Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
Sleeping
C4
C6
C5
(see 3)
C4
B5
C4
Sights & Activities
Starting at the island's southern tip, where the ferry leaves for Inskip Point on the main-
land, a high-tide access track cuts inland, avoiding dangerous Hook Point, and leads to the
entrance of the Eastern Beach's main thoroughfare. The first settlement is
Dilli Village
, the
former sand-mining centre;
Eurong
, with shops, fuel and places to eat, is another 9km
north. From here, an inland track crosses to Central Station and Wanggoolba Creek (for
the ferry to River Heads).
Right in the middle of the island is the ranger centre at
Central Station
, the starting point
for numerous walking trails. From here you can walk or drive to the beautiful
McKenzie
,
Jennings
,
Birrabeen
and
Boomanjin Lakes
. Lake McKenzie is spectacularly clear and ringed by
white-sand beaches, making it a great place to swim; Lake Birrabeen sees fewer tour and
backpacker groups.
About 4km north of Eurong along the beach, a signposted walking trail leads across
sandblows to the beautiful
Lake Wabby
, the most accessible of Fraser's lakes. An easier
route is from the lookout on the inland track. Lake Wabby is surrounded on three sides by
eucalypt forest, while the fourth side is a massive sandblow that encroaches on the lake at
about 3m a year. The lake is deceptively shallow and diving is very dangerous.
As you drive up the beach, you may have to detour inland to avoid Poyungan and Yid-
ney Rocks during high tide before you reach
Happy Valley
, with places to stay, a shop and
bistro. About 10km north is
Eli Creek
, a fast-moving, crystal-clear waterway that will carry
you effortlessly downstream. About 2km from Eli Creek is the rotting hulk of the
Maheno
,
a former passenger liner blown ashore by a cyclone in 1935 as it was being towed to a
Japanese scrap yard.
