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Byfield National Park and Five Rocks, Capricorn Coast (north of Yeppoon)

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Capricorn CoastCapricorn Coast (north of Yeppoon)

Byfield National Park and Five Rocks

Five Rocks and Nine Mile Beach north of Yeppoon are reached over Big Sandy, a kilometre-long climb through deep, dry dune sand, before the tracks drop to empty beaches. The Shoalwater Bay Military Training Area borders the park to the north and is off-limits.

From Narangba670 km
TripA week or more
DifficultyModerate
Longest fuel gapFuel along the way
When to go
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Red is the best of it; hatched is when tracks or parks are closed.
  • sand
  • beach
  • dunes
  • steep

Permits No vehicle access permit; QPWS camping permits for the 4WD-only coastal camping areas such as Five Rocks and Nine Mile Beach.

Before you go Check QPWS park alerts before you go, and pack drinking water: the camp taps are not safe to drink untreated.

670 km by road from the workshop Narangba

What the trip asks of your 4WD

In the order a fitter would raise them, each with the reason. Up to three parts that fit for each, the first already chosen; swap any of them, or mark one you don't need.

Build it for your 4WD

Your rego or your model, and every part below is one that fits it. Until then you see the gear that fits any 4WD; the parts made for one vehicle wait for yours.

Rego · fastest

We look up the make, model, series and engine from the plate. We keep the plate and the vehicle details, never the owner’s, for 90 days, so you aren’t asked twice.

Make & model

  1. 1 · Recovery

    Big Sandy's deep, dry sand climb stops vehicles with too much tyre pressure or too little momentum.

    • View part
    • View part
    • View part

  2. 2 · Suspension & GVM

    Holes cut into the dune track and a full load for the long drive from Brisbane call for firmer, taller suspension.

    Build the suspension for your 4WDLift, load and the engineer's rules for your state, specced for the vehicle and what it carries.

    • 3 · Tuning & remaps

      More torque at low revs helps haul a loaded vehicle up Big Sandy's long, soft climb.

    • 4 · Lighting & 12V

      A dual battery keeps the fridge going at the unpowered beach camps.

    • 5 · Storage & racks

      Carry drinking water and camping gear; the camp taps are not safe to drink untreated.

    Each of these is made for one vehicle, so the parts show once we know yours.

The trip asks for these; the rest of the rig is yours to choose. Build the whole rig for this trip.

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