Fraser track/beach/sand conditions

Hi Dizne,

Drop your tyre pressures as soon as you get on the barge

Bill

What are you driving? the rain will make the sand a fair bit firmer, and you shouldn't find it too hard.

follow advice above, drop your pressures and you'll be fine.

have a good trip!

zook

Cheers guys ... I'm driving a stock '93 Bravo with cheese cutters, and my folks are driving their '97 Rav4. Have heard horror stories about the sand to the barge at Inskip and off the barge (and around) Hook Pt.

I have heard it suggested that it might be best to enter the beach at Rainbow and drive north to the barge from there?

Your opinions?

Cheers,
Diz

Diz,

CLICK HERE and you hopefully will be taken to the EPA site where you can download a Fraser Island conditions report.

If the link doesn't work go to www.epa.qld.gov.au and select camping bookings and then select Fraser Island. You will dig your way to a point where you can download this report and other good info on the island.

Enjoy your trip.

Thanks Brian, I have checked the latest online report, but it is from 6 June, so wouldn't have info on what this rain of late has done to the island tracks and beaches. Anyone with first-hand knowledge? Cheers, Diz

Hi Dizne,
Any rain on island sand tracks can only help.See my reply 10th march 06 (id171870 ) on tips. Just make sure u drop your tyre pressures 22/24 lb b4 leaving the tar . Make sure u have a snatch strap how to use it & where your snatching points are on your Vehicles . Good luck , you bshould have a great run.

Remember, Fraser was the last place God made.

Kind Regards Ken J !MPG:3!

Depending which barge you take determines when to let tyres down. If you are going to King Fisher Bay then you don't need to do it until you dissembark.

We were there for our first time at Easter. We have a Prado TD and for the most part it is very easy, but slow and teadious on the inland tracks. Vehicles with low clearance like, RAV 4 tend to flatten out the sand in the middle of some tracks. It rained when we were there and made no difference.

If you go into any of the softer sand on some of the exit/entry tracks (like Indian Head) to East Beach the RAV4 may have further problems due to not having low range as you need some momentum and bottom end torque to avoid getting stuck. If you don't have experience with driving in soft sand you may have dramas. But as some have said letting pressures down may help and keep the snatch strap handy.

Dizne,
Yes you can buy beer on the island (Happy Valley resort or Kingfisher) but you'll need to mortgage your 4B to cover it ;-)

Best to take as much with you as you can. Most supplies can be bought, at a price, including fuel. Believe it's around the $1.50 mark at the moment. I usually carry as much as I can with me and make sure I fill up at Rainbow.

Look out for the Paj next weekend. WIll be going up on Saturday ;-))))

Hi Dizne,

We were there 2 weekends ago and camped at Waddy Point 100k up the beach. It Pi$$ed down for 2 days solid so we came back early :o( If you go at low tide you can drive up Teewah beach and then Rainbow beach as Mudlo rocks is very passable (What rocks!). The recent rain will make the trip a breeze even for the Rav (took our old rav all around Moreton) including a lot of the inland tracks on Fraser. Drive to Inskip on the black stuff from Rainbow and make sure your tyres are down BEFORE heading to the barge. Have a good'n...

Andrew