Snapshot
| Where | Jussieu Peninsula, lower Eyre Peninsula, South Australia — Park entry is 13 km south-west of Port Lincoln via Proper Bay Road · About 680 km and 8 hours' drive from Adelaide · Port Lincoln Airport is 14 km north of the city, with daily Adelaide flights of about 50 minutes |
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| Getting there | Sealed road from Port Lincoln via Proper Bay Road, then maintained gravel to Stamford Hill, Surfleet Cove, September Beach, Cape Donington and Taylor's Landing · 4WD required for Memory Cove, the Sleaford–Wanna track and the remote southern campgrounds · Gravel corrugates in dry weather, turns slippery after rain, and sections can close after heavy weather |
| Best time | August–November, when native flora and birdlife peak and wildflowers bloom through the mallee and coastal heath · March–May brings light winds, mild days and clear night skies |
| Worst time | December–February, when temperatures regularly exceed 30°C, total fire ban days are common and the park can close outright on Catastrophic Fire Danger days · June–August turns wetter and windier, with nights of 7–9°C and slippery tracks |
| Time needed | 2–3 days for the Stamford Hill and Donington walks, the Sleaford–Wanna dunes and a Memory Cove day; 3 days or more to walk an Investigator Trail section between campgrounds |
| Cost | Vehicle entry $14.40 per vehicle, paid before entry · Accommodation from $23.10 per night, booked and paid before you arrive · Memory Cove Entry Permit booked online, plus a gate key collected before you go |
| Facilities | Toilets at Surfleet, Taylor's Landing, September Beach and Fisherman Point campgrounds · No water is available in the park, so bring your own (Memory Cove campground has non-potable water only) · Picnic shelters at Stamford and September Beach, boat ramp at Taylor's Landing · Fuel, food and water only in Port Lincoln · Mobile coverage patchy and unreliable, especially in low-lying areas |
| Best for | Walkers using the Investigator Trail in signed day sections · 4WD campers after remote beach and cove sites · Families based in Port Lincoln who want beaches, short walks and history |
| Difficulty |
3 of 5 — Challenging
Most day walks run 1–2 hours on defined tracks, but the signature experiences involve soft-sand 4WD, a permit-only wilderness area, no drinking water in the park, patchy coverage and park closures on high fire danger days. |
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Lincoln National Park covers 21,385 hectares of granite headlands, sheltered bays and mallee on the Jussieu Peninsula, with twenty-one islands and islets lying up to 18 km offshore and the wind-sculpted Sleaford–Wanna dune system along its southern edge. The Barngarla and Nauo peoples are its Traditional Owners; stone fish traps, stone-working sites and middens remain in the park, and the Federal Court determined the Nauo #2 native title claim in September 2024 over an area of about 536 square kilometres that includes this coast.
Matthew Flinders surveyed and named much of this coast from the Investigator in 1802, and after eight of his crew drowned off Cape Catastrophe he erected a tablet at Memory Cove and named the cape, the cove and eight islands for the men lost. A monument to the voyage was raised on Stamford Hill in 1841; both it and the Memory Cove tablet sit on the South Australian Heritage Register. What you get now is coastline walked in short signed sections, a permit-only cove and 4WD dune country at the tip of the Eyre Peninsula.
Go if…
- You want a coastal park where you can walk short signed sections and still camp beside the water
- You have a 4WD and want soft-sand dune driving plus a permit-only wilderness cove that stays quiet
- You like your history on site: the 1841 Flinders monument on Stamford Hill and the Memory Cove tablet are both on the South Australian Heritage Register
- You are based in Port Lincoln and want granite headlands, beaches and wildlife within 13 km of town
Skip it if…
- You are visiting at the height of summer and cannot work around heat above 30°C, total fire ban days and closures on Catastrophic Fire Danger days
- You expect drinking water, shops or reliable phone reception at the trailhead — the park has none of them
- You want long mountain walks or big climbs; this is low coastal country, and the tallest thing here is a hill with a monument on it
- You are towing a caravan and want to go past the gravel loop — Memory Cove and the remote beach campgrounds are 4WD soft-sand country
What to expect
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You come into the park from Port Lincoln on Proper Bay Road — the entrance is 13 km south-west of town, sealed to the gate and gravel soon after. The main road reaches Stamford Hill day area at checkpoint 7, Surfleet Cove (checkpoint 10), Fisherman Point (13), Cape Donington (15), September Beach (16) and Taylor's Landing (20), where there is a boat ramp and toilets. Expect corrugations after dry spells and slippery sections after rain; tracks can close after heavy weather, so check the park's alerts page before you leave town. Everything south and west of that loop — the Sleaford–Wanna track, Memory Cove and campgrounds such as Carcase Rock, MacLaren Point and Woodcutters Beach — is 4WD country with soft sand, and caravans are not permitted at Memory Cove. There are no shops, no fuel and no drinking water in the park, so arrive from Port Lincoln with food, a full tank and every litre you will need, and treat mobile coverage as patchy and unreliable, especially in the low-lying ground.
