The 10 best beaches on the Yorke Peninsula
From wild Southern Ocean surf to glassy crabbing flats, the peninsula's finest stretches of sand.
The Yorke Peninsula is almost entirely coastline, two long gulfs and a wild ocean-facing bottom, so picking ten beaches means choosing across three very different moods. Down south in and around Innes, the surf is serious and the scenery raw. Up the gulfs, the water turns warm, calm and perfect for kids and crab rakes. Here is our ranked pick of the best.
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Marion BayPondalowie Bay
Surf, white sand and crayfishing boats at the bottom of Yorke's standout bay.
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Innes National ParkEthel Beach
A rugged surf and shipwreck beach reached by a steep clifftop stair.
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MoontaMoonta Bay
Calm Copper Coast swimming with a jetty and a long history of summers.
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Marion Bay
Gleesons Landing
A remote west-coast surf and camping beach for the self-sufficient.
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Marion Bay
Daly Head
A wild, exposed beach break for confident surfers chasing solitude.
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MoontaPort Hughes
Sheltered gulf swimming, good crabbing and a links golf course alongside.
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Whatever your speed, surf, snorkel, swim or stroll, the Yorke has a beach for it. Pack the rake and the wetsuit both.
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Image credits
- Pondalowie Bay beach.jpg by Peterdownunder , CC BY-SA 4.0 via Wikimedia Commons