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route and expected time of return. of time expected and route

visit areas. visit

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weather may frequent camp sites and day day and sites camp frequent may weather

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drinking water. drinking

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and await police direction. police await and

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Phone Information Line (08) 8204 1910 8204 (08) Line Information Phone

thick smoke or flames. Seek refuge in bare areas areas bare in refuge Seek flames. or smoke thick

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area. During a bushfire, avoid driving through through driving avoid bushfire, a During area. Wear sturdy shoes, hat and sunscreen. and hat shoes, sturdy Wear •

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keep vehicles to designated tracks and obey signs. signs. obey and tracks designated to vehicles keep Heritage does not operate a vehicle recovery recovery vehicle a operate not does Heritage Camping is allowed only in the designated areas areas designated the in only allowed is Camping

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crusts that bind the sand and prevent erosion. Please Please erosion. prevent and sand the bind that crusts Note: The Department for Environment and and Environment for Department The Note:

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seabird refuge and breeding areas. breeding and refuge seabird bogged vehicles. The 4WD tracks are two-way two-way are tracks 4WD The vehicles. bogged

the track joins the beach. Beyond this are important important are this Beyond beach. the joins track the • Firearms and hunting are not permitted. not are hunting and Firearms • Information Centre, 3 Adelaide Place, Port Lincoln. Lincoln. Port Place, Adelaide 3 Centre, Information pressure even further may assist in retrieving retrieving in assist may further even pressure

Gunyah Beach is limited to 3 km each side of where where of side each km 3 to limited is Beach Gunyah • Be considerate of other park users. park other of considerate Be • office, 75 Liverpool Street, Port Lincoln or the Visitor Visitor the or Lincoln Port Street, Liverpool 75 office, damage and aid in traction. Reducing tyre tyre Reducing traction. in aid and damage

please follow the route markers. Access along along Access markers. route the follow please walking trails. walking from the Department for Environment and Heritage Heritage and Environment for Department the from sandy tracks or beaches. This will reduce track track reduce will This beaches. or tracks sandy

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Annual and Holiday Parks Passes can be purchased purchased be can Passes Parks Holiday and Annual Please reduce tyre pressure when driving on on driving when pressure tyre reduce Please

disturb animals, or remove native plants. native remove or animals, disturb soft sand may bog 4WD vehicles. vehicles. 4WD bog may sand soft - tracks 4WD •

supplies of fuel, food and water. and food fuel, of supplies • Keep our wildlife wild. Do not feed or or feed not Do wild. wildlife our Keep • station located at the park entrance. park the at located station strong rips, large swells and freak waves. freak and swells large rips, strong

beyond Yangie Bay. Ensure that you have adequate adequate have you that Ensure Bay. Yangie beyond • Respect geological and heritage sites. heritage and geological Respect • permits can be obtained from the self-registration self-registration the from obtained be can permits creates hazardous sea conditions including including conditions sea hazardous creates

Gunyah Beach and to the Coffin Bay Peninsula Peninsula Bay Coffin the to and Beach Gunyah • Camp only in designated areas. designated in only Camp • for your ongoing enjoyment. Entry and camping camping and Entry enjoyment. ongoing your for the exposed ocean that borders this park park this borders that ocean exposed the - Seas •

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• Conserve native habitat by using liquid liquid using by habitat native Conserve •

Bay National Park. Fees collected are used for for used are collected Fees Park. National Bay undercut. Extreme care should be taken when when taken be should care Extreme undercut.

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opportunities. Coffin Bay Coffin

