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Finding the Waroona

4WD Tracks in WAWaroona 4WD Tracksby Aaron Schubert on December 7, 2014

If you are like me, the closer the 4WD tracks are to home, the better. Sure, a day down at Harvey, Brunsw ick or Collie is well worth the effort, but if you could explore some cracker 4WDtracks much closer to Perth, you would, wouldn’t you?

Where is Waroona Dam? Waroona Dam is just under an hour and 20 minutes fromPerth. For those of you who live south of the river, it’s barely anhour’s drive. To get there, you can either head straight downthe South Western Highway, or you can go down Kwinana andonto Forrest Hwy, and cut across on Greenlands Road, andfinish the rest of the drive on the South Western Highway.Either way, you want to end up here.

Hows this for a view?

Waroona Dam/Lake NavarinoThe proper name for this spectacular place is Lake NavarinStill, it is most often referred to as Waroona Dam. Call it wh

 you will! The primary use of the dam is for irrigation, but itused for many recreational activities too. It was built in 196and the old construction camp was turned into a Caravan Parun by CALM. It has since been leased to a private enterpriand is truly an awesome place to visit.

 Watching the moon rise

What are the main attractions?The main attraction for Waroona would be the skiing. In t

 warmer months, it’s not uncommon to have 10 – 20 boatsthe dam. After skiing, there are a number of other populactivities like fishing, 4WDing, camping, hiking and canoein

Ski biscuits at Waroona

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Camping at WaroonaThe good news is that you can stay at Waroona, either in theCaravan park or lakeside camping. Camping next to the lakeis only $10 per night, and you can literally wake up every morning and watch the sun rise over the lake. It’s a magnificentplace, and one that I can’t recommend enough.

Right near the water

Nothing beats a fire after a long day 

Where are the 4WD Tracks?Onto the most important part of the post;  Waroona 4WDTracks! I don’t need to give you any GPS coordinates; yousimply make your way around the dam itself. You can start onthe gravel just after you cross the dam wall, and work your way around the dam.

 You will need to go inland a bit when the water is up, and Scarproad is the boundary to many of the 4WD tracks. If you go allthe way around the dam, you will end up climbing some hillsand following a track that comes out at Scarp road.

Once you are back on Scarp road, you can either return to thedam or head home!

Driving around the Dam

How serious are the 4WD tracks?The tracks around the dam vary from mild angled gravel tracthrough to big bog holes and some very chopped out hclimbs. Any 4WD would be able to comfortably drive the who

 way around the dam, so long as they avoided the bog holand skipped the hill climbs.

This area changes dramatically as the water level goes up adown. Be very wary of bog holes, and always get out of yo4WD to check them before proceeding. There are plenty dowthere that would swallow cars on 35’s with lockers. Needleto say, you can drive around them!

One of the mud runs

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 Watch the panels

There is a little creek on the eastern side of the dam that youcan cross (and many people drive down it and out before thedam!), and this is a brilliant little spot to stop and relax.

In regards to the hill climbs, you can take the far east side, which is the easiest, and asides from a few side angles furtherup the track is a bit of a challenge, but not extreme. In a few places you need to straddle ruts and stay out of weird angles,

 but providing you aren’t a novice at 4WDing, and you have

someone experienced to spot you through, you shouldn’t havetoo many issues.

The hill climb furthest to the west is the hardest, and vehicles without lockers really struggle to drive it. If you have lockers,pick the right line and drive up in first low with your tyresdeflated and you won’t have too many issues. There are a few places where wheels come off the ground, so be prepared for it.

Popping a few wheels up

 An awesome view 

Please stay out of the dam itself. Whilst driving around righton the water’s edge might be fun, you wouldn’t be the first totip your vehicle onto its side and into the water.

I've just spent the last weekend camping at Waroona, and we went down the Saturday before. We had a great time, and you can see most of the 4WD Tracks around Waroona in the youtube video below 

Where are more 4WD Tracks?The beauty of Waroona is that it is also very close Dwellingup. Once you’ve driven the 4WD Tracks arou

 Waroona, head out to Scarp road, and take this track , whileads to Nanga Brook Road. From there, you can head Nanga road, and turn left. The Captain Fawcett Track  stahere, and you can take River Road, which will eventua

see you come out right at Stringers camp site, via the NorJunction track.

There are plenty of 4WD Tracks around Dwellingup, a between the two places, you have more than enough to ke you occupied for a full day (and more!). Be aware that a lotthe land east of Waroona Dam is private property, and is npassable.

Roxy at Waroona

Can I take my dogs?Dogs are permitted around Waroona Dam. If you are campin

 you need to register them, but you don’t have to pay a fee fhaving them there. Obviously, respect others and clean up amess!

Look after our bushIt’s a huge privilege being able to access amazing spots lithis, so please look after them. Take your rubbish home (apickup any rubbish left behind by inconsiderate people) adon’t rip the area up in your 4WD unnecessarily. When an aris not treated with respect, it most often results in closurand we’ve all had enough of them!

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Keep this amazing place open

Have you been to Waroona before? Did you do any of the 4WDTracks? What did you think of it?

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