Snapshot
| Where | Tasman and Forestier peninsulas, south-east Tasmania — About 90 minutes' drive (92km) from Hobart via Sorell and the Arthur Highway · Port Arthur is the gateway township at the park's southern edge · Fortescue Bay is 22km beyond Port Arthur, 12km of it unsealed |
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| Getting there | Sealed the whole way from Hobart on the A3 and Arthur Highway (A9), so a 2WD is fine · The Fortescue Bay turn-off (C344) is 12km of unsealed road suitable for 2WDs and mountain bikes, slippery and potholed after rain · Cape Raoul is reached on dirt via Highcroft Road and 9km of Stormlea Road · the road from Blowhole Road (C338) to Tasmans Arch and Devils Kitchen is sealed; the Waterfall Bay Road is mostly unsealed with limited parking |
| Best time | March to May and September to November (autumn and spring) — whales pass the capes in both seasons, spring flowers the coastal heath, autumn brings orchids and the short-tailed shearwater migration, and the day walks are quieter than the December to January peak |
| Worst time | June to August, when the wettest months, 10 to 12°C daytime maximums and freezing coastal winds make the cliff tops a hard place to stop; and the late December to January school holidays, when Fortescue Bay and the cape tracks fill and the Three Capes huts are booked far ahead |
| Time needed | 2 to 3 days: a day for Cape Hauy or Cape Raoul, a day for the other cape, and a day for the Eaglehawk Neck coast; 4 days if you are walking the Three Capes Track |
| Cost | Parks Pass required — $49.15 per vehicle per day (up to 8 people) or $24.55 per person on foot, bike or bus; annual pass $104.75 ($83.85 concession); Fortescue Bay camping $24.00 per site per night (maximum 6 people) |
| Facilities | Tank water at both Fortescue Bay campgrounds (boil 3 minutes or sterilise), gas barbecues at the day-use shelter, hot showers at Banksia by token from the site office and toilets at both; basic supplies at the site office and groceries 45 minutes away at Nubeena; no fuel in the park; mobile coverage at Eaglehawk Neck and Port Arthur but effectively none at Fortescue Bay |
| Best for | Day walkers chasing the capes, multi-day hikers on the Three Capes Track or the Cape Pillar walk, and campers based at Fortescue Bay |
| Difficulty |
3 of 5 — Challenging
The headline day walks are long and stepped — Cape Hauy is 9.4km return and Grade 3, Cape Raoul 14km and Grade 4 — and most of them run along unfenced cliff edges. The Cape Pillar walk (29km return over 2 to 3 days) and the Tasman Coastal Trail (19km one way) demand real self-sufficiency, while Waterfall Bay, Maingon Blowhole and the Eaglehawk Neck lookouts keep mixed groups happy. |
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Tasman National Park covers the Tasman and Forestier peninsulas south-east of Hobart, joined to the mainland at the narrow isthmus of Eaglehawk Neck. Its signature is a dolerite coast — the tallest sea cliffs in Australia, ending in the blunt capes of Raoul, Hauy and Pillar — with softer rock below carved into Tasmans Arch, the Blowhole, Devils Kitchen and Remarkable Cave. The Totem Pole and the Candlestick stand in the water off Cape Hauy.
This is the country of the Pydairerme clan of the Oyster Bay nation: middens, quarries and artefact scatters lie along the coast and hold a strong and continuing connection for the Tasmanian Aboriginal community, so treat those places with respect. What pulls most walkers is the Three Capes Track — 48km of hut walking over 4 days, starting with a boat transfer to Denmans Cove — with day walkers reaching the same cliff country from Fortescue Bay and Stormlea Road.