The park's one built monument is on Stamford Hill, where a stiff 45-minute climb from the day-area car park reaches the stone marker raised in 1841 to Matthew Flinders' 1802 survey of this coast. From the top you look across Boston Bay, which NPWS describes as the largest natural harbour in Australia, and back along the shoreline the Investigator worked. The other half of that story sits at Memory Cove, where Flinders' tablet is registered on the South Australian Heritage Register along with the monument above you. Picnic shelter at the base of the hill; the loop back to Surfleet takes in woodcutter ruins.
West and south the park turns wilder. The Sleaford–Wanna dune system runs inland from the coast in wind-sculpted sand that NPWS ranks among the best dune driving on the Eyre Peninsula, and the cliffs at Wanna look straight out over the Sleaford Bay Sanctuary Zone with Wedding Cake Island offshore. Wanna Lookout is the stop NPWS suggests you time for sunset. Inland from the shore, Sleaford Mere is a salt lake, and the track between the two has been blocked before now by a mobile dune at its western (Sleaford) end — NPWS has recorded that entrance as impassable, so plan to enter and exit at the main entrance and read the alerts page before you drive. This is walking country too: the Wanna Dunes to Sleaford Mere walk runs 14.3 km and takes 5 hours, with Brian Clarke Hut as a shelter at checkpoint 23, and the mallee and coastal heath carry native lilac, satin everlasting and grevilleas from late winter into spring.
Southern right whales use the Sleaford Bay Sanctuary Zone as an aggregation area and are often seen with calves between May and October before they migrate to Antarctic waters. Around Donington Island you can look for long-nosed fur seals and Australian sea lions, and the sea lion is nationally endangered, with these islands counted as critical habitat. Onshore, western grey kangaroos and emus graze around the campgrounds at dawn and dusk, and the park's listed species include malleefowl, bush stone-curlew, the Eyre Peninsula southern emu-wren and the white-bellied whipbird. September Beach is the pick for Pacific gulls and oystercatchers, while ospreys and sea eagles work the Wanna cliffs and rock parrots keep to the heath.
Camping is why many people stay: fourteen campgrounds in the park range from September Beach, Surfleet and Fisherman Point, with toilets and defined sites, to bare 4WD clearings such as Carcase Rock, Horse Rock East and Wisemans Shack with nothing at all. Generators run only between 9am and 9pm; wood and solid-fuel fires are prohibited during fire danger season, usually 1 November to 15 April, and never permitted at Surfleet, so bring gas or your own firewood. Aboriginal heritage is everywhere and unmarked: burial places, fish traps, middens and stone-working sites are protected under the Aboriginal Heritage Act 1988 whether or not they are recorded. Where protocols are promoted, follow them; where they are not, touch nothing, move nothing and carry your rubbish out with you.
Where to stay
Almost everyone bases in Port Lincoln, 13 km from the park entrance, or camps inside the park at Surfleet, September Beach or Fisherman Point; Donington Cottage, an early-settler cottage above Spalding Cove, is the one house option inside the park.
When bookings open: National Parks South Australia campsites book online up to 12 months ahead on a rolling window, not from a fixed opening day. The Memory Cove permit books online and the gate key is collected before you leave Port Lincoln. Official booking page. Checked 11 November 2026. Booking dates for every state.