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The National Parks Code Peninsula Bay Kellidie Bay Away from the coast there are sand dunes and Conservation Park Louth limestone pavements. Patches of sheoak and low- • Sensation Beach: Bay 50 km. Allow 6 hours return. Help protect your national parks by following Sir Joseph Banks Group lying samphire swamps abound with birds. Dryland Avoid 4 Bay 3 km these guidelines: Coffin Bay Boston Bay tea-trees cover limestone areas. • Point Sir Isaac: Boston Is Cape Donington 55 km. Allow 6 hours return. COFFIN BAY Port Lincoln NATIONAL • Leave your pets at home (1080 poison, lethal PARK Travel in the park Lincoln to pets, is used in the park to control foxes). National Park Sleaford Conventional vehicles have access to Point Avoid, Park fees Local hazards • Take your rubbish with you. Cape Carnot Bay Almonta Beach, Golden Island Lookout and • Observe fire restrictions usually 1 November to West Point Thistle Is Fees apply for entering and camping in Coffin • Unstable cliffs - many cliffs are crumbling and 30 April. Check CFS hotline 1300 362 361. 0 km 25 50 Yangie Bay. • Conserve native habitat by using liquid Bay National Park. Fees collected are used for undercut. Extreme care should be taken when fuel or gas stoves. Four-wheel drive (4WD) vehicles have access to conservation and to maintain and improve facilities walking, fishing or driving near any coastal area. • Camp only in designated areas. Gunyah Beach and to the Coffin Bay Peninsula for your ongoing enjoyment. Entry and camping • Seas - the exposed ocean that borders this park • Respect geological and heritage sites. beyond Yangie Bay. Ensure that you have adequate permits can be obtained from the self-registration creates hazardous sea conditions including • Keep our wildlife wild. Do not feed or supplies of fuel, food and water. station located at the park entrance. strong rips, large swells and freak waves. disturb animals, or remove native plants. • 4WD tracks - soft sand may bog 4WD vehicles. • Keep to defined vehicle tracks and When travelling on the Gunyah Beach 4WD track Annual and Holiday Parks Passes can be purchased Please reduce tyre pressure when driving on walking trails. please follow the route markers. Access along from the Department for Environment and Heritage sandy tracks or beaches. This will reduce track • Be considerate of other park users. Gunyah Beach is limited to 3 km each side of where office, 75 Liverpool Street, Port Lincoln or the Visitor damage and aid in traction. Reducing tyre • Firearms and hunting are not permitted. the track joins the beach. Beyond this are important Information Centre, 3 Adelaide Place, Port Lincoln. pressure even further may assist in retrieving seabird refuge and breeding areas. bogged vehicles. The 4WD tracks are two-way access. Take care on track crests and bends. Thank you for leaving the bush in its natural state for For further information contact: the enjoyment of others. Traffic over dunes destroys small plants and the fungal Bush camping Drive with care at all times. crusts that bind the sand and prevent erosion. Please Note: The Department for Environment and Department for Environment and Heritage keep vehicles to designated tracks and obey signs. Camping is allowed only in the designated areas Heritage does not operate a vehicle recovery West Region Office Remember to reduce tyre pressure when driving on shown on the map. Toilet facilities and limited service. 75 Liverpool Street sandy tracks or beaches. This will aid traction and rainwater are provided at most of the camping • 2WD tracks - the sealed road is a low speed PO Box 22 reduce track damage. areas. Please don’t rely on the water, as supply is road with crests and corners. The speed limit is Port Lincoln SA 5606 Walk Safely seasonal. 40 km/h. Please respect the wildlife in the park Phone: (08) 8688 3111 and keep within the speed limit. Fax: (08) 8688 3110 Be prepared when bushwalking: • Bushfires - Large bushfires have occurred in this Web: www.environment.sa.gov.au/parks/ • Wear sturdy shoes, hat and sunscreen. area. During a bushfire, avoid driving through • Carry sufficient food and drinking water. thick smoke or flames. Seek refuge in bare areas Phone Information Line (08) 8204 1910 Do not rely on tanks or creeks in the park for and await police direction. drinking water. Email: [email protected] • Bees - Bees seeking water during hot summer • Keep to the defined walking trail. Website: www.parks.sa.gov.au weather may frequent camp sites and day • Inform a responsible person of your proposed visit areas. route and expected time of return. © Department for Environment and Heritage • Weather conditions can change quickly. 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reefs adjoining the the adjoining reefs

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peninsula. A number of revegetation areas can be be can areas revegetation of number A peninsula.