Go if…
- You want to stand above Australia's highest sea cliffs — Cape Hauy is 4 hours of walking for cliff-edge views of the Totem Pole and the Candlestick
- You want a serious multi-day walk, whether that is the booked 48km Three Capes Track over 4 days or the 29km Cape Pillar walk over 2 to 3 days
- You are happy camping at Fortescue Bay and driving unsealed roads to reach the trailheads
- You want the sandstone coast as well — arches, blowholes, a chasm and a jointed rock pavement on the Eaglehawk Neck side
Skip it if…
- You want short, fenced, pram-friendly boardwalks — the cape tracks are steep and stepped and end on unfenced cliff tops
- Anyone in your group is badly unsettled by heights: Cape Hauy, Cape Raoul and Cape Pillar all finish on cliff edges with no barriers and wind straight off the ocean
- You are trying to fit Cape Hauy and Cape Raoul into one day — their trailheads are on opposite sides of the peninsula, about 50 minutes apart by road
- You are coming in midwinter for sunshine and warm water: daytime maximums average 10 to 12°C, and the wettest months fall in winter
What to expect
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You come in from Hobart on sealed road the whole way — about 90 minutes via Sorell and the Arthur Highway to Port Arthur — and the park begins before you reach it. At Eaglehawk Neck the peninsula narrows to a sand isthmus barely wider than the road: this was the dogline, where convicts were held back by tethered dogs, and the Officers' Quarters still stand beside it. South of there, Blowhole Road (unsealed, limited parking) threads a string of lookouts carved from softer rock — Tasmans Arch, the Blowhole, Devils Kitchen and the Tessellated Pavement, where a jointed rock platform breaks into pan and loaf formations that sit under water at high tide, so time it with the tide. Infrastructure works have closed parts of this visitor site in recent years, with the Waterfall Bay Track then reachable only from Waterfall Bay Road and the Tasmans Arch carpark toilet left open, so check the park alerts page the morning you drive out rather than planning around any published reopening date.
The main walking base is Fortescue Bay, 22km from Port Arthur and reached on 12km of unsealed C344 — suitable for a 2WD, but keep left on the blind corners, because towing vehicles, delivery trucks and tour buses use it too. Two campgrounds sit behind the beach. Banksia has walk-in tent sites with the car park 30m away and hot showers by token; Mill Creek takes vans, motorhomes and boats, with generators off by 9pm. Water comes from tanks at both and must be boiled for 3 minutes or sterilised, the site office sells ice, camping equipment and shower tokens, and the nearest grocery shop is a 45-minute drive away at Nubeena. The office runs 10am to 4pm from 1 October to 30 April and 11am to 4pm through winter.
From Fortescue Bay the Cape Hauy Track climbs 9.4km return — 4 hours, Grade 3 — on a stepped track out to a dolerite cape where the Totem Pole and the Candlestick stand in the water below the cliff edge. Cape Raoul is the longer proposition, 14km return and 5 hours, Grade 4, from a car park reached on dirt roads off the Arthur Highway, through open forest and heath to a cape where seals haul out on the rocks and islands beneath you. Both are listed among Tasmania's 60 Great Short Walks, and both finish on unfenced cliff tops — Parks asks visitors to keep back from the edge and to supervise children at all times.
You have two ways to go further. The Cape Pillar walk leaves from the Old Cape Pillar Track, 300m back from the Fortescue Bay campground office, and runs 29km return — or 34km as a circuit through Mount Fortescue and Cape Hauy — over 2 to 3 days, Grade 3, to the cliffs at Cape Pillar and the sea stacks off Tasman Island. The Three Capes Track is the booked version, 48km over 4 days and 3 nights of hut walking, checked in at Port Arthur and started with a boat transfer of up to 75 minutes to Denmans Cove. Either way this is exposed coast: daytime maximums average 16 to 19°C in summer and only 10 to 12°C in winter, the wind arrives straight off the Southern Ocean, and Parks advises layered clothing in every season. The Three Capes Track, the Old Cape Pillar Track and the Bare Knoll campground close about two weeks each April for planned burns and maintenance, so check those dates before you book.
Wildlife keeps its distance but turns up. Wedge-tailed and white-bellied sea eagles work the cliff tops, hooded plovers use the beaches, and threatened swift parrots move through the forest; wallabies, wombats, quolls, bettongs, potoroos, bandicoots and a growing population of Tasmanian devils feed in the scrub at dusk. Offshore there are Australian fur seals, little penguins, dolphins and whales — Parks notes whales passing in both spring and autumn. More than a third of Tasmania's plant species grow in the park and adjacent reserves, including over 60 threatened species, so the heath you cross on the way to Cape Raoul is carrying more than it looks.
Where to stay
Port Arthur is the base — the township at the park's southern edge, where Three Capes walkers check in — with Nubeena, Taranna, White Beach and Eaglehawk Neck covering the rest of the peninsula, and Fortescue Bay putting you inside the park.
