"Creaking" sound from suspension on bumpy terrain?

Hi everyone,

I have a 2017 Limited with 45000 miles or so and have recently gone on a few "sand trails" near me. The path is somewhat bumpy and even at 10-15mph the front end has a decent amount of travel as I go over the bumps.

When the suspension "Goes down" I will hear almost like a creaking noise from I guess the springs/coils whatever compressing.

Is this normal? I've always had cars, never trucks of any kind, and the closest experience I've had would be driving over a speed bump in which case i'm barely moving so it's different.

 

It's fairly normal, exacerbated by dirt / dust. On most of my longer trips by the time I get home the squeaking is pretty noticeable; it goes away after a good spraying of the undercarriage and wheel wells / suspension components.