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The Yorke Peninsula
West of Adelaide across Gulf St Vincent, the Yorke Peninsula offers a unique blend of coastal and country living. The peninsula offers more than 600 kilometres of coastline for locals and visitors to enjoy and some of the richest wheat and barely country in Australia.
Behind the luscious crops and crashing waves, the Yorke Peninsula has many interesting stories of pioneer adventures, shipwrecks and mining booms to tell. Fishing & beaches
Home to great fishing, the peninsula offers some fantastic spots to drop a line from a boat, a jetty or the beach. Some of the most popular catches include blue swimmer crabs, southern salmon, mulloway, southern rock lobster and King George whiting and people flock to the area to catch these beauties during the Copper Coast Family Fishing competition every November.
The beaches of Yorke Peninsula are stunning. Many sheltered bays exist for swimming and the southwest corner of the peninsula is one of Australia's great surfing drawcards. A surf competition is held on the long weekend in October and water lovers also enjoy diving in the unspoilt waters, especially around the shipwrecks of the maritime heritage trails. Hidden gems
The spectacular Innes National Park is one of the Yorke Peninsula's gems. The national park covers 9,100 hectares and is surrounded by rugged cliffs and secluded white sandy beaches. The park has a diverse range of native flora and fauna to enjoy and welcomes visitors keen to camp, scuba dive, fish, surf or bush walk. Innes National Park is also home to the shipwreck 'Ethel', a three-masted iron barque washed up on the beach in 1902.
The region has a rich Cornish history and visitors can learn about this in the many museums and working mines. This history comes alive each year at the largest Cornish festival in the world, the Kernewek Lowender. As far as accommodation goes, the most attractive option is renting one of the many beach houses available that overlook the ocean. Caravan parks are in abundance and you can find many cosy bed |
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Quick Facts
Notes:
Fishing, surfing, seafood including oysters, prawns, crabs, salmon and rock lobster. Bush walking, wildlife plus all the history of the Copper Coast.
Travel time:
90 min drive north of Adelaide.
Best time to visit:
Summer - Max: 27°C
Min: 8°C
Winter - Max: 16°C
Min: 7°C |
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