Beachport 2025

MJOC has been visiting the South Australian Beaches for over 20 years. Jake,

myself and Charli have been 14 of those times now. It’s our most favourite trip of the

year.

Based in Beachport on the Limestone Coast and carried out over the Labour Day

long weekend, which is also the Adelaide Cup for South Australia.

Beachport itself is a gorgeous little town with plenty of little shops to grab your

essentials, plus some extra boutique stores for a bit of indulgence as well. Going

over in March means you generally get ideal weather for holidaying, this year the

skies were an absolute beautiful blue.

We love it so much we try to make it over the weekend before the official MJOC trips

begin and either recce the tracks or pop into the larger nearby town of Robe, for

more of that indulgent shopping and a beer or two at the pub.

Over the years we have held bonfires in the dunes with a byo dinner and an exciting

night drive back to camp. We’ve also had gathering bbq dinners at the local park

and there’s usually a night at the Beachport Hotel as well. Catering for large groups

is something this pub does very well.

We’ve seen many changes over the 14 years of visiting Beachport. Shops have

come and gone, sadly the Beachport Brewery had come and gone in a short few

years but it always remains a peaceful, beautiful and friendly town. Places like this

rely on tourism and we are welcomed back every year. Unfortunately some unruly

people have gone into the sand dunes and been destructive and dangerous. This

has shut down the sand dunes to four wheel driving however the beautiful coastlines

are still open.

I urge anyone who hasn’t done a Beachport trip with MJOC to jump on board. It’s

Jake’s favourite place, and he has plenty of sand experience there to guide you.

This year Jake had a goal to make it from Beachport all the way to Carpenters Rocks

on the beach, without hitting any inland tracks at all. Not a small feat. The sand

heading south from Beachport can be very soft and challenging, not only on the

drivers but it can really push your vehicle. The sand makes it hard work for the Jeep

to push through but keeping up your momentum is a must. He organised lifetime

member Ken Dunnachie, an extremely experienced sand driver, to take Zoli our Club

President and himself down to Carpenters Rocks the day before the event was held.

They made it!!! Jake was wrapped. There’s plenty of wheeling to do in the area,

especially when heading north to Robe, this is my favourite part of the trip, visiting

the gorgeous coastlines, and swimming in pristine isolated waters.



The Beachport trip is a completely different type of wheeling, it’s an absolute must for

any member. Don’t let the long drive deter you, there’s plenty of options to stop and

have breaks or break it into 2 half day drives. Visiting the Umpherston Sink Hole in

Mount Gambier on the way is highly recommended. There’s also the Blue Lake in

Mount Gambier and exquisite Tantanoola Caves only 40mins away from Beachport.

You never know you might love it as much as we do.