| Stay | Guest rating | Best for | Distance | Style | Book |
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| September Beach Campground (NPWS) | Not rated | Families and caravan campers who want toilets, fire pits and a beach over the dunes | Inside the park, checkpoint 16 on the Donington Peninsula | 12 campsites for caravans, camper vans, trailers and tents with toilets, picnic facilities and fire pits; sites 8 and 9 book as glamping through Kata and Belle · book before arrival | Book now |
| Surfleet Campground (NPWS) | Not rated | Walkers working the Investigator Trail sections between Stamford Hill and Spalding Cove | Inside the park, checkpoint 10 on the eastern shore | 18 allocated sites plus a group site (19 in the official count) for caravans, vans, trailers and tents, with toilets; campfires never permitted · book before arrival | Book now |
| Memory Cove Campground | Not rated | A quiet, permit-only beach camp with no fires and no generators | Memory Cove Wilderness Protection Area, 19 km from the Wanna gate | 4WD access only, caravans not permitted, toilets and non-potable water at the campground only; entry permit and gate key required and access limited to 15 vehicles per day · book before arrival | Book now |
| Port Lincoln Caravan Park | Not rated | A beachfront caravan or cabin base with a service station opposite | 21.6 km from Lincoln National Park (Tripadvisor) | Seafront park on the Lincoln Highway with more than 60 sites and 20 cabins, including pet-friendly options | Check rates |
| Port Lincoln Hotel | 8.8 / 10 (1,746 reviews, Booking.com) | A full-service waterfront base on Boston Bay after a wet or sandy day | Booking.com lists 14 miles (about 23 km) from the park | Hotel on the Boston Bay foreshore with restaurant, three bars, fitness centre and heated pool | Check rates |
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What to do here
7 walks & sights
Memory Cove Wilderness Protection Area
Memory Cove is why a lot of people book ahead. Flinders anchored in here in 1802 after eight of his crew drowned off Cape Catastrophe, and the tablet he erected is still there, listed with the Stamford Hill monument on the South Australian Heritage Register. The cove itself is clear water against orange-lichen boulders and low heath, with a forested headland behind it. The track in is rough, unsealed and soft-sand in places, so it is 4WD only and caravans are not permitted, and NPWS caps access at 15 vehicles a day. You book vehicle entry and camping online and collect the gate key before you drive in. No fires and no generators are permitted in the Wilderness Protection Area and there are no facilities, so bring everything. Day visits work, but the stillness at the end of the track is what the permit buys you.
Stamford Hill Hike and the Flinders monument
The short, steep climb from the day-area car park to the 1841 monument is one of 40 Great Australian Short Walks and takes well under an hour up and back. The 5.7 km Stamford Hill Loop Hike makes a half-day of it, returning via the Investigator Trail past woodcutter ruins near checkpoint 6. There is a picnic shelter at the base, and the view over Boston Bay is the orientation shot for the rest of the park.
Donington Loop Hike and Cape Donington Lighthouse
The signed loop around the Donington Peninsula passes the Cape Donington lighthouse, built in 1905 and standing 32 metres, and the rock platforms at its car park with views to Donington Island. At low tide you can look for the mast top of a shipwreck between the island and the mainland. The 1 km, 30-minute link to September Beach extends the walk, and Donington Cottage sits in the bushland above Spalding Cove on this peninsula.
Wanna Lookout and the Sleaford–Wanna dune country
The drive out to Wanna is the park's best half-day of scenery: wind-sculpted sand dunes inland, the cliffs over the Sleaford Bay Sanctuary Zone and Wedding Cake Island offshore, and a lookout NPWS recommends you reach for sunset. The dune system is open for walking and climbing. For a serious leg-stretch, the Wanna Dunes to Sleaford Mere walk runs 14.3 km in 5 hours past Brian Clarke Hut at checkpoint 23. NPWS has recorded the western (Sleaford) end of the track as blocked by a mobile dune, so enter and exit at the main entrance and check the alerts page first.
Sleaford Bay whales, seals and birdlife
Between May and October, southern right whales gather in the Sleaford Bay Sanctuary Zone, often with calves, before they leave for Antarctic waters, and NPWS points to the Sleaford Bay coastline as the place to look. Off the Donington Peninsula, long-nosed fur seals and Australian sea lions haul out around Donington Island, and the Australian sea lion is nationally endangered, with these islands counted as critical habitat. Onshore, western grey kangaroos and emus graze around the campgrounds at dawn and dusk, and the park's listed birds include malleefowl, bush stone-curlew, the Eyre Peninsula southern emu-wren and the white-bellied whipbird. September Beach is the pick for Pacific gulls and pied or sooty oystercatchers, while ospreys and sea eagles work the Wanna cliffs and rock parrots keep to the heath. Bring binoculars, keep your distance from seals, and do not feed anything.
