Sand on Lighthouse Beach compared to Fraser Is?

Hey Tom
just curious......wheres Lighthouse Beach?
cheers pips :)

Lighthouse Beach is in Myall Lakes National Park, near Buladelah (couple of hours north of Newcastle), NSW. The beach is only small - 1 or 2km long. Treachery Beach is also nearby, slightly longer length.

Never been to Lighthouse Beach, but just came back from 10 days at Fraser.
Conditions change greatly with the weather. Generally you wouldn't have any trouble on the beach as far as Indian Head. Usually the soft-roaders have trouble getting on and off the beach, and in particular spots like trying to get around Indian Head.

If there's been plenty of rain, just about any two wheel drive could get around most inland tracks with the major problem being tree roots and such that need some clearance.

On this most recent trip the tracks were the worst I've seen in a long time, and most soft-roaders were really struggling or more usually stationery on their bellies with sand flying everywhere. The island is very dry at the moment.

Check the post about Fraser Island a couple of days ago.

It doesn't take much rain to make the inland tracks feel as hard as bitumen, but at the moment the ruts are deep, and the sand is more like powder.

Tom,
I think you would have a difficult trip. Why not hire a 4wd up there and leave the Forrester on the mainland.

Cheers

The run up the beach is pretty easy if you pick your tides right. I would have some concerns on the inland tracks in your Forester, mainly due to insufficient ground clearance.

You may also find the following link helpful.

Fraser Island Conditions Report link

If you go, enjoy it - a fabulous place.

Jack

Plenty of Foresters visit Fraser and have no trouble. As stated above the tracks are much better if it has rained or it is cooler (winter). A friend of mine has a Forester and it has been at least twice with no trouble. There are some inland tracks which could cause some clearance issues but more likely you'll just scrape a bit more than you'd like, rather than get stuck. If the sand is very hot and dry then expect to get stuck once or twice - but there'll usually be someone along in a minute or two to get you out.
Don't let anyone put you off going!

Thanks, appreciate the answers. Not too worried about scraping as invested in a proper sump guard. I'm sure there are plenty of people on Frasrer who relish the opportunity to help a stranded driver! I am well aware of my car's limitations so am not intending to try the hard stuff.

Cheers,

Tom