- Beach Camp
Camp site was great! Although I think we ended up being given directions to their bush site instead of the beachfront site, but it was perfect in the end as it was quite windy and the bush site was nicely protected from the wind. Camping spaces aren’t super clearly marked but we followed the instructions and just camped wherever we wanted within the site and it was great. Very private, we were the only people there, and two minute walk to the beach and toilet (drop toilet but very clean). The night tour we booked through the sanctuary was also great - very interesting and guide was very knowledgeable and we got to see plenty of wildlife.
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Cindy C.
3 reviews
Mixed feelings
· December 2023
Tent ·
Wildlife Sanctuary Camp- Beach Camp
Fabulous location but its fir the young ones. I need a few conveniences
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Ana K.
3 reviews
Recommends
· November 2023
Great camp
5 m car ·
Wildlife Sanctuary Camp- Beach Camp
Perfect for our style of secluded camping. Loved it.
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Russell B.
2 years on Hipcamp
Recommends
· March 2023
Secluded camp in beautiful location
7 m RV ·
Wildlife Sanctuary Camp- Beach Camp
Campsite is sheltered and secluded. You do need to be fully self-contained. You can walk over the dune at the back of the campsite down to the lagoon and onto the beach. The beaches here are spectacular, and it is good to see regrowth healing the land after the dreadful fires. There was some fresh scat near our camp but we didn’t see any wildlife apart from birds there. We took the guided nocturnal/sunset tour and saw koalas, an echidna, Eastern grey kangaroos and Tamar wallabies.
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Jenny E.
6 reviews
Recommends
· February 2023
7 m Class B · Group trip ·
Wildlife Sanctuary Camp- Beach Camp
Perfect location for a night with a beautiful view over the bay.
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Georg B.
2 years on Hipcamp
Not recommend
· January 2023
Wildlife Sanctuary Camp- Beach Camp
When we followed the directions to the camp we found it roped off and closed. It looked as though it had been closed for quite some time. We also couldn’t contact the host. I ended up having to find a last minute campsite elsewhere for the night - not ideal with 2 young children! If it was open, the site looks like it would’ve been amazing!
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Carly K.
6 reviews
Recommends
· January 2023
Stunning scenery, quiet spot
4 m pop-up camper ·
Wildlife Sanctuary Camp- Beach Camp
Stunning scenery. Friendly neighbour in nearby holiday house. A little hard to find the site, but likely had GPS to guide us as tour operator unwell with COVID and not able to help us. We would definitely stay here again as it is private and beautiful.
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Cathryn F.
2 reviews
Mixed feelings
· January 2023
6 m Class B · Group trip ·
Wildlife Sanctuary Camp- Beach Camp
Hanson Bay is such a beautiful hidden nook on KI to spend a night or two at. The camp is perched up above sea level overlooking the bay, incredible for sunrise and sunset. Although the directions to the campsite are good, there needs to be a sign installed showing you where you can set up camp.
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Brent D.
2 reviews
Recommends
· December 2022
6 m Class B ·
Wildlife Sanctuary Camp- Beach Camp
Views were fabulous, beach is 300 meters down the hill. Only downside is the camp spot is a gravel driveway and there are rental cottages 100 meters away so not as secluded as we expected. Hard to beat the views and beach was great for swimming.
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Blake E.
31 reviews
Recommends
· December 2022
Amazing
Tent ·
Wildlife Sanctuary Camp- Beach Camp
WOW. The most beautiful camping spot I’ve ever stayed at. I’m pretty confident I was alone for 5 square KM, except maybe for a few wallabies and Goana’s. Was blown away, the beach is AMAZING and Peter who gave the Nocturnal Tour was an absolute gent - really enjoyed the tour! Would 100% stay again
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Chris R.
8 reviews
Recommends
· October 2022
Camping experience not to miss
6 m travel trailer ·
Wildlife Sanctuary Camp- Beach Camp
A camping experience that is amazing with the tours a must. Make the time to visit, learn about the animals, walk amongst the gums and bush recovering from the bushfires. Jim answered our questions and showed us the koalas, wallaby’s, kangaroos and bush regeneration. A beautiful natural safe environment for them to live. Book the tours online.
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Sue C.
3 years on Hipcamp
Recommends
· April 2022
Just breathtaking!
With kids ·
Wildlife Sanctuary Camp- Beach Camp
This spot is absolutely breathtaking. It is right on the edge of Hanson bay and if you are self contained it is just beautiful. The bay is juts meters away and there is a pit toilet on the edge of the bay if needed. They lost everything in the 2020 fires so it is worth supporting Jim and the team for the work they do.
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Brent M.
10 reviews
Recommends
· April 2022
Group trip ·
Wildlife Sanctuary Camp- Beach Camp
Fantastic views and level site, lovely beach walk. Along with a wildlife park deal and tour makes it great place to visit.
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John & Maria C.
3 reviews

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Karatta, South Australia, AustraliaTo respect the Host's privacy, the precise address of this land will be provided after booking
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Hosted by James G.

Joined in June 2021
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