The Investigator Trail
The park's long walk is published by NPWS as three one-way sections rather than a single figure, so you can do any of them as a day walk with a car shuffle or link them into a multi-day trek between campgrounds. The track is clearly defined and marked with checkpoints, and outside the park it continues north through Tulka and Port Lincoln as the Parnkalla Trail. WalkingSA lists two circuit options from the same markers. Water supply on the trail is not guaranteed over summer, so carry what you need.
Surfleet Cove, Spalding Cove and Taylor's Landing
This is the sheltered side of the park. The Surfleet Cove Loop is the easy first walk from the campground, the 2.4 km link to Spalding Cove keeps you on low coastal track, and the 8.5 km one-way walk from MacLaren Point to Taylor's Landing is the longer day out. Taylor's Landing has a boat ramp, toilets and picnic facilities and 5 allocated campsites, which makes it the fishing and boating base; Surfleet has toilets and 19 campsites but no campfires at any time.
Lincoln National Park itineraries: 1, 2 or 3 days
3 plans
One day: Stamford Hill and the Donington Peninsula
- Morning. Drive the 13 km from Port Lincoln on Proper Bay Road and walk the Stamford Hill Hike from the day-area car park near checkpoint 7 — 1.6 km return, 45 minutes, hard — to the stone monument raised in 1841 to Matthew Flinders' 1802 survey, with Boston Bay below. For a longer morning, take the Stamford Hill Loop Hike, 5.7 km and 2 hours, returning via the Investigator Trail past woodcutter ruins near checkpoint 6.
- Afternoon. Drive on around the coast to the Donington Peninsula for the Donington Loop Hike — 6.2 km, about 2 hours, moderate — which passes the 1905 Cape Donington lighthouse and the rock platforms at the lighthouse car park. If you have half an hour in hand, add the 1 km, 30-minute link between the lighthouse and September Beach.
- Evening. Swim or fish at September Beach or Surfleet Cove, then drive back to Port Lincoln for fuel, food and water — there are no shops and no drinking water in the park.
No nights. Two walks: Stamford Hill (1.6 km return) and the Donington Loop (6.2 km). Base in Port Lincoln, 13 km from the park entrance, and drive in and out the same day. Vehicle entry is $14.40 per vehicle, paid before you arrive, and fuel, food and water are all in town. The park closes on days of Catastrophic Fire Danger and may close on days of Extreme Fire Danger.
Two days: the Sleaford–Wanna dunes and Memory Cove
- Day 1. As the one-day plan: Stamford Hill Hike in the morning, Donington Loop in the afternoon, then camp at Surfleet or September Beach.
- Day 2, early. Drive the Sleaford–Wanna track out to Wanna Lookout over the Sleaford Bay Sanctuary Zone and the wind-sculpted dune system. Mobile dunes move across this track and NPWS has recorded the western (Sleaford) entrance as blocked and impassable, so plan to enter and exit at the main entrance and read the park's alerts page before you drive it.
- Day 2, midday. Book a Memory Cove Entry Permit online and collect the gate key to reach Memory Cove, 19 km from the Wanna gate — 4WD only, caravans not permitted, and access is limited to 15 vehicles per day.
- Day 2, afternoon. If you still have legs, walk the Wanna Dunes to Sleaford Mere track — 14.3 km, 5 hours, hard, with Brian Clarke Hut as a shelter at checkpoint 23. Otherwise swim, fish and watch for whales off Sleaford Bay between May and October.
Two nights at Surfleet or September Beach. Entry is $14.40 per vehicle, paid before arrival, and accommodation starts at $23.10 per night with camping booked and paid before you arrive. Wood and solid-fuel fires are prohibited during fire danger season, usually 1 November to 15 April, and are never permitted at Surfleet; generators run only between 9am and 9pm. The park closes on Catastrophic Fire Danger days.
Three days: an Investigator Trail section and Taylor's Landing
- Day 1. Stamford Hill Hike in the morning, Donington Loop in the afternoon, camp at Surfleet.
- Day 2. Sleaford–Wanna track and Wanna Lookout in the morning; Memory Cove in the afternoon with a permit and the gate key.
- Day 3. Walk one of the signed Investigator Trail sections. The Cape Donington leg runs 30.7 km one way and takes 10 hours, so most people take a shorter piece: MacLaren Point to Taylor's Landing is 8.5 km one way and 3 hours, and September Beach to Carcase Rock is 4.5 km and 1 hour 45 minutes. Arrange a car shuffle or a pick-up before you start. Taylor's Landing has toilets, a boat ramp and 5 allocated campsites, or finish back at September Beach.
