Tarangau Caravan Park

Broome


A quieter alternative to the often noisy Cable Beach caravan parks, Tarangau has pleasant, grassy sites 1km from the beach.


Lonely Planet's must-see attractions

Nearby Broome attractions

1. Cable Beach

0.85 MILES

WA's most famous landmark offers turquoise waters and beautiful white sand curving away to the sunset. Clothing is optional north of the rocks, while…

2. Muslim Cemetery

2.36 MILES

This small Muslim cemetery honours Malay pearl-divers and Afghan cameleers.

3. Japanese Cemetery

2.36 MILES

A number of cemeteries testify to Broome's multicultural past. The most striking is the Japanese Cemetery with 919 graves (mostly pearl divers).

4. Chinese Cemetery

2.37 MILES

Located next to the Japanese Cemetery is a Chinese burial ground with more than 90 graves and monuments.

5. Short Street Gallery

2.58 MILES

Dating from the early 1900s and known originally as Hanoe's Cottage, this typical Broome-style corrugated-iron building with louvred verandahs now houses…

6. Sun Pictures

2.64 MILES

Sink back in a canvas deck chair under the stars in the world's oldest operating picture gardens, dating from 1916. The history of the Sun building is the…

7. Hard Hat Diver

2.69 MILES

Life-size bronze sculptures of a hard-hat diver and three Japanese divers commemorate Broome's pearling past in the small park in the middle of Carnarvon…

8. Streeter's Jetty

2.7 MILES

The original pearl luggers' jetty at the entrance to Dampier Creek dates from the 1880s and has been rebuilt a number of times. The thin rickety wooden…