Trip Guides
Ready-made day trips and weekend itineraries through Eyre Peninsula. Follow one of these stop-by-stop, or save it to your own itinerary and adapt it.
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Eyre Peninsula National Parks
Three parks, from surf coast to volcanic outback
Lincoln, Coffin Bay and the Gawler Ranges in one big loop, from white-sand coves and towering dunes to billion-year-old rock.
Best for: Nature lovers and park baggers
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The Eyre Peninsula Seafood Trail
Follow the catch across the peninsula: shuck oysters on the lease at Coffin Bay, watch the tuna fleet at Port Lincoln and finish with crab and whiting in calm Franklin Harbour.
Best for: Seafood lovers and self-drive foodies
The Far West Coast Road Trip
Sea caves, salt lakes, legendary surf and land-based whales on the wild run beyond Streaky Bay to Ceduna and the Head of Bight.
Best for: Adventurous road-trippers and surfers
Wild West Coast Road Trip
Cliff-top sculptures at Elliston, the sea-lion colony at Point Labatt and the dazzling