Family Activities
Adventures for Everyone
The best family activities in Port Lincoln
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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Australian Coastal Safaris
Guided Adventures Across the Peninsula
A local tour operator running guided four-wheel-drive, wildlife, seafood and fishing experiences across the southern Eyre Peninsula.
Axel Stenross Maritime Museum
A Finnish boatbuilder's working world, preserved
The slipway, workshops and living quarters of Finnish boatbuilder Axel Stenross, kept as a working maritime museum full of windjammer-era relics on the Port Lincoln foreshore.
Boston Bay
Australia's Biggest Natural Harbour
The vast, sheltered bay that Port Lincoln is built on — more than three times the size of Sydney Harbour and the home of the tuna fleet.
Glen-Forest Tourist Park
Animals, Slides & Family Fun
A family-friendly wildlife and activity park near Port Lincoln, combining hand-feeding native animals with water slides, mini golf and more.
Mikkira Station
Wild Koalas Under the Manna Gums
A historic sheep station where wild koalas doze in the manna gums — one of the few places on the Eyre Peninsula to see them in the wild.
September Beach
A popular family camping and swimming beach in Lincoln National Park, with sheltered water and a campground just behind the dunes.