Dunn's Track & Peak Charles NP

What do you want to know about peak charles? havnt done the track but I often use peak charles as a stopover on my way back from fishing east of Esperance. Place was burnt out in 92 and is still recovering but It has been looking ok on my last few visits. steep climb to the top and possibly a bit challanging in places for the young or infirm. Usually no one there although that has been changing. There are no facilitys besides a long drop dunny. As you approach the campgrounds there is a track off to the left which leads to other nearby rocks and more secluded areas and probably is dunns track (I only followed it so far) apparantly it is popular with rock climbers as it has good faces for this but that is all I know on that subject. I was last there in oct 02

I saw that article too. Very interesting.

I have yet to get to Peak Charles. But I know CAWA always head out there for Easter. I doubt the campsite will be overrun, but you won't have the place to yourself either. Would be worth pulling out the binoculars to have a look at their antics up on the slabs.

It's hot when it's summer and cold when it's winter and when it's wet.....well it's really really wet and muddy and slippery and great fun to try and stay on the roads and tracks. Apart from that a great place to have a look and a pity it was in the mag. as now everyone will go there and leave rubbish and cut up the bush doing donuts and other really good things. Dundas Shire is proving to be a bit of a 4wd destination and it is worth giving them a call as they are actually trying to establish a bit of a 4wd tour listing of tracks. Also there was a bloke (couple of blokes actually) promoting a thing called the Golden Way (or something like that) at last weekends Cara show and it was for the East Murchison / Gascoyne. Since moving back to Perth I have given that part a hammering and it is a great area with a fair bit to see. rgds

Thanks for the feedback everyone. We've decided to give it a miss this time around. Don't feel like sharing our nice secluded bushcamp with the CAWA and also sounds like the climb is beyond the capabilities of our 3 yr old . Shame!

:o) Melissa

Golden Quest in Kalgoorlie is a different thing altogether. I think the other Golden thingo is to get people to visit the station h'stds out the east Murchison / Gascoyne. Not such a bad idea anyway. Most of them are pretty helpful and give directions to some good areas on their properties. Again - just behave like a normal person and they will be happy. I will try and have a ;look for the business card i picked up and get a bit more info - I was also a bit surprised at the lack of knowledge on this type of site / forum that the people behind a lot ventures seem to have. If they could get some of the news out into the vast space of cybers it may just generate a bit of business. rgds