Time to Roam Magazine Issue 11 - October/November 2014 | Page 50

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travel esperance
tyre pressures. Take care to ensure the tide
is out. Winter storms can pump in waves
surging right up to the dunes, but in summer,
the beach is often a good 30m wide.
This is one spectacular drive, but don’t
despair if you only have a 2WD vehicle. You can
also access spectacular parts of the park and
both camp grounds via a good sealed road.
While in the park, there’s plenty to keep
visitors satisfied for days if not weeks. The
series of bays are all accessible by 2WD down
dirt tracks. From west to east are Le Grand
Beach where anglers park their 4WDs waiting
for some Australian salmon action. Next is one
of my favorites, Hellfire Bay. Both ends of this
curved white bay are guarded by spectacular
granite headlands. Unlike most bays in Cape
Le Grand National Park, Thistle Cove is