Cheela PlainsStation Stay

A working cattle station in the Pilbara rangelands, roughly midway between Karijini National Park and the Ningaloo coast. The family who run it manage the pastoral operation and open the homestead grounds to travellers, with a mix of rooms and campsites, including powered, unpowered and more remote bush sites. The country is semi-arid and red, and the station takes in part of the Beasley River Gorge, so the setting is genuine outback rather than a manufactured one. It is a long way from anywhere, with Paraburdoo the nearest town, so most guests arrive as part of a wider Pilbara or coastal trip and stay a night or two to break the drive. The tourist season runs roughly April to October.