Top 10 Lists
Hand-picked rankings of the best of Yorke Peninsula. We do not list paid placements and we do not rank commercial venues against each other - these are non-commercial picks covering beaches, walks, free things to do, wildlife and history.
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10 heritage highlights of the Yorke Peninsula
Cornish mines, shipwrecks, lighthouses and ghost towns, the peninsula's richest history in ten stops.
Copper built the north, sail and shipwreck shaped the coast, and gypsum raised a town that vanished. These ten heritage highlights tell the Yorke Peninsula's story.
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Best Things to Do on Yorke Peninsula
Our pick of the best things to do on Yorke Peninsula - Innes National Park, the Copper Coast heritage towns, surf breaks, lighthouses and gentle family beaches across the region.
The 10 best beaches on the Yorke Peninsula
Three coastlines, one peninsula. The Yorke serves up everything from booming surf beaches at the bottom to warm, shallow family flats up the gulfs. These ten are the pick.
The Best Jetties on the Yorke Peninsula
The Yorke is jetty country - long timber piers reaching out over seagrass and clear gulf water. These are the ones to walk to the end of at dusk.
The Best Surf Breaks on the Yorke Peninsula
From the famous left at Pondalowie to the remote salmon beaches of the west coast, these are the waves worth the drive to the bottom of Yorke.
Where to eat on Yorke Peninsula
A guide to the best places to eat across Yorke Peninsula, from heritage Copper Coast towns and seaside pubs to local oysters, a barley-belt winery and the region's first craft brewery.
Where to stay on the Yorke Peninsula
Our pick of where to stay on the Yorke Peninsula, from farm-stay pods and west-coast camping reserves to a holiday-park jetty town and a heritage lighthouse island off Edithburgh.
10 family things to do on the Yorke beyond the beach
Wind-blown day? Sunburnt shoulders? The Yorke has a surprising stack of family stops beyond its beaches, from mine railways to wind farms.
10 little towns of the Yorke Peninsula worth slowing down for
The Yorke's towns were built by copper, grain and the ketch trade - and most still run at jetty pace. Ten places worth more than a fuel stop.
10 museums and collections of the Yorke Peninsula
Copper, grain, ketches and one very famous aeroplane: the Yorke's volunteer-run museums keep the peninsula's stories close to where they happened.
10 of the Best Family Beaches on the Yorke Peninsula
Gentle, sheltered beaches around the peninsula where families can swim, paddle and crab in safety.
10 places to camp on the Yorke Peninsula
Swag by a surf break, van on a foreshore or tent above a salmon beach - ten of the best places to spend a night under Yorke stars.
10 top surf and fishing spots on the Yorke
The bottom of Yorke is South Australia's under-the-radar surf coast, and the gulfs are jetty-fishing and crabbing heaven. These ten spots cover both.
8 Must-See Copper Heritage Sites in Little Cornwall
The essential mines, museums and ruins of Kadina, Wallaroo and Moonta.
9 Lighthouses and Lookouts on the Yorke Peninsula
The peninsula's historic lighthouses and finest clifftop lookouts, ranked for the view.
9 Wild Beaches and Coves of Innes National Park
The surf beaches, sheltered coves and clear-water bays of the peninsula's wild southern tip.
The Best Crabbing and Fishing Spots on the Yorke
Rake the flats for blue swimmer crabs or chase King George whiting off the sand - these are the Yorke's most generous fishing and crabbing grounds.
The Best Heritage Sites on the Yorke Peninsula
From the engine houses of Little Cornwall to the ruins of a gypsum ghost town, these are the places that tell the Yorke's human story.