Fraser Island question
- Thread starter Deccas
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Yes it's a pain having to book in advance when you don't really know where you will be at any time. I ended up booking around half way along the island because you can make it to anywhere and back in a day if you have to. I would've liked to have stayed up at Sandy Cape though. I will next time.
discomatt
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As far as camping, for the first trip there I would suggest anywhere around the half way mark up the island, makes it easy to see everything when you are half way there. Said before say it again, keep the tide chart handy and do not forget to check it!!! Don't drive on the beach at night or dusk as the washout are hard to see and they can be nothing one day and 1m deep the next, I have seen what they do to a car travelling at 60kmh and its not good
vk1dx
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Exactly. There were three cars caught by the tide one night when we were there. The driving is easy. I just don't understand how people, with reasonable ground, clearance have trouble. I say clearance only because the inland tracks can have deep wheel ruts and the toys (read little yuppy awd SUVs) get hung up on them.
Phil
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How is Waddy Point for a base camp? Not too far North to cover most of the island. We are heading up in April next year and have booked the full 2 weeks at Waddy as we have kids and the site has a dingo proof fence around it.
BlueCollie
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Waddy is alright. There's gas bbqs and hot showers. The swimming is good just on the beach at the point.
Last time I went we stayed at Dundubara which was nicer. Grass sites and better facilities also more central. Still has a fence around it but the beach wasn't as good for swimming with the kids but the proximity to Eli ck made up for it. Also wasn't as much of mission to get to lake Mackenzie.
Last time I went we stayed at Dundubara which was nicer. Grass sites and better facilities also more central. Still has a fence around it but the beach wasn't as good for swimming with the kids but the proximity to Eli ck made up for it. Also wasn't as much of mission to get to lake Mackenzie.
Tornado ALIVE
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How long do you think it would take to drive from Waddy down to Central Station. Also, is it possible to camp anywhere on the island (south of Waddy) with a camper trailer. If so, we could leave Waddy a day or two earlier and move camp further south.
Gunna
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Allow yourself at least 2 hours + to travel to Central station from Waddy point depending on how the sand is, as far as camping along the beach you will need to book a site at one of the designated camping zones
Tornado ALIVE
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Thanks Gunna, 2+ hours each way is doable. We plan to base ourself for nearly 2 weeks at Waddy and do several day trips from there covering from Sandy Cape Light House to Central station. Last day we will travel with Campers from Waddy to Hook Point and then depart the island.
