Our latest adventures
With such incredible 4WDing opportunities in Australia, we try to make the most of every opportunity we are given to lock the house up and head bush. Whether its a few hours on a local track or weeks on end of paradise, you can read about it below:
6 weeks in the Coral Coast, Pilbara and Kimberley
Last year, we decided to skip a good chunk of winter and head north to experience the best of what WA has to offer. We found some truly epic camp sites, and had an amazing time.
3 months up north with a camper trailer, 4WD and toddler
Walpole for Easter
Steep Point and Denham
Dongara to Dirk Hartog
Lancelin Offroad Muster
Wedge Tail Eagle Retreat
Carrarang station, Steep Point, House station at Kalbarri and Horrocks
Preston beach run with the new boat
Bremer Bay over Christmas
Manjimup Driven to Drive 4WD Competition
Hill Climbs at Two Rocks
A lazy afternoon at Two rocks, enjoying the beach, testing the 4WD’s on the hill climbs and attempting to catch a feed of fish.
A day at Mundaring in the Mud
Mundaring is the go to 4WD track for us after a heap of rain, and it didn’t disappoint!
5 weeks in the Kimberley
After taking no annual leave for over a year, we were very happy to have 5 weeks off, to explore the Kimberley in the northern part of WA. It’s known for some of the most amazing places in Australia, and lived up to its reputation.
I’ve split our trip into a series of 5 photo posts:
Lake Argyle and the Bungle Bungles
An unplanned long weekend away in Collie
We’d been itching to go camping for some time, and set off on a Saturday morning to find somewhere to camp around Collie. It might sound like complete madness (we thought it was too at the time) but we ended up with a mint camp ground on both nights, with no one around!
A day out at Two Rocks and Wilbinga
We’ve got some epic beaches around Perth, and Two Rocks (EDIT – Now 4WDing in Two rocks is not permitted – head to Wilbinga) is the closest 4WD accessible one north of the river. There’s beach driving, dunes and a whole heap of fun to be had.
A cracker weekend down at Waroona Dam with the boat and 4WD’s
After having such a great day at Waroona the weekend before, we decided to haul the boat down and stay a couple of nights. It was a great trip, with plenty of adventures in the 4WD’s and boat
A day down at Waroona Dam and through to Dwellingup
It had been a long time since I’d been to Waroona Dam, and was keen to head down for the day and explore the area. We drove around the dam, and then headed to Dwellingup for a bit of fishing in the river.
Milyeannup and Nannup Long Weekend
On the September long weekend, we headed south to explorer Milyeannup, D’Entrecasteaux National Park, Scott National Park, Nannup and Balingup. We did a bit of fishing, a heap of 4WD tracks and relaxed at camp on a private property in Milyeannup.
Jarrahdale bash
One Saturday afternoon we managed to squeeze in a few hours of local 4WD tracks around Byford and Jarrahdale.
Dwellingup day out
Dwellingup has more 4WD tracks than you can poke a stick at, and we decided to find a few more!
Mogumber Off Road Racing
Every year, off road racing is held in Mogumber. I went up for Saturday, and had a blast. It’s an unbelievable sport!
Lancelin to Wedge Island
We try to do this run at least once a year, and headed up with 6 other vehicles.
Dwellingup, Harvey and Brunswick muddy weekend
Harvey and Brunswick are about as good as it gets for 4WDing in the mud. We spent the weekend down there, and had a cracker of a time.
Mundaring Fundraiser
Perth Girls 4×4 and Air Down 4×4 put on a fundraiser for Steve and Lynne, who you can read about here.
The Holland Track
A long weekend was the perfect opportunity to head out to the Holland Track. We did it after a significant amount of rain, and the mud was plentiful!
Belvidere weekend
The weather wasn’t looking good for this weekend, but we found a great place to camp with plenty of beach driving, and even threw in some salmon fishing.
Mundaring in May
Late on a Saturday afternoon we decided to head to Mundaring for a bit of a play. This was the first time in my 80 series, and the first real test for the lockers.
Julimar
We spent the day exploring Julimar, which has some great 4WD tracks. We have plans to visit when its wet; it will very different!
Collie 4WDing; Lennard 4WD Track
Majority of the Lennard 4WD track was easy going, with spectacular scenery. There were a few parts that were steep, loose and rutted which provided us with a lot of fun!
Denmark
The last part of our 3 weeks down south was spent at Denmark, where we did as many 4WD tracks as we could find
Albany
A few days around Albany were greatly appreciated on our 3 weeks down south; there is some amazing coastline and epic 4WD tracks
Esperance
Esperance is well known for its beaches, but it has a heap of great 4WD tracks too. We visited Israelite Bay, Cape Arid National Park, Le Grand National Park and Stokes National Park
Alexandra Bridge
Not long after getting my 80 series we took it down to Alexandra Bridge, and spent the weekend there. It’s an incredible location, albeit a bit busy!
Pemberton
Pemberton has a number of amazing places you can camp at, with plenty of tracks that meander through the big forrests.
Preston Beach
One of the beaches not too far away from Perth that you can 4WD on is Preston. We spend a day on the beach just relaxing and fishing, and drove up to White hills and out.
The Captain Fawcett Track
This is a reasonably well known 4WD track that runs through the back of Dwellingup. Only the first part is 4WD, with the rest of the track being gravel or bitumen. In the wet this is shut as it becomes extremely difficult. We spent a weekend camped here (free) and had a great time
Yallingup
I’ve loved the south west of WA for as long as I can remember, and had a fantastic time exploring around Yallingup over a weekend.
Walyunga National Park
Walyunga National Park is the closest National Park to Perth that you can camp at. We spend a weekend here, and have to say it’s quite an awesome area!
Logue Brook to Harvey
Not long into this trip a good mate rolled his Patrol. Fortunately no one was hurt, but it wasn’t one of my my enjoyable days out.
Grey to Cervantes
You can get onto the beach at Grey, drive up to Cervantes and get back onto the beach heading north, all the way to Hill River. Good luck driving north of this though; the sand is insanely soft.
You aren’t wrong; a 4WD and WA and you can’t go wrong! So many places to see, and so little time!
Wow, looks like you’ve had some amazing adventures. Fabulous – and yes we are so lucky in WA to have so many places that are as yet pretty much undiscovered.