When bookings open: Fortescue Bay campground takes bookings only from 1 October to 30 April, opening 180 days in advance, first-in first-served, and requests are enquiries that the site office confirms afterwards; from 1 May to 30 September it is first-in, first-served with no bookings. Official booking page. Checked 6 November 2026. Booking dates for every state.
| Stay | Guest rating | Best for | Distance | Style | Book |
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| Fortescue Bay Campground — Banksia and Mill Creek (PWS) | Not rated | Camping inside the park, minutes from the Cape Hauy Track | In the park, 22km from Port Arthur including 12km of unsealed road | Two campgrounds behind the beach — Banksia walk-in tent sites with parking 30m away and hot showers by token, Mill Creek drive-on sites for vans, motorhomes and boats · $24.00 per site per night (maximum 6 people) · tank water to boil 3 minutes or sterilise | Book now |
| Bivouac Bay Camping (PWS) | Not rated | Walk-in coastal camping away from the vehicle sites | In the park, reached on foot from Fortescue Bay via the Canoe Bay Track | A separate walk-in camping area on the coast north of Fortescue Bay, at the far end of the Bivouac Bay walk (10km return, 4 hours, Grade 3) | Book now |
| NRMA Port Arthur Holiday Park | Not rated | Families and van travellers wanting cabins or powered sites near the park | Garden Point Road, Port Arthur, at the park's southern edge | BIG4 park on Stewarts Bay with cabins, studios, safari tents, bunkhouses and 105 sites across ensuite, powered and unpowered options | Check rates |
| Stewarts Bay Lodge | Not rated | A waterfront cabin with a kitchen after a long day on the capes | 6955 Arthur Highway, Port Arthur | Waterfront lodge and self-contained cabin accommodation with kitchens, a restaurant and bar on Stewarts Bay | Check rates |
| White Beach Tourist Park | Not rated | A quieter caravan base on the peninsula's western side | 128 White Beach Road, White Beach | Caravan and RV park with sites a short drive from the park's western beaches and the road to Cape Raoul | Check rates |
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What to do here
8 walks & sights
Cape Hauy Track
The classic day walk of the park: a stepped track from Fortescue Bay out to a dolerite cape with the Totem Pole and the Candlestick standing in the water below. One of Tasmania's 60 Great Short Walks, and 4 hours of honest walking rather than a stroll. The cliffs are unfenced, so keep back from the edge and watch children closely.
Cape Raoul Track
A newly refurbished track through open forest and heath to the blunt tip of Cape Raoul, where seals rest on the rocks and small islands below. The car park is 8km west of Port Arthur (left at the Highcroft/Stormlea sign) and then 9km along dirt Stormlea Road, or 3km south of Nubeena. Grade 4 and long — take water and start early.
Cape Pillar walk
The unbooked way to the park's wildest cape, starting on the Old Cape Pillar Track 300m back from the Fortescue Bay campground office. It runs to Cape Pillar and the sea stacks off Tasman Island, either as an out-and-back or a circuit through Mount Fortescue and Cape Hauy. The track and the Bare Knoll campground close about two weeks each April for planned burns.
Three Capes Track
The state's flagship cliff walk: hut-based, one-directional and booked, with the boat transfer from the Port Arthur jetty to Denmans Cove built into the trip. You walk the tops of Australia's highest sea cliffs and sleep in huts along the way. It is fuel stove only all year and closes about two weeks each April for planned burns, with published closures of 5 to 18 April in 2027 and 24 April to 7 May in 2028.
Waterfall Bay Track
A short cliff-top walk to the waterfall dropping into Waterfall Bay, listed among Tasmania's 60 Great Short Walks. Parks directs walkers to start from the end of Waterfall Bay Road, off Blowhole Road (C338), which also shortens the Tasman Coastal Trail. When the Tasmans Arch and Devils Kitchen end is closed for works, this is the way in.
Tasman Coastal Trail
The full-length coast walk between the Eaglehawk Neck end and Fortescue Bay, walkable in either direction but needing a car shuffle — there is no public transport. It can be shortened by starting or finishing at Waterfall Bay via the unsealed road off Blowhole Road. Rough, long and exposed: this is a full day for fit walkers with their own arrangements.
