SA beaches

Forgot to say you can drive long distance along the beach at Sellicks: where The Boys Are Back was filmed. We were there yesterday with the dogs - great afternoon, lots of people, lots of vehicles (all being sensible) and quite a number of dogs.

My Childhood beach.

Bruce and Di

PS
Eyre bleep ula should read Eyre Peninsula! LOL

Drive along the beach from Goolwa to the Murray Mouth, cast a line, pick up a 25kg mullaway and then your deaming .(dreaming).Just keep up on the high side. :)

Austravel
I should have mentioned that at both Godfrey's Landing and Barkers Knoll, Ocean side, there are walking trails of 1.5kms and 1 kms that take you over the dunes to the inside of the Coorong. That side of the Coorong is boat only, with many magic camping locations.

Cheers

Stephen

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Stephen
i have never n=been down that way..mate and i was thinking of doing fishing late Jan....can one safely tow a campertrailer (tent style) on the beach?
where are best camping spots

Hi Number 1
Like any beach sand driving, drop you tyre pressures down and you should have no problem. Many places the sand will be compact and like driving on cement. A few places give access behind the dunes. When you find a suitable place, set up and make that your base. As for fishing, make sure you bring more than 1 rod. My first picture shows a Navara and tent camped on the beach. They had 5 rods out and Coorong is a top fishing spot. There are a number of entry points to the south, giving a great long drive up the beach. You will find the busiest place at the Murray Mouth. A lot of people drive up the beach from Goolwa and it is like peak hour fishing. The below picture was taken just inside the mouth, Coorong inside and there were many tinnies in the water.

Have fun and I hope that get catch lots.

Cheers

Stephen

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Stephen thanks...and

where is best spot to get camper trailer onto beach and how far can one expect to go towards towards mouth?

where are better camping places

Hi No1
Firstly a very Happy New Year and all the best for 2010.

How long is a piece of string? There are 2 ways of beach driving to get to the Murray Mouth. Most of the locals down that way head out on Beach Road at Goolwa. Follow this down as far as you can go and you will literally be on the beach. When you hit the beach, turn left and it is just over 10 kilometres drive down to the Mouth. If coming from the south, there are a number of options, eg:
Tea Tree Crossing, 42 Mile Crossing, 32 Mile Crossing, Wreck Crossing and 28 Mile Crossing, all well south of Salt Creek and then the 100 kilometre drive up to the Mouth.

Having said that, it will come down to tidal movements and the wind. High tide and you will be hugging the dunes in soft, power sucking sand. Low Tide and it will be a firm drive and able to make good time. I personally do not like camping on the beach, as that wind from the Southern Ocean will give everything a coating of sea spray and your car will glint in the sun from the spray, and most of the time it is very windy. All away along the south drive up, you will find access off of the main beach in behind the dunes, where you will get protection from the full force of the wind. The picture below is about 10 kilometres, south of the Mouth and you can not see the hills in the background from the sea spray, and that was taken on a reasonably good day.

It will also come down to your beach and sand driving experience. Don't forget to drop the camper trailer tyre pressures at least 2 - 4 psi lower than your car.

Like I said above, you could strike perfect weather and have a perfect run through.

Cheers

Stephen

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You are right Willem,

Do not even attempt to tow anything on the beach from Carpenter Rocks to Southend. I am not real familiar with the beach from Southend/Beachport to Robe, but imagine it about the same as the first stretch, and that varies from day to day. There have been a few vehicles lost to the sea over the years between the Rocks and Southend, and they wern't towing anything.

Nick