hi there we are newbies we are looking at going to Cape York in June are the roads ok for us to pull our jayco 2012 on road campervan up to the top end or are the roads to rough
We plan to do the cape in 2016, but we will be towing a Kedron on road caravan. I know of a grey nomad couple who went up last year, they left their off road spinifex at Laura, and only travelled up in their F250.
In my opinion, I don't think any on road van should be tackling the cape
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Provided you are prepared to take it slowly (and depending on the road, that may be very slowly) it is quite practical to take any vehicle to the Cape.
Ensure that it is in first class condition before you start (suspension components and tyres in particular) and if possible, go early after the grading has been finished and avoid school holidays.
I totally agree with Peter & his advice. The 2nd time we went we tented it again mainly because the couple were venturing up there for the first time as well as being new to caravanning. Do not go in school holidays & try to go early June after grading. Take it easy & enjoy the trip. If at all corrugated be extra careful on the corners & watch for dust in the distance which will tell you of on coming traffic & keep your lights on at all times. Even if the dips looks OK with maybe a small amount of water, slow right down as you can do major damage if you hit unseen holes. One disadvantage towing your van will be not able to go into some of the coastal spots. Another real problem for all travellers is having to book/pay online for your camp sites. It is impossible to work out what days you are going to be at a certain spot- nothing worse to have to keep to a time table if you decided you want to spend a few more days somewhere but can't because you have paid for a site up/down the track.