Sandover Road info

G & D,

We went across the Sandover on way home last August, after crossing the Plenty, on way to yulara, to see our daughter. We had to go to Camooweal, for Drovers' festival, so it was a good run.

It's much sandier than the Plenty, and the surface was also in better condition then. Except between Arlparra Community & the store. About 3 - 5 kms of the "best" corro's I've ever seen. Then there's about 20 kms of bitumen, before reverting back to normal.

Once you get past some of these communities, the road loses it's broad status and ends up being a little better than 2 wheel tracks. But still good surface. We enjoyed the drive, and there was also some flowering trees, and different vegetation to what we are used to.

Camping spots seem a bit scarce, and we spent the night at the end of a spoon drain, where the grader had cleared a spot. Did mark a place where we had dinner, at an old quarry, which would make a good camp, even for a number of vehicles. Will dig up the co-ordinates tomorrow and post them here. Lot of areas on the western end were burnt out, so while clear, definitely not a clean camp.



Overall, a good drive, and so different to the Plenty.

Bob.

Hi Greg & Dianne, you might find some other useful information in the Blogs - I've just run a quick check and seen 9 matching results (by blog title) containing the word "Sandover".
Whilst we've also driven the Sandover, it was over 12 years ago. We were very conscious of needing to find a camp well off the road due to the presence of "local" traffic at night without lights! As others have said, it is vastly different country to the Plenty but a really great shortcut/alternative route and worth taking. I have heard that Utopia is the site for some pretty unusual activities during certain times of year so I think that was in the back of our minds too. We felt a little unsettled and didn't spend time poking around exploring so can't offer any special insights unfortunately. Hope you enjoy it!
Michelle

Thanks folks.