Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
Port Lincoln to Streaky Bay
Around Port Lincoln
with a beach, jetty, pub, caravan park and motel - serious holiday territory!
About 15km south of Port Lincoln is
Lincoln National Park
(
www.environment.sa.gov.au
;
per car $10)
, with roaming emus, roos and brush-tailed
bettongs, safe swimming coves and pounding surf beaches. Entry is via self-registration
on the way in.
If you want to stay the night, the two-bedroom
Donnington Cottage
(per night $85,
2-night minimum)
at Spalding Cove, built in 1899, sleeps six and has photo-worthy views.
Book through Port Lincoln visitor information centre; BYO linen and food. The visitor
centre can also advise on
bush camping
(per car $17)
in the park, including sites at Fish-
erman's Point, Memory Cove, September Beach and Surfleet Cove.
The Port Lincoln visitor information centre also sells permits to
Mikkira Station &
Peninsula's first sheep station and home to the endemic Port Lincoln parrot (and some
koalas); and
Whalers Way
(24hr pass per car incl 1 night camping $30)
, a super-scenic 14km
coastal drive 32km southwest of Port Lincoln.
Coffin Bay
POP 650
Oyster lovers rejoice! Deathly sounding Coffin Bay (named by Matthew Flinders after
his buddy Sir Isaac Coffin) is a snoozy fishing village basking languidly in the warm
sun…until a 2500-strong holiday horde arrives every January. Slippery, salty
oysters
from the nearby beds are exported worldwide, but you shouldn't pay more than $1 per
oyster around town. Online, see
www.coffinbay.net
.
Along the ocean side of Coffin Bay there's some wild coastal scenery, most of which
roos, emus and fat goannas. Access for conventional vehicles is limited: you can get to
Point Avoid
(coastal lookouts, rocky cliffs, good surf and whales passing between May
and October) and
Yangie Bay
(arid-looking rocky landscapes and walking trails), but
otherwise you'll need a 4WD. There are some isolated
camp sites
(per car $7)
within the
park, generally with dirt-road access.
