Family Activities
Adventures for Everyone
The best family activities in Coffin Bay
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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Coffin Bay Oyster Farm Tours
$$Wade into the lease wearing waders, shuck a freshly pulled oyster on the water and learn how Coffin Bay built its world-class reputation.
Coffin Bay Oysters
The World's Best, Straight From the Lease
Coffin Bay's pristine, nutrient-rich waters grow oysters regarded as among the finest on earth — and you can wade out to the lease and shuck them yourself.
Farm Beach
A working beach near Coffin Bay famous for the line of vintage tractors used to launch fishing boats across the sand.
Little Douglas Beach
A small, sheltered swimming beach on the edge of Coffin Bay village, with calm water ideal for young families.
Long Beach Coffin Bay
A long, sheltered sweep of white sand within Coffin Bay National Park, ideal for a calm-water swim, a beach drive or a sunset stroll.
Mount Dutton Bay Woolshed
A grand restored 1870s woolshed beside a historic jetty near Coffin Bay, now a heritage museum.