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National Parks & Wildlife Eyre Peninsula
South Australia
Lincoln
National Park
17,000
hectares A place of
dramatic contrasts,
from the gently undulating
north coast to the rugged
bluffs of the south.
Being just twenty kilometres
south of Port Lincoln,
the open country and
quiet bays present ideal
locations for camping
or day trips. Bush walkers
find the exposed coastline
and granite-topped hills
a challenge and the
cliff-top walk near
Wanna is particularly
memorable but please
take care. Parrots,
emus and kangaroos inhabit
the northern section,
while osprey and sea
eagles soar over the
southern coast.
Cape Catastrophe and
Memory Cove, where
Matthew Flinders lost
eight of his men in
1802, are both wilderness
areas reached only
by four wheel drive
vehicles. While conventional
vehicles can negotiate
most of the park tracks,
some are rough and
can become impassable.
Seek advice from the
District Ranger at
Port Lincoln: telephone
(08) 8688 3177.
Remember fire bans
apply during summer
months.
Coffin
Bay National Park
30,380
hectares Coffin Bay
National Park covers
the entire Coffin Bay
Peninsula and contains
some beautiful, unspoilt
coastal wilderness.
Several scenic drives
lead through the park.
While some are only
accessible to four
wheel drive vehicles,
conventional cars
can travel the Yangie
Trail, which starts
at Coffin Bay and
runs to Yangie Bay
and Avoid Bay.
Almonta Beach, to
the east of Point
Avoid, is one of the
country's finest surfing
beaches.
The park has a great
variety of wildlife,
including the Coffin
Bay brumbies. Seabirds
are prolific, with
white-bellied sea
eagles, ospreys, albatrosses
and petrels a common
sight.
Camping in Coffin
Bay National Park
is by permit from
the Coffin Bay Ranger
Station, telephone
(08) 8685 4047.
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