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If you choose an extended walk, sheltered bays. • Black Springs: offer excellent fishing Osprey diving for fish. please let a reliable person know your proposed route 3 Black Rocks Hike Away from the coast there are sand dunes and 28 km. Allow 3 hours return. opportunities. and expected time of return. Always carry adequate limestone pavements. Patches of sheoak and low- • Sensation Beach: The Drooping Sheoak Allocasuarina verticillata, are a supplies of food and water and be prepared for • To the rugged coastline of Avoid Bay with views lying samphire swamps abound with birds. Dryland 50 km. Allow 6 hours return. significant feature of the Coffin Bay Peninsula. During changing weather conditions. overlooking Lake Damascus along the way: • Point Sir Isaac: autumn, a beautiful mass of male flowers on the tips 12 km return, 4 hours return. tea-trees cover limestone areas. 55 km. Allow 6 hours return. of drooping branches gives the tree a golden orange Family groups should allow 1 hour to walk Travel in the park look. A community revegetation project is underway 3 kilometres. Add extra time for rests, lunch, and 4 Whidbey Wilderness Protection Area to re-establish the grassy sheoak woodlands on the to admire the views. Conventional vehicles have access to Point Avoid, Park fees Local hazards peninsula. A number of revegetation areas can be • Boarding House Bay Hike - a rugged coastline Almonta Beach, Golden Island Lookout and seen on the drive to Point Sir Isaac. of cliffs, beaches and offshore reefs are Yangie Bay. Fees apply for entering and camping in Coffin • Unstable cliffs - many cliffs are crumbling and encountered after walking through coastal Bay National Park. Fees collected are used for undercut. Extreme care should be taken when heath, samphire flats and mallee woodlands: Four-wheel drive (4WD) vehicles have access to conservation and to maintain and improve facilities walking, fishing or driving near any coastal area. WALK HIKE 24 km return, 8 hours return. for your ongoing enjoyment. Entry and camping • Seas - the exposed ocean that borders this park EASY MODERATE • Whidbey Hike - Branching off the Boarding Gunyah Beach and to the Coffin Bay Peninsula • even surfaced trail • some moderate inclines permits can be obtained from the self-registration creates hazardous sea conditions including • suitable for small children • irregular surface with loose, House Bay Hike, the 5 km (one way) Whidbey beyond Yangie Bay. Ensure that you have adequate uneven base supplies of fuel, food and water. station located at the park entrance. strong rips, large swells and freak waves. • average level of fitness Hike follows the spectacular wilderness coastline • 4WD tracks - soft sand may bog 4WD vehicles. toward Point Whidbey through coastal heath When travelling on the Gunyah Beach 4WD track Annual and Holiday Parks Passes can be purchased Please reduce tyre pressure when driving on and low mallee. View sheltered coves and a please follow the route markers. Access along from the Department for Environment and Heritage sandy tracks or beaches. This will reduce track 1 Yangie Bay large blowhole along the way. 24 km return, Gunyah Beach is limited to 3 km each side of where office, 75 Liverpool Street, Port Lincoln or the Visitor damage and aid in traction. Reducing tyre 8 hours return from point 4 on the map. the track joins the beach. Beyond this are important Information Centre, 3 Adelaide Place, Port Lincoln. pressure even further may assist in retrieving These walks depart from the Yangie Bay camping seabird refuge and breeding areas. bogged vehicles. The 4WD tracks are two-way area. (Starting points shown on map) Beaches provide habitat and breeding sites for access. Take care on track crests and bends. • Yangie Lookout Walk - a short climb with views many seabirds. The endangered Hooded Plover Traffic over dunes destroys small plants and the fungal Bush camping Drive with care at all times. overlooking Yangie Bay and Marble Range: lays well-camouflaged eggs in an unprotected crusts that bind the sand and prevent erosion. Please Note: The Department for Environment and 1 km return, 20 minutes return. scrape on the beach in summer. Watch out for keep vehicles to designated tracks and obey signs. Camping is allowed only in the designated areas Heritage does not operate a vehicle recovery • Yangie Bay Hike, via Yangie Lookout - provides our seabirds when beach driving. Where possible, Remember to reduce tyre pressure when driving on shown on the map. Toilet facilities and limited service. insights to the local vegetation: avoid driving above high-water mark. sandy tracks or beaches. This will aid traction and rainwater are provided at most of the camping • 2WD tracks - the sealed road is a low speed 2 km loop, 40 minutes. reduce track damage. areas. Please don’t rely on the water, as supply is road with crests and corners. The speed limit is • Yangie Island Hike, via Yangie Lookout - this trail seasonal. 40 km/h. Please respect the wildlife in the park Drooping Sheoak leads to a close-up view of Yangie Island from the and keep within the speed limit. adjoining beach: • Bushfires - Large bushfires have occurred in this 5 km return, 1 hour and 40 minutes return. area. 