Canoe Bay and Bivouac Bay
An easy coastal walk from the white sand at the top of Fortescue Bay to Canoe Bay, continuing about half an hour further to the Bivouac Bay campsite for anyone carrying a tent. Parks also lists a separate Bivouac Bay walk at 10km return and 4 hours from Fortescue Bay, so confirm the distance at the site office before you set off. A good half-day option when the big cape walks are beyond you.
Eaglehawk Neck coast — Tasmans Arch, Devils Kitchen, the Blowhole, Remarkable Cave and the Tessellated Pavement
The sandstone side of the park, where softer rock has been carved into an arch, a chasm, a blowhole and a sea gorge a few minutes from the car park. The Tessellated Pavement is a jointed rock platform that breaks into pan and loaf formations and is under water at high tide, so go on a falling tide. The road to Tasmans Arch and Devils Kitchen is sealed; Waterfall Bay Road is mostly unsealed with limited parking.
Tasman National Park itineraries: 1, 2 or 3 days
3 plans
One day: Cape Hauy and the Eaglehawk Neck coast
- Early morning. Drive in from Hobart — about 90 minutes to Port Arthur on sealed road via Sorell and the Arthur Highway, then 22km on to Fortescue Bay, 12km of it unsealed. Park at the bay and start the Cape Hauy Track (9.4km return, 4 hours, Grade 3) while the day is young.
- Afternoon. Walk back to the car, then drive out to Eaglehawk Neck for the Tessellated Pavement (0.6km return, 20 minutes, Grade 2) at low tide, when the pan formations are exposed. Finish with the lookouts off Blowhole Road — Tasmans Arch, the Blowhole and Devils Kitchen — reached on a sealed road to a car park with an all-access toilet.
About 10km of walking. A day trip from Hobart works, but you will spend about 3 hours of it in the car and the Cape Hauy Track alone takes 4 hours. A Parks Pass is required ($49.15 per vehicle per day, or $24.55 per person on foot, bike or bus). There is no fuel and no food in the park, so fill up at Dunalley or Port Arthur, and expect no mobile coverage once you turn off toward Fortescue Bay.
Two days: add Cape Raoul and camp at the bay
- Day 1. Cape Hauy Track from Fortescue Bay (9.4km return, 4 hours, Grade 3), then set up camp behind the beach — Banksia (walk-in tent sites, parking 30m away) or Mill Creek (drive-on sites for vans, motorhomes and boats). Pay on arrival at the site office or the pay-and-display machine; hot showers at Banksia need a token from the office.
- Day 2, morning. Drive around the peninsula to the Cape Raoul Track car park — 8km west of Port Arthur, left at the Highcroft/Stormlea sign, then 9km along dirt Stormlea Road. The walk is 14km return, 5 hours, Grade 4, through open forest and heath to a dolerite cape with seals on the rocks below.
- Day 2, note. Cape Hauy and Cape Raoul sit on opposite sides of the peninsula with their trailheads about 50 minutes apart by road, which is why each gets its own day here.
About 24km of walking across two days. Fortescue Bay campground is the base — $24.00 per site per night (maximum 6 people), with bookings required 1 October to 30 April and opening 180 days ahead; 1 May to 30 September is first-in, first-served. A Parks Pass is required ($49.15 per vehicle per day). Tank water at the campground must be boiled for 3 minutes or sterilised, and there is no fuel in the park.
Three days: both capes and the sandstone coast
- Day 1. Cape Hauy Track from Fortescue Bay (9.4km return, 4 hours, Grade 3), then camp at Banksia or Mill Creek behind the bay.
- Day 2. Cape Raoul Track from Stormlea Road (14km return, 5 hours, Grade 4) — leave it a full day and start early.
- Day 3, morning. Pack up and drive to the Eaglehawk Neck end for the Waterfall Bay Track (3.4km return, 1 to 1.5 hours, Grade 3) from the end of Waterfall Bay Road, then the Maingon Blowhole walk (3.3km return, 1 hour, Grade 2).
- Day 3, afternoon. Finish at the Tessellated Pavement on a low tide (0.6km return, 20 minutes, Grade 2) and the short walks at Remarkable Cave and the Blowhole before the drive back to Hobart.
