Stenhouse Bay Jetty
A long timber jetty over clear gulf water at the gateway to Innes National Park, once built to ship gypsum and now a quiet spot for fishing and swimming.
Stenhouse Bay is the first thing many visitors see when they roll into Innes National Park, and the jetty is its centrepiece. Built in the 1910s to load gypsum mined from the salt lakes inland, the long timber deck reaches out over water so clear you can watch squid and tommy ruff drift beneath the planks.
The gypsum trade is long gone, but the jetty has found a second life as one of the most reliable land-based fishing platforms on the bottom of Yorke. Locals come for squid at dusk and snook in the cooler months, while families use the sheltered bay for an easy swim.
The restored heritage trail along the clifftop explains the bay's industrial past, with interpretive signs pointing out the old loading infrastructure and the route the tramway once took. It is a short, level walk with big views back across the bay and out toward Pondalowie.
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Last verified 8 August 2026 · source: Parks SA - Dhilba Guuranda-Innes National Park (official page)
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Sources
- Parks SA - Dhilba Guuranda-Innes National Park (official page) (accessed August 2026)
- Wikipedia - Stenhouse Bay, South Australia (accessed August 2026)
Image credits
- Stenhouse Bay Jetty, Northwest view 20230208 2.jpg by DXR , CC BY-SA 4.0 via Wikimedia Commons