Pilbara Oasis between Karijini & Ningaloo
Cheela Plains Station is a family owned and managed working cattle station nestled in the semi-arid, pastoral rangelands of the Pilbara in northern Western Australia. Our station-stay is a welcome stop for travellers on the Nanutarra-Munjina Road between the World Heritage listed Ningaloo Reef and Karjini National Park.
GETTING HERE
Cheela Plains is located 130kms (via gravel) west of Tom Price and 320kms northeast of Exmouth on the Nanutarra-Munjina Road (Hwy 136). The Station Campground is situated 1km off the main highway and is accessible by 2 wheel drive car.
STATION EVENTS
Each year, we are introducing new and exciting events on Cheela. In 2020, we again hosted our 'Space Safari' an introduction to astrophotography under the magnificent night sky of the Pilbara. Everything from landscape to deep-sky astrophotography will be covered. Stay tuned for the announcement of 2021 event dates.
Our Guests Say It Best
FOLLOW THE INSPIRATION TRACK
Throwback to when our Red Plains Campground oval was full of @apollomotorhomeholidays 🚐
What a season we had! Thanks again to our lovely guests, staff, local communities, entertainers, suppliers and everyone who had a part in Cheela Plains this year. We couldn’t do it without you all. 🧡🤩
See you next year… our official opening date is Thursday, March 25, 2027. 🥳 🙌
Our mares arrived safely at @westcoastvethospital and once we have more updates we will let you all know!
We are missing you all, so here`s a throwback to one of this season`s dinner seatings. What was your favourite meal with us? 🥩🥂
The tourist season may be over, but even though we are closed the station is still lively. Follow along in the off season for behind the scenes insights on life at Cheela Plains and get ready to plan your trip for 2027!
Two of our station mares, Comet and Clipsy, headed south to @westcoastvethospital via @granthamshorsetransport for breeding yesterday.
We’ll miss them over the summer, but they will be in good hands with @gav_pensini and @hannah_wilding.
Thanks to these stallion owners, Mark Maxwell, Melissa Maxwell, Libby Oldham @4m_quarter_horses, we are hoping to have two new foals in 2027! 🐴
That`s a wrap on the 2026 season at Cheela Plains. ❤️
And just like that, the gates close on another season for our tourists.
As always we have enjoyed meeting so many lovely people throughout the year and we hope our guests have made some wonderful memories during their time here with us.
We also want to say the biggest THANK YOU to our beautiful team! They have worked so hard this season to bring every guest a warm welcome and enjoyable stay.
So here`s to another season at Cheela Plains! We`ve loved every minute and already can`t wait to see what next year brings. 👏
Season`s end is right around the corner! If you’ve had your eye on our merch, now’s the time to snag your favourites before we close up for the year. Come and see us to purchase in reception or the cafe. 🧢👕
Once it’s gone, it’s gone until next year!
