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Known as 42 Mile Crossing as it lies 42 miles north along the Princess highway from Kingston SE and provides access to the ocean beach of the Coorong National Park allowing beach driving all the way NW to Godfrey\'s Landing.

The Great Ocean offers some awesome surf fishing and campsites are set amongst the sand dunes. When we visited it was like a forest of fishing rods for kilometres along the beach. There are no fishing licenses required in SA as in Victoria so I think this attracts more people to fish.

Given the vehicle traffic the beach is in excellent condition. It pays to stick to the beach track as the last thing anyone wants is to see a 4x4 being consumed at high tide...For the Bird watchers there are plenty of species here to keep you ammused and there is also lots of native flora for the avid photographers amongst us.

For all the info you need and pdf map and brochures visit http://www.environment.sa.gov.au/parks/sanpr/coorong/information.html

TIPS

DO NOT SWIMM THIS BEACH IT IS TREACHOROUS WITH UNDERTOWS AND STRONG RIPS SA IS ALSO RENOWNED FOR ITS FRIENDLY WHITEPOINTER POPULATION TOO 

I ran my tyres at 28 to 30 psi as I had walked the sand track prior and found it was at the most only 7 to 8 inches deep before hard pack (OF COURSE ONCE ON THE BEACH THINGS CHANGE) if you head south the beach becomes quite loose and deep sand but if you head north the track is initialy hard packed shell and grit but does become deep and loose the further north you travel. An air compressor (NEW IN JAN 2010) is supplied at the SALT CREEK roadhouse and there is donation tin there to assist in its maintenance however there is no pressure gauge so ensure you have yours handy. Idealy have your own compressor and it would pay to drop in past the SALT CREEK roadhouse  to ensure it is still working and available to use prior to heading out to the beach as the nearest air could be as far as Meningie to nth and Kingston SE to the South.

Keep your revs as constant as possible and use high range as both will help prevent digging in, if you esp or traction control its better to utilise them than to get stuck...but if you do get stuck make sure you have shovel to dig yourself out.

Take plenty of food and water no matter how GOOD A FISHERMAN you think you are...LOL besides the further you head north along the beach the further you have to go back to get supplies.

Suggest the Policemens Point Bistro for a nice hot meal and cold beer...great value food and a good menu with a bar to boot.

Oh and stay out of the wet sand as this consume your car at random as some areas are hard packed wet and others are so wet under foot that your car with be stuck in no time...

If in doubt there is a walking track and as we did walk the sand road first and see what you think its better to be safe than sorry.

And do have some warm clothes as the wind from ocean can be very cold it was 19 degrees on the beach according the car thermometer and 26 in the car park back over the dunes.