Some of these dunes are massive. Can be very busy on weekends. Enter via Paterson Drive. There are some old tank traps from the Second World War, these may or may not be covered by sand.
Van Man Update:
The Stockton Dunes is great place to be but beware: the drive over the dunes to find the southerly exit is pretty hard to find for newcomers. Some exits are for mall 4wd buggy's only, don't try to get down here or you might get stuck in the swamps. Look out for the sign (see picture) and try the exit 500 m North.
If you would drive perpendicular to the coast from the correct exit, you would end up just over 1 km north of the wreck. Good luck and have fun!
| DATE | VEHICLE USED | DRIVER | NOTES | |
| 2010-02-06 | Nissan Patrol | BGH | great day out with a couple members from the forum. sand was nicely packed after a bit of rain and the dunes were MASSIVE ! small piece of advice unless you have big power drive in 4wd low. i tried high range and got nowhere. slipped back to 4wdL and was right for the rest of the day.all in all a fun day dune driving but be careful as some of the dunes are deceiving. |
| 2010-01-25 | Suzuki Grand Vitara | willo74 | Great fun, the little stock Suzuki realy shines on the dune, will be going back for sure. |
| 2010-01-23 | Mitsubishi Delica | jgupte | Was VERY hot (40 deg plus) and sand was very soft. Had to stop several times to let the engines cool down. Also had to keep reducing the tyre preassure as the heat kept building it up! |
| 2009-10-10 | Toyota Landcruiser | knot_gillty | Drove the dunes at the Middle Earth '09 trip. A big CAUTION: CAN BE EXTREMELY FUN AND ADDICTIVE AND MAY RESULT IN WANTING TO MOVE HERE!! Loved the place. 14-16psi in the 80 Series. |
| 2009-10-03 | Nissan Patrol | frosty | Awsome!! One of those places you HAVE to visit!!
Tyre pressures to16 psi. Sand is VERY soft! |
| 2009-08-22 | Nissan Patrol | DazzGUIV | Allways a good fun time on stockton... |
| 2009-07-05 | Nissan Patrol | Walkabout | Ran it with the people on the middle earth trip, good easy fun, tyre pressure 15-16 psi worked well. |
| 2009-07-05 | Nissan Patrol | jazzajess | Went on stockton beach with the convoy ,from middle earth had a great time.......
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| 2009-07-04 | Toyota Prado | buzzdog | Went for a night fish Saturday Evening, the dunes were great to drive in on. As for the fishing, well everything was great except for a mad cross current....so we ended up to lighting a fire and enjoying stockton at night. |
| 2009-06-09 | Ford Maverick | Bandit599 | spent the long weekend on the beach what a place to spend some hols great views and tin
town is a site to see recommend it for any 1
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| 2009-06-06 | Jeep Wrangler Unlimited | Jeep_fan | |
| 2009-05-01 | Toyota Prado | Stuart | Stockton is quite easy, but just needs to be tackled with care. 16psi in the tyres, go with another car, keep good recovery gear (snatch strap, shovel, shackles at a minimum) and watch your speed. Don't sit to close to the person in front, and don't use your brakes.
I recommend coming in from Lavis Lane and exiting from Anna Bay. The Anna Bay end is a lot easier if your car is low or you've never done beach driving.
A lot of Stockton has become private property, with the best dunes at the Anna Bay end now being corded off for sand minding. Although you can still get to them if you travel from the western end of the beach, I'm not sure of the consequences if you get caught.
A beach permit is required and can be obtained from the servos at Anna Bay or the Metro at Lavis Lane. The last one we bought was $30 for a year, but you can get a weekend pass as well. |
| 2009-04-18 | Toyota Hilux | bigmick | Fantastic Time, My first 4WD, went with an experienced driver that taught me the ropes! Definitely a place to go! Saw the famous Sygna Shipwreck however missed out on seeing Tin City, will be going again, well worth the trip!
You can check out our trip video at: http://www.vimeo.com/4487979 |
| 2009-03/22 | Toyota Prado | Philip Harris 64 | A great spot for Sunday morning breakfast and watching the sun come up at the ship wreck.
Tin City is fantastic.Looks like something out of Mad Max.
Always fun just be prepared,the sun plays tricks on the sand around mid day-no shadows |
| 2009-03-01 | Nissan Patrol | barcs_cooke | Spent clean up Australia day at Stockton, we entered via Lavis lane and hit the sand. Just make sure you lower your tyre prssures, try to avoid changing gear in a manual and take home your rubbish. Entry via Anna bay a doddle. |
| 2009-01-13 | Mitsubishi Pajero | theogs | this was our second visit to stockton, and we were accompanied by friends in their Subaru Outback, we spent two days cruising the area, this time we were introduced to the Anna Bay entrance, which is much easier for newbies than Lavis Lane, much easier on your vehicle as well..
love it such a massive area to explore,
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| 2008-12-23 | Toyota Landcruiser | josh | BTW, you need a beach permit its something like $10 for 3 days, get this and a map from service station before either entrance. |
| 2008-12-13 | Ssangyong Musso | karol | |
| 2008-12-09 | Mitsubishi Pajero | theogs | COMMON SENSE WILL PREVAIL...
tyre pressure, equipment, and 2 or more vehicles.. heaps of people around on weekends but at some times can go kms without seeing anyone, long walk if you get bogged .. watch out for the hoons aiming for big air off the dunes...
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| 2008-12-03 | Daihatsu Feroza | FerozaKID | was heaps fun with the boyz n the runner |
| 2008-11-23 | - No 4WD yet | mickt_76 | |
| 2008-09-19 | Toyota Landcruiser | bluey | |
| 2008-02-02 | Nissan Patrol | starion vr4 | |
| 2008-01-17 | Jeep Wrangler | OzTrax | Great fun but did not find it to hard. With the right tyre pressure and common sence it is do-able. make sure you have a mate to help you out should you get bogged |
| 2007-05-21 | Toyota Prado | mprice2233 | Check Tyre pressures on the soft sand |
| 2007-01-10 | Toyota Prado | bmurray2250 | Great place to do sand driving and I totally enjoyed it. Well revisit it again when in the region. |
| 2005-12-23 | Toyota Landcruiser | josh | This is Not Difficult !, should be marked as green or at worst blue, welcome beginers!,
Is only as hard as you make it.
let down your tyre pressures, and if you do get in serious trouble, theres always guys on patrol that can help!
If you want to get straight into the fun enter via 'lavis lane', to get straight into the dunes! '23kms?'of fun! |
| 2003-04-25 | Toyota Hilux | canada | |
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