Swept Away

Despite recent closures, there’s still plenty of fun 4WDing to be had on the once-popular Stockton Beach.

WORDS RUSS RYAN PHOTOS RUSS RYAN

FOR MANY years, Stockton Beach has been a popular destination for camping and sand-dune hopping but, unfortunately, due to two large storms in recent years, the landscape in this area has been badly affected and, as a result, there’s now limited access to what is regarded as the largest moving sand dune system in the southern hemisphere. When you first encounter this beach you will immediately be struck by its scale and the formidable dune systems that stretch for as far as the eye can see. This beach also has many remnants of history deposited over the millennia, including ancient Aboriginal shells and numerous shipwrecks. More recently, objects from WWII defence systems against a feared invasion by the Japanese can be found along the beach. One of the beach’s most famous…

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4x4 Magazine Australia (Digital) - 1 Issue, August 2017

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