Israelite Bay wa

From memory fisheries road goes to poison creek and from there you follow the telegraph track to isrelite.
Dont think any fresh water is available there.
personally nearby Pt malcolm has nicer campsites with one set into a dense thicket of paperbarks

Yes the road goes all the way to Israelite bay and further.
Plenty of shade and shelter from the wind a few hundred metres back from the beach.
There is fresh water if you know which bore to use. It is supposed to be good to drink but I didnt try it.
Some of the signposts along the way regarding distance seemed inaccurate.
It took about 3 hours from Esperance each way.
I was there in April and the track was fairly corrugated.
There will be a few big bog holes if it has rained heavily.
Its best to drive around them

I travelled to Israelite Bay just two months ago (July 2008), after staying in Cape Arid NP for a few days. I didn't camp at Israelite Bay as severe rain storms were rolling east and I was anxious to exit via the Balladonia Track.

Fisheries Road is the main route from Esperance to the Bay. The Telegraph Track east from Poison Creek Road (the route into Cape Arid) was closed by the parks people with a barrier & sign across it. Can't comment on whether all of the Telegraph Track is closed or not. As others have commented, Fisheries Road has bog holes but with reduced tyre pressures and slowing down for bad sections, it wasn't a hassle. I endorse that there's ample shelter for camp sites away from the beach and scouting for the best locations.

I carried ample water with me so didn't need to look for a local supply. Some of the camp sites at Cape Arid & Cape LeGrand had small water tanks but I didn't look for them at Israelite Bay. You could phone the CALM office at Esperance: (08) 9083 2100 or CALM at Cape Arid: (08) 9075 0055. Hope this helps.

Peter

Fisheries Road ends where the pastoral land ends. From there it is a track which leads down to Isrealite Bay. This track is not maintained & can be washed out after heavy rains so care must be taken traversing it. I have been to the bay several times over the years & find that the track is definately 4WD only & can be boggy in sections.
There is a fresh water sink well where a PVC liner has been sunk situated behind the sand dunes at Pt. Malcolm. It is not very distinguishable to find, but where the vehicle access to the sand dunes from the beach is - it is approximately 200 meters to the south west. I have found the water to be drinkable but advise boiling before hand. You will need some container to lower down the liner to retreive the water. There isalso a fresh water spring at Wattle Camp which is further east up the coast from Isrealite Bay. Cheers

Hi Wllem.
Yes I was there 2 years ago & managed to dig down about a meter near where the steel bore liner is & got fresh water. Cheers.

HI Guys
Thanks for the info. We hope to be there around Xmas this year and having been to Arid but not beyond it thought it only fitting that we went to the end of the track. Is pt to the east of west of Israelite bay .