RV TRAVEL
Fishing in Coffin Bay NP.
WHALER’S WAY
Another drive from Port Lincoln is Whaler’s
Way via the village of Sleaford. Dramatic
coastal scenery with breathtaking lookouts
are the name of the game. Pick up a permit
and key from the information centre and count
on at least a couple of hours to cover the
14km route.
Head west on the Flinders Highway where
parts of Coffin Bay will present far more of a
4WD challenge than Lincoln does.
Pick up a tide table at the Beachcomber Deli
and plan the drive to Gunyah Beach on a low
tide. The drive to the western end of the park
involves traversing Seven Mile Beach up and
back. Time these for about three hours either
side of a low tide, giving you about six hours
to explore the north-west end of the park.
YANGIE BAY
After this short exploration to the south-east,
allow a full day to explore the north end of the
park. Vans may be towed no further than the
Yangie Bay Campground.
If beach and sand driving is in your realm of
expertise (tents and offroad camper trailers
only), then it is 14km from the entrance to a
T-junction, turn right and continue for 1km
where the road becomes unsealed.
Stop to engage 4WD and lower your tyre
pressure for the sandy, rutted tracks ahead.
This is Yangie Bay.
At 2km is a track to bush camping on Yangie
Bay and at 3km is Lake Jessie on the right
with sand dunes rising to the left.
Lake Damascus follows on the left at 11km
and at 13km is a track on the right to the
Black Springs Campground. This makes a nice
base camp for tents or camper trailers near a
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