Drive The Coast

A Project to drive the coast of Western Australia, where possible along the beach. Western Australia has 3411 mainland beaches along 10,193 kilometres of coastline between Eucla and the WA/NT Border and the aim is to drive each one of these, where feasible.

Clearly not all of the beaches are able to be driven either because they are impossible to access or it is not permissible to access them. In these cases the closest road/track will be used and as time permits and opportunities arise some of the routes will be 'improved' by adding more beach kilometres.

If you want to be part of the Project, simply join the Cockburn 4WD Club and submit your track files of the beaches/coast that you have covered.

Beach Driving Tips

Western Australian Beaches

The authority for these details of these beaches, including their location, numbering and description is the excellent book by Andrew D. Short titled Beaches Of The Western Australian Coast: Eucla To Roebuck Bay - A guide to their nature, characteristics, surf and safety. The details for the Kimberley Region is in Short's publication titled Beaches of the Northern Australian Coast.

Region 2 South Coast

Cape Palsey to Cape Leeuwin

Length of Coast - 1181 km

Number of Beaches - 565

Region 2A Sandy Bight - Bremer Bay

: POISON CREEK BEACH TO ALEXANDER BAY

Covers WA Beach 55 (Fern-Poison Creek) to WA Beach 95 (Alexander Bay)

: ALEXANDER BAY TO ORLEANS BAY

Covers WA Beach 95 (Alexander Bay) to WA Beach 105 (Duke of Orleans Bay Beach).

: DUKE OF ORLEANS BAY TO WHARTON BEACH

Covers WA Beach 105 (Duke of Orleans Bay Beach to WA Beach 115 (Wharton Beach)

: WHARTON BEACH TO WYLIE HEAD

Covers WA Beach 115 (Wharton Beach) to WA Beach 143 (Wylie Head)

: WYLIE HEAD TO ESPERANCE (NOT TRAVELLED)

Covers WA Beach 143 (Wylie Head) to WA Beach 151, not travelled.

: TWILIGHT BEACH ROAD

Covers WA Beach 152 (Lovers Beach) to WA Beach 160 (Thirteen Mile Beach)

: AROUND BUTTY HEAD

Covers WA Beach 161 to WA Beach 168 (Roses Beach).

: ROSES BEACH

Covers WA Beach 168 (Roses Beach).

: ROSES BEACH TO SKIPPY ROCK

Covers WA Beach 168 (Roses Beach) to WA Beach 198 (Torradup Beach).

: SKIPPY ROCK TO WASHPOOL BEACH

Covers WA Beach 168 (Torradup Beach) to WA Beach 207.

: MUNGLINUP BEACH TO STARVATION BOAT HARBOUR

Covers WA Beach 207 to Four Mile Beach WA Beach 256

: STARVATION BOAT HARBOUR TO HOPETOUN

: FROM HOPETOUN TO BOAT RAMP ALONG FOUR MILE BEACH

Region 2B Point Henry - Cape Leeuwin

: FROM WA BEACH 325 TO PALLINUP BEACH TO GROPER BLUFF

: SWAN GULLY TO BOARBOUR

: FROM SWAN GULLY TO CAPE RICHE

: BOAT HARBOUR, QUARRUM BEACHES TO BELLANGER BEACH

Covers WA Beaches 480 (Boat Harbour to 516 (Bellanger).