Towing aboat trailer to Bathurst Bay

fnqcairns,
Going on my past experiences with Bathurst Bay, i reckon you would have relatively no problem at all. Been there with parties towing 12, 14 and 17 foot tinnies. Busted the towing yoke on the 12 footer coming out of Ninian Bay, but a couple of saplings and cobb and co wiring fixed that. Rolled the 14 footer on it's side coming out of Bathurst Bay, but never even fell off the standard ball. Both these incidents were the result of bad driving (not me). I towed my semi (very semi) off road C/T in there two years ago with no problem. Conservative driving is the go remembering that it is really only a bush track with very little maintenance.
There are a couple of creek crossings that need to be taken with care. There may be water to traverse at Barramundi Creek and Sandalwood Creek. Sandalwood Creek has a very rough bottom and needs to be traversed slowly. There are a couple of places where there is stretches of sand to negotiate, after Sandalwood Creek and again about 10 k's from the bay. Closer to the bay there are a few creeks to cross with steep entries and exits. I let my tyres down to 25 at Lakeland Downs and leave them there until i return to Lakeland Downs.
You can launch your boat off the beach practically anywhere in the bay. The whole bay that you can drive to is now national park and the ensuing permits. There is plenty of fresh water there.
When you arrive at the bay you can either drive virtually straight ahead on to the beach at the western end or turn right and follow the track up further to the eastern end past the fresh water creek. If you stay down the western end you are closer to the creeks and at the eastern end closer to the cape and fringing reefs.
I am going there in early to mid August for a week or two.
Ring the Rangers at Lakefield on (07) 4060 3271 or Rangers Cooktown on (07) 4069 5777 for track condition before you go.
Watch out for crocs. If you want to know any thing else send a message.
Cheers,
Bros.

Thanks very much Bros for the A+ reply. Great!! now I can start pulling the trip together. If the first trip (in about 6 weeks) comes off as a success there will be more soon enough, I might see you in August. If you see anyone with a gold GQ wagon, a boat and no fish that will probably be us:)

If they let guests message here I will send a couple extra Qs your way later.

cheers fnq

Yep no dramas, was us there late last year and you should have no trouble. Not sure about access now, the NP rangers said it had been handed back and to expect either no access or fees.