We spent three nights in Lincoln Nationalpark, which no kidding felt like home for us after a few days. Its a lovely nationalpark with epic campsites and things to see.

Two of our nights we spent at Fishermans Point, which is accessible by all cars. Its located on a little ‘half island’ and you can camp wherever you like. We chose to park so we had a great view of the beach. On the campground you’ll find a toilet and non-drinkable water.

From Fishermans Point we went on a 14 km walk along the coastline and inland. Some of the way we walked along the Investigator Trail, but a big part of it we just walked on the stones and inbetween the vegetation. It was challenging at times, but a lot of fun. We walked along the coast to Donington beach and lighthouse. While we had our lunch at the lighthouse, we spotted sealions jumping up from the water. None of us have seen sealions outside a zoo before, so we were quite excited.

From Donington Lighthouse we walked the investigator trail to September Beach. That beach is gorgeous! We had a swim here before we started walking inlands back to our campground. You can also stay at a campground right next to September beach.

After returning from our walk we were both craving a shower after swimming in the salty water and sweating. Paul reminded me, that we have a solar shower. We hadn’t tried the shower until then, so we decided to give it a go. Eventhough the water was cold and the weather wasn’t to warm either, I really appreciated the shower!

When we were driving around Port Lincoln we spotted big sand dunes in the distance, so beforehand we knew that we really wanted to go see them. After a little research online, we found out that you could drive 18 km on a 4wd only coastal-track called Sleaford-Wanna Track, so we aimed for that one.

Unfortunately, Google Maps failed us a little. We were supposed to drive down Wanna Rd and then turn right onto Clark Hut Rd, which would lead to the Sleaford-Wanna track, but we were met by a closed fence. So instead we drove to the end of Wanna Rd to Wanna Lookout. We weren’t really sure what to do from here, but then we saw some car tracks going off-road just before the parking for the lookout. So we went onto there. When I am looking on maps just now, I can see that there is right turn-off directly onto Sleaford-Wanna Track just 1 km before you reach the lookout. This road would probably have been better to get on.

The start of the road we took was quite challenging. At one point we could see nothing but the car in front of us and we knew there was a cliff edge on the left side of us. That was scary! But from there we made it onto the sanddunes. None of us have tried driving on sand before, so we were a little nervous if the car was gonna make it. As we got onto the sanddunes it was a little hard to see where to go, since the other car tracks had disappeared and all we could see was steep edges down the dune. I said to Paul we were definitely not going to drive down one of those crazy sides! So we found a part of one of the sides, that was less steep and from there we guessed a little where to go while searching for visible car tracks.

At one point we started seeing poles, that indicated the Sleaford-Wanna Track and we could follow on offline Google Maps where to go. I was surprised that the drive on sand was 7 km long, I didn’t expect that much. And we were happy when we were on the other side of the dune onto “better” road. Which certainly wasn’t better, but at least we didn’t have to fear getting stuck in the sand.

And yes, we did spend a lot of our drive fearing we would get stuck in the sand. So we kind of forgot to enjoy the views and have a look around. Honestly we only left the car to check the sand conditions ahead, put on petrol and have a wee (I had a very nervous bladder). Luckily, I did take time to take a few pictures.

Hopefully next time we drive on sand, we’ll take it a bit more slow and be relaxed. I am not sure I am ready to drive on other sand dunes again though! Haha.

After our nerve-wrecking Sleaford-Wanna drive we turned onto Millers Hole Track, then Tulka-Sleaford Track and after that we were back onto the main road, Donington Rd. We were also close to the park exit and Paul really needed a beer after our drive, so we decided to drive to the city and get some food and alcohol, before we returned again. On our return we decided to try another campground and our choice fell on Horse Rock East Campground. This campground is super small. It has space for just two vehicles and has no amenities. But it is right by the beach and just a left turn of the main road. So its accessible for all vehicles.

So – if you’re thinking about heading to Lincoln Nationalpark, do it! Have a walk somewhere along the 84 km long Investigator trail, spot some sealions (maybe whales somewhere), visit a beautiful beach or drive on the sanddunes!