Three nights — two inside the park and the last at Taylor's Landing, September Beach or back in Port Lincoln. Walks: Stamford Hill (1.6 km return), the Donington Loop (6.2 km) and one Investigator Trail section (MacLaren Point to Taylor's Landing, 8.5 km one way). Entry is $14.40 per vehicle and accommodation starts at $23.10 per night, both booked and paid before you arrive. Carry all your drinking water — the park has none.
Suggested gear for Lincoln National Park
18 items
- Water bottles or a hydration bladder Carry at least 2 litres per person on the walks.
- Water treatment tablets or a filter Treat creek and camping-area water before drinking.
- Sun hat, sunscreen (SPF 50+) and sunglasses
- Sturdy, broken-in walking shoes or boots
- Day pack (20–30 L)
- First aid kit, including blister care
- Insect repellent
- Head torch with spare batteries
- Lightweight rain jacket
- Personal locator beacon Mobile coverage is unreliable in remote parks.
- Water containers holding 5–6L per person per day The park has no water supply, and there are no shops between Port Lincoln and the tracks.
- Tyre compressor and deflator Soft sand on the Memory Cove track and the Sleaford–Wanna dunes needs lower pressures, and you re-inflate before the gravel run back to town.
- Recovery boards and a snatch strap The southern beach campgrounds and dune tracks are remote, unpatrolled soft sand with no facilities and patchy coverage.
- Full-size spare tyre and a puncture repair kit Gravel roads corrugate badly in dry weather, and sharp rubble on side tracks is unforgiving when the nearest help is in Port Lincoln.
- Satellite communicator or PLB, plus a UHF radio NPWS describes mobile coverage as patchy and unreliable, especially in low-lying areas, and 000 needs a signal to connect.
- Your own firewood or a gas stove Firewood collection is prohibited, wood and solid-fuel fires are banned from 1 November to 15 April, and Surfleet never allows campfires.
- Warm sleeping bag and layers NPWS warns nights can get very cold, and winter overnight temperatures run 7–9°C while days sit at 15–17°C.
- Binoculars Southern right whales off Sleaford Bay between May and October, seals and sea lions around Donington Island and listed birds in the heath are all watched from a distance.
How this compares
Lincoln National Park vs Murphy's Haystacks
Murphy's Haystacks, near Streaky Bay on the Eyre Peninsula's west coast, is a roadside stop rather than a park stay, and an Audacia guide is planned. It fits a day of driving rather than days of walking and camping. Choose Murphy's Haystacks for a short granite stop on the road north; choose Lincoln National Park for coastal walks, beaches and campgrounds you can stay in.
- Difficulty
- 1 of 5 — Easy
- Access
- West of Port Lincoln on the Eyre Peninsula's Flinders Highway side; a drive-through stop, not a base
- Best for
- Scenic drives · short stops · photography
Lincoln National Park vs Baird Bay
Baird Bay, on the west coast north of Streaky Bay, is a small settlement on sheltered water with a marine encounter on its doorstep, and an Audacia guide is planned. It is a longer run from Port Lincoln than the parks around the tip and works best as part of a wider Eyre Peninsula loop. Choose Baird Bay for a quiet sheltered-water base on the west coast; choose Lincoln National Park for granite headlands, marked walks and 4WD dune country at the peninsula's tip.
- Difficulty
- 2 of 5 — Moderate
- Access
- North-west of Port Lincoln on the Eyre Peninsula; unsealed side roads near the settlement
- Best for
- Sheltered water · coastal touring · quiet camps
Lincoln National Park vs Kangaroo Island
Kangaroo Island is the other South Australian coast built around wildlife and sea-cliff scenery, reached by ferry from Cape Jervis or a short flight from Adelaide rather than by road. It is a bigger, more developed island trip with more tour operators; Lincoln National Park is a quieter walking-and-camping park at the tip of a peninsula. Choose Kangaroo Island for sea lions, koalas and a longer island stay; choose Lincoln National Park for signed coastal walks, heritage sites and a permit-only wilderness cove.