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Always carry adequate The National Parks Code Peninsula Bay ParkKellidie Bay Louth Conservation Bay Park Louth • To the rugged coastline of Avoid Bay with views Help protect your national parks by following Sir Joseph Banks Group The Drooping Sheoak Allocasuarina verticillata, are a supplies of food and water and be prepared for Avoid 4 Bay Bay 3 km overlooking Lake Damascus along the way: Help protect your national parks by following Coffin Bay Boston BaySir Joseph Banks Group significant feature of the Coffin Bay Peninsula. During changing weather conditions. these guidelines: Avoid 4 Bay 3 km Boston Is these guidelines: Coffin Bay BostonCape Bay Donington autumn, a beautiful mass of male flowers on the tips 12 km return, 4 hours return. 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A number of revegetation areas can be • Boarding House Bay Hike - a rugged coastline • Observe fire restrictions usually 1 November to Cape Carnot BayWest Point Thistle Is seen on the drive to Point Sir Isaac. of cliffs, beaches and offshore reefs are • 30 Observe April. Check fire restrictions CFS hotline usually 1300 1 362November 361. to 0 km 25 50 West Point Thistle Is encountered after walking through coastal • Conserve 30 April. Check native CFS habitat hotline by 1300using 362 liquid 361. 0 km 25 50 heath, samphire flats and mallee woodlands: • fuel Conserve or gas native stoves. habitat by using liquid WALK HIKE 24 km return, 8 hours return. • Campfuel or gasonly stoves.in designated areas. 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These walks depart from the Yangie Bay camping • Firearms and hunting are not permitted. area. (Starting points shown on map) Beaches provide habitat and breeding sites for Thank you for leaving the bush in its natural state for For further information contact: • Yangie Lookout Walk - a short climb with views many seabirds. The endangered Hooded Plover theThank enjoyment you for leaving of others. the bush in its natural state for For further information contact: the enjoyment of others. overlooking Yangie Bay and Marble Range: lays well-camouflaged eggs in an unprotected Department for Environment and Heritage 1 km return, 20 minutes return. scrape on the beach in summer. Watch out for WestDepartment Region Officefor Environment and Heritage • Yangie Bay Hike, via Yangie Lookout - provides our seabirds when beach driving. Where possible, 75West Liverpool Region StreetOffice insights to the local vegetation: avoid driving above high-water mark. PO75 LiverpoolBox 22 Street 2 km loop, 40 minutes. PortPO Box Lincoln 22 SA 5606 • Yangie Island Hike, via Yangie Lookout - this trail Walk Safely Phone:Port Lincoln (08) 8688 SA 56063111 Walk Safely Drooping Sheoak leads to a close-up view of Yangie Island from the Fax:Phone: (08) (08) 8688 8688 3110 3111 adjoining beach: Be prepared when bushwalking: Fax: (08) 8688 3110 Be prepared when bushwalking: Web: www.environment.sa.gov.au/parks/ 5 km return, 1 hour and 40 minutes return. • Wear sturdy shoes, hat and sunscreen. Web: www.environment.sa.gov.au/parks/ • CarryWear sturdysufficient shoes, food hat and and drinking sunscreen. water. As well as the great variety of birds, you may see • Yangie Bay to Long Beach Hike - walk Phone Information Line (08) 8204 1910 • DoCarry not sufficient rely on tanks food orand creeks drinking in the water. park for Western Grey Kangaroos, Emus, lizards and snakes. between the vegetated dunes that Phone Information Line (08) 8204 1910 drinkingDo not rely water. on tanks or creeks in the park for Email: [email protected] Occasionally dolphins can be spotted in the bays. lead to the expansive Long Beach: Email: [email protected] • Keepdrinking to water.the defined walking trail. Website: www.parks.sa.gov.au Walking is the best way to see the resident wildlife. 20 km return, 7 hours return. Hooded Plover • InformKeep to a theresponsible defined personwalking of trail. your proposed Website: www.parks.sa.gov.au • routeInform and a responsible expected persontime of ofreturn. your proposed © Department for Environment and Heritage Elliston • Weatherroute and conditions expected can time change of return. quickly. Ensure April© Department 2008 • FIS 80006for Environment and Heritage April 2008 • FIS 80006 Reef Point Lookout Point Sir Isaac • you Weather have conditions appropriate can wet-weather change quickly. clothing. Ensure A picturesque place Point Sir Isaac you have appropriate wet-weather clothing. with limestone Named by Matthew Flinders after Sir Isaac Coffin. www.environment.sa.gov.au cliffs and extensive The Pool Small, quiet beaches backed by mallee scrub. www.environment.sa.gov.au www.environment.sa.gov.au reefs adjoining the beach. Mullalong Point Burgess Beach COFFIN BAY 0 km 5 Phantom Cove Seven Mile Beach This beach, home to many seabirds, is part of the access route to the end of the peninsula. Visitors must be aware of tide times to ensure safe passage along the beach. Morgans Landing Farm Beach Se ven Hut Mile Beach

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