About 31km of walking across three days. Two nights at Fortescue Bay ($24.00 per site per night, maximum 6 people) — book ahead for 1 October to 30 April, when requests open 180 days in advance and the site office confirms them; winter is first-in, first-served. A Parks Pass is required ($49.15 per vehicle per day). Carry water for the cape walks, use fuel stoves outside the designated campground fireplaces, and note that the Three Capes and Cape Pillar tracks close about two weeks each April for planned burns.
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90 minute Cape Raoul Cruise and Port Arthur Historic Site entry
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Suggested gear for Tasman 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.
- A waterproof shell and warm mid-layers Daytime maximums average 16 to 19°C in summer and only 10 to 12°C in winter, the wind arrives straight off the Southern Ocean on the capes, and Parks advises layered clothing in every season.
- Boots with real tread and ankle support The cape tracks are steep and stepped and Grade 4 in places, the rock platforms at Eaglehawk Neck are slick when wet, and Stormlea Road starts the Cape Raoul walk on dirt.
- A gas or liquid-fuel stove Tasman National Park is fuel stove only outside the designated Fortescue Bay campground fireplaces, and the Three Capes Track is fuel stove only all year; solid fuel fires are banned whenever restrictions apply.
- All the water for a cape day The only water in the park is tank water at the Fortescue Bay campgrounds, which must be boiled for 3 minutes or sterilised, and the cape tracks carry none.
- A shower token from the site office The hot showers at Banksia campground run on tokens sold at the Fortescue Bay site office, which is open 10am to 4pm from 1 October to 30 April and 11am to 4pm in winter.
- A tide chart or tide app The Tessellated Pavement's pan and loaf formations are under water at high tide, so the best-known stop on the Eaglehawk Neck road only works around low tide.
- Binoculars Seals haul out on the rocks and islands below Cape Raoul, wedge-tailed and white-bellied sea eagles work the cliffs, and whales pass the coast in both spring and autumn.
- A sleeping bag rated to near freezing Overnight minimums on the peninsula run around 7 to 8°C through winter and the campgrounds sit in the open behind the beach.
How this compares
Tasman National Park vs Maria Island
Maria Island, off the east coast near Triabunna, trades cliff tops for a car-free island — wombats and Cape Barren geese on the tracks, the World Heritage convict-era settlement at Darlington and the Painted Cliffs. You carry your gear on the ferry and give the island at least one night. Choose Maria Island for wildlife at arm's length and no cars at all; choose Tasman National Park for the tall dolerite sea cliffs, the capes and the booked hut walk.
- Difficulty
- 2 of 5 — Moderate
- Access
- Sealed road to Triabunna, then a passenger ferry; no vehicles on the island, so all supplies are carried in
- Best for
- Wildlife up close · car-free travel · convict-era heritage
Tasman National Park vs Freycinet National Park
Freycinet, on Tasmania's east coast, is the state's other great coast walk — pink granite peaks, the white crescent of Wineglass Bay and a multi-day peninsula circuit with more swimming and shorter walking days than the Tasman capes. Choose Freycinet for granite, sheltered bays and a gentler multi-day walk; choose Tasman National Park for the highest sea cliffs in Australia, longer cape days and the Three Capes Track.
- Difficulty
- 3 of 5 — Challenging
- Access
- Sealed road from Hobart or Launceston through Coles Bay; a 2WD manages everything in the park
- Best for
- Granite peaks · beach swimming · multi-day circuit walking
Tasman National Park vs South Bruny National Park
South Bruny, at the southern end of Bruny Island below Hobart, pairs cliff and beach walking with a road trip that ends in oysters and farm gates. Its cliffs are lower, its walks shorter and its access easier — a vehicle ferry from Kettering and mostly sealed roads. Choose South Bruny for a gentler coast with better food stops; choose Tasman National Park for Australia's highest sea cliffs and multi-day cliff walking.