- Difficulty
- 2 of 5 — Moderate
- Access
- Ferry from Cape Jervis or flight from Adelaide; sealed main roads with unsealed park tracks
- Best for
- Wildlife · island touring · coastal scenery
Before you go
- Pay the $14.40 vehicle entry before you arrive and book your campsite before you come — accommodation starts at $23.10 per night and camping fees must be paid before you arrive
- Book the Memory Cove Entry Permit online and collect the gate key before leaving town; access is 4WD only, caravans are not permitted, and NPWS limits it to 15 vehicles per day
- Fuel and fill every water container in Port Lincoln — there is no fuel, no shop and no drinking water in the park,
- Check the park's alerts page and road reports before you turn off: gravel sections close after heavy weather, and NPWS has recorded the western (Sleaford) entrance of the Sleaford–Wanna track as blocked by a mobile dune
- Know the fire rules: wood and solid-fuel fires are prohibited during fire danger season, usually 1 November to 15 April, and never permitted at Surfleet; the park closes on days of Catastrophic Fire Danger and may close on Extreme days — check CFS ratings or the Bushfire Information Hotline on 1800 362 361
- Leave pets at home, do not feed birds or animals, and take every bag of rubbish with you — there are no bins in the park
- Tell someone your plans and carry a PLB or satellite communicator on any walk or 4WD track; 000 still needs coverage and reception is patchy at best
- If you want campfires outside the fire danger season, bring your own firewood — collecting it in national parks is prohibited — plus a gas stove for high fire danger days
When to go
seasons & the hard months
Late winter to spring is the walking season here, and NPWS is right about it: the park's native flora and birdlife peak as the heath greens up, with native lilac, satin everlasting and grevilleas through the mallee from August into November. Autumn, from March to May, is the other good window — NPWS and the park's own material describe light winds, mild days, clear night skies and fewer people, and the coast is at its best for sunrise. Whales add a reason between May and October, when southern right cows and calves sit in the Sleaford Bay Sanctuary Zone before the run south.
December to February is the hard stretch: temperatures regularly exceed 30°C, total fire ban days are common on the Eyre Peninsula and the park can close outright on Catastrophic Fire Danger days, which is a real risk to a trip plan rather than a nuisance. Winter, June to August, is quieter again but colder than people expect — days of 15–17°C, nights of 7–9°C, and NPWS warns that nights can get very cold in mild weather. If summer is your only option, drive the coast at first light, swim at September Beach or Surfleet, and plan around the fire ratings.
Questions
6 answers
Not for the main loop. The roads to Stamford Hill, Surfleet Cove, September Beach, Cape Donington and Taylor's Landing are sealed in via Proper Bay Road and then maintained gravel that suits conventional vehicles in normal conditions. You do need a 4WD for Memory Cove, the Sleaford–Wanna track and the remote campgrounds such as Carcase Rock, MacLaren Point and Woodcutters Beach, where the sand is soft. Gravel corrugates badly in dry weather and turns slippery after rain.
Vehicle entry is $14.40 per vehicle and must be paid before you enter the park. Accommodation starts at $23.10 per night, and camping fees are paid before you arrive. Memory Cove is a separate entry permit booked online, plus a gate key; the park page notes no other fees or permits beyond that.
You book a Memory Cove Entry Permit online for vehicle entry and camping, then collect the gate key before you drive in. The road is rough, unsealed and soft-sand in places, so 4WD only and no caravans, and NPWS limits access to 15 vehicles per day. The track is 19 km from the Wanna gate. No fires and no generators are permitted there. The campground has toilets and non-potable water; otherwise it is remote, so be self-sufficient and take your rubbish out.
There are 14 campgrounds in the park. September Beach (12 sites), Surfleet (18 allocated plus a group site), Fisherman Point (19 sites) and Taylor's Landing (5 sites) have toilets. There is no water in the park, so bring your own. The rest — Carcase Rock, Engine Point, Horse Rock, Horse Rock East, Lincoln Track, MacLaren Point North, Richardsons Shack, Spalding Cove, Wisemans Shack and Woodcutters Beach — are bare sites with no facilities, most of them 4WD. Generators are permitted between 9am and 9pm.
No to the first and barely to the second. There is no water in the park, so bring all you need. Mobile coverage is patchy and unreliable, especially in low-lying areas, so download your maps in Port Lincoln, tell someone where you are going and carry a PLB or satellite communicator.
Sometimes. Wood and solid-fuel fires are prohibited during fire danger season, usually 1 November to 15 April, and are never permitted at Surfleet. Gas and liquid fuel fires are allowed year-round except on total fire ban days, and wood fires are permitted between the high and low water mark outside the fire danger season, also excluding total fire ban days. Bring your own firewood — collection in the park is prohibited — and expect the park to close on days of Catastrophic Fire Danger.
Nearby & next
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