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Fraser
Island and Orchid Beach are only accessable
by 4 wheel drive vehicle, or by air. The Island's
only roads are inland sand tracks and the eastern
beach. The eastern beach from Hook Point to Sandy
Cape is the main highway for the island and driveable
only on the hard sand below the high tide line.
Always travel on the beach as close as possible
to low tide, and not more than 3 hours either
side of low tide. The western beach is almost
totally undriveable because of mangroves, cliffs
and creeks. Police patrol the island. Normal road
rules apply with a speed limit of 80kph on the
beach. What were difficult sections over rocks,
soft sand or dunes, are now easily crossed with
roads constructed of wood sleepers bolted together.
With modern vehicles, automatic gearboxes and
radial tyres it is not difficult to drive on the
softest sand if your tyre pressure is between
20 - 28 psi.
Click HERE
for Fraser Island Guide.
We
recommend you buy a detailed map of Fraser Island
From
Brisbane drive to Gympie then to Rainbow
Beach to refuel and shop for your final supplies.
From Rainbow Beach drive to Inskip Point beach
for a 10 minute barge crossing to Hook Point,
on the southern tip of Fraser Island. There
is no need to pre-book as a number of barges
operate a daylight shuttle service every day.
Check the times of the first and last barge
with operators. The scenic drive up the eastern
beach at low tide will take you to Indian Head
and Middle Rocks and usually get you to Orchid
Beach in about l.5 hours.
From
Maryborough drive to Hervey Bay to refuel
and shop for your final supplies. Barges from
Urangan Boat Harbour and River Heads go to Moon
Point, Wanggoolba Creek and Kingfisher Bay Resort
on Fraser Island's western shore. Drive across
the island then up the eastern beach.These barges
have timetables and bookings are essential.
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Fraser
Island Map
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House
Location Map
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East Beach Highway
The Pinnacles Coloured Sands
Indian Head to Waddy Point
Fraser
Venture
Champagne Rock Pools
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