- Difficulty
- 2 of 5 — Moderate
- Access
- Sealed road to Kettering, then a vehicle ferry; island roads are partly unsealed in the south
- Best for
- Cliff and beach walks · seafood stops · a Hobart-based day or two
Before you go
- A valid Parks Pass is required for entry — $49.15 per vehicle per day (up to 8 people), $24.55 per person on foot, bike or bus, or $104.75 for an annual pass covering all Tasmanian national parks ($83.85 concession)
- Fortescue Bay campground takes bookings only from 1 October to 30 April, opening 180 days in advance, first-in first-served; requests are enquiries and the site office confirms them, and 1 May to 30 September is first-in, first-served
- Pay camping fees on arrival at the Fortescue Bay site office or the pay-and-display machine (EFTPOS only) — check-in is from 11am and check-out strictly 11am, and cancellations need 48 hours' notice by email or the full fee applies
- Fill up before the peninsula: there is no fuel in the park, Dunalley and Port Arthur are the last options, and Sorell has supermarkets on the way from Hobart
- Carry all the water you need for a cape walk — the only water in the park is tank water at Fortescue Bay, which must be boiled for 3 minutes or sterilised, and the nearest grocery shop is 45 minutes away at Nubeena
- Tasman National Park is fuel stove only outside the designated Fortescue Bay campground fireplaces, and the Three Capes Track is fuel stove only all year; seasonal fire restrictions also apply over the warmer months
- Expect no mobile coverage at Fortescue Bay — download maps and walk notes before leaving Hobart, and carry a PLB or satellite communicator on the cape walks
- Check the PWS alerts page before you go: works at the Tasmans Arch and Devils Kitchen visitor site have closed it at times, the Waterfall Bay Track is then reachable only from Waterfall Bay Road, and the Three Capes and Cape Pillar tracks close about two weeks each April for planned burns
When to go
seasons & the hard months
Spring (September to November) and autumn (March to May) suit most walkers. Spring brings the coastal heath into flower and whales passing the capes; autumn brings orchids, the short-tailed shearwater migration and more whales. Both sit outside the December to January peak, when Fortescue Bay fills, the cape tracks share themselves with you and the Three Capes huts are booked far ahead. February is the warmest and driest month and the sea reaches about 17°C, which is the best combination if you plan to swim at Fortescue Bay.
Winter (June to August) is the quietest and the hardest. Daytime maximums average 10 to 12°C, August is the wettest month at around 76mm across 12 wet days, and freezing coastal winds make the cliff tops a bleak place to stand still. Winter still has its arguments — big swells breaking against the cliffs, acacia in bloom and dark night skies away from town light. In any season, pack for weather that changes quickly and watch the park alerts page for closures.
Questions
6 answers
Yes. The daily pass is $49.15 per vehicle (up to 8 people) or $24.55 per person if you arrive on foot, by bike or by bus, with children under 5 free. An annual pass covering all Tasmanian national parks is $104.75, or $83.85 concession, and covers up to two vehicles registered at the pass holder's address. Camping and multi-day walk bookings are charged separately.
The Three Capes Track is a booked, hut-based walk of 48km over 4 days and 3 nights, and it starts with a boat transfer of up to 75 minutes from Port Arthur to Denmans Cove — you cannot walk it without the booking. The day walks — Cape Hauy (9.4km return), Cape Raoul (14km return), Waterfall Bay (3.4km return) and the Cape Pillar walk (29km return over 2 to 3 days) — start from Fortescue Bay and Stormlea Road and need nothing but a parks pass and your own food and water.
Yes. Commercial cruises run from the Port Arthur jetty along the coast past the sea cliffs to Cape Raoul and Tasman Island, and the Eaglehawk Neck lookouts — Tasmans Arch, Devils Kitchen, the Blowhole, Remarkable Cave and the Tessellated Pavement — are a few minutes from car parks on Blowhole Road and Safety Cove Road. The Tessellated Pavement is best on a low tide.
Bookings are required from 1 October to 30 April and open 180 days in advance, first-in first-served, with one site per booking request and confirmation from the site office afterwards. From 1 May to 30 September it is first-in, first-served. Sites are $24.00 a night, maximum 6 people per site.
On the cape walks, no — Cape Hauy, Cape Raoul and Cape Pillar all end on unfenced cliff edges with real drops and wind straight off the ocean, and Parks asks visitors to keep back from edges and supervise children at all times. The Eaglehawk Neck lookouts and the beach at Fortescue Bay are the family-friendly way to see the coast.
The Three Capes Track, the Old Cape Pillar Track and the Bare Knoll campground close about two weeks each April for planned burns and maintenance — the published closure is 5 to 18 April in 2027 and 24 April to 7 May in 2028. The Three Capes Track is fuel stove only at all times of year.
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