Goldfields Tour

There are a number of goldfields driving tours. All are on good serviced gravel roads that are similar to any government gravel roads. I have seen all types of vehicles out there even little hyundai getz, and all manner of caravans in tow.

Conditions vary depending on rain or on the last time the grader has been through.

I have travelled all over the goldfields roads which mainly do a circuit north of Kalgoorlie. My favourite stop is the Ora Banda pub for lunch - about an hour north west of Kalgoorlie.

Another great stop to camp overnight is the Lake Ballard campsite. Amazing place where an artist has created bronze statues and placed them over the salt lake. Open campsite with a dump point for toilet canisters and long drop toilets for campers.

Hope you enjoy.

Serendipity

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Hi Marklynn

It sounds like you are thinking of the Golden Quest Discovery Drive. If you are concerned about taking your caravan on dirt roads, you could leave the caravan at Kalgoorlie or Coolgardie and do the loop over two days staying somewhere along the way such as Leonora. However the roads should not present you with any problems. We did it over a few days, camping out and sleeping on the back of the ute (as part of a two week trip without the caravan) - see MyBlogs 2005.

Motherhen

We did that tour 2 years ago in June towing our Traveller van. It is agreat tour and the accompanying book and audio tape are excellent. The roads are good gravel and should not give you any trouble unless there is very heavy rain. Just take your time and enjoy it. Lake Ballard is fascinating, as is Menzies cemetery. Lynne

As a local, the roads are always pretty good - unless it rains of course, but even then, once the rains stop the council and mine sites are really quick with getting the roads graded again as you will find the road trains use some of these roads as well and keep them in really good condition.

Have fun.

our dirt roads vary to between supurb and better than bituman and those roads are no different

coming from sa i am still gobsmacked at our brilliant quality dirt roads