Family Activities
Tidal pools, jetty fishing and safe swimming bays.
The best family activities in Yorke Peninsula
Easygoing and safe, the Yorke Peninsula is built for family holidays: protected tidal swimming pools, jetties made for dropping a line, gentle bays for the little ones and museums that bring the copper era to life for all ages.
Browse family activities by area
13 places
Ardrossan
Red-cliff town with big gulf views and crab fishing.
A working grain-port town on the east coast, famous for its red cliffs, blue swimmer crabs and panoramic gulf lookout.
Black Point
Long sandy spit famed for big swimming flats.
A narrow holiday settlement on a long sandy spit, with shallow safe swimming and a relaxed shack-life feel.
Coobowie
Shallow, sheltered bay made for families.
A quiet seaside hamlet on a broad shallow bay, perfect for safe swimming, wading and small-boat launching.
Edithburgh Jetty
One of South Australia's premier shore dives.
A historic jetty famed among divers for its rich marine life, and a favourite spot for jetty fishing.
Edithburgh Tidal Pool
Sheltered ocean swimming pool carved into the rocks.
A beloved natural tidal swimming pool set into the rocky foreshore, safe for families and topped up by the sea.
Moonta Bay
Sandy seaside fringe of the copper town with a long jetty.
The relaxed beach suburb of Moonta, with a sweeping sandy bay, a long jetty and calm, family-friendly swimming.
Moonta Mines
State heritage area at the heart of Little Cornwall.
A vast state heritage precinct of engine houses, cottages and a tourist railway recalling Australia's richest copper mine.
Moonta Mines Museum
Copper-era treasures in the grand old miners' school.
A richly stocked museum in the imposing former Moonta Mines Model School, telling the Cornish copper story.
Point Turton
West-gulf town with a famous fishing jetty.
A small west-coast holiday town on Spencer Gulf, well known for its jetty fishing, caravan park and tavern.
Port Hughes Jetty
Top jetty for whiting, squid and crabs.
A favourite Copper Coast fishing jetty near Moonta Bay, reaching into clear water over seagrass and sand.
Port Vincent
Yachting harbour with calm swimming and a marina.
A pretty east-coast holiday town built around a sheltered bay and marina, with safe swimming and a lively summer scene.
Stansbury
Oyster town with sheltered bays and a long jetty.
A relaxed oyster-growing town on Gulf St Vincent with two sheltered bays, a jetty and a tidal swimming area.
Wallaroo Heritage & Nautical Museum
Maritime and copper history in the old post office.
A two-storey museum in Wallaroo's historic post office, covering the port's copper-smelting and seafaring past.