Family Activities
Adventures for Everyone
The best family activities in Ceduna
Shuck oysters, jump off historic jetties, hand-feed dolphins, hunt for the Tumby Bay murals and watch the tuna toss at Tunarama. The Eyre Peninsula is a natural playground built for families.
The Eyre Peninsula is built for family adventures, with safe swimming beaches, hands-on wildlife and plenty of room for kids to roam. The sheltered gulf bays around Tumby Bay, Cowell and Smoky Bay offer shallow, calm water and grassy foreshores, while jetties along the coast are perfect for crabbing, squidding and learning to fish.
Up the wow factor with the region's wildlife encounters: wade out to shuck oysters at Coffin Bay, meet hand-raised animals at Glen Forest near Port Lincoln, or take an eco-cruise to swim with sea lions and dolphins. Kids love clambering up granite giants like Pildappa Rock and Mount Wudinna, and the silo and street art murals turn town stops into a treasure hunt.
Distances are long, so plan around plenty of beach breaks and pack supplies for remote stretches. Most foreshore reserves have playgrounds, barbecues and shade, and many attractions are free or low-cost. Summer suits swimming and water play; the milder shoulder seasons make the longer drives more comfortable with little ones.
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Ceduna Foreshore & Jetty
The last big jetty before the Nullarbor
Ceduna's foreshore and long jetty front the sheltered waters of Murat Bay — a place to swim, fish and watch the sun drop before (or after) the long drive west.
Ceduna Oysters
Oysters at the Edge of the Nullarbor
Ceduna and nearby Denial Bay and Smoky Bay form a major oyster-growing district, celebrated each October at the town's Oysterfest.
Denial Bay Jetty & Oysters
A historic jetty and oyster-growing settlement near Ceduna, with calm-water fishing and farm-fresh oysters at the source.
Penong Windmill Museum
Home of Bruce, the biggest windmill in Australia
An open-air museum of around twenty lovingly restored windmills beside the Eyre Highway — crowned by Bruce, a 35-foot Comet that is the largest windmill in the country.
Smoky Bay
Oysters, a Long Jetty & Big Sunsets
A peaceful oyster-farming village near Ceduna with a long jetty, a popular foreshore caravan park and famous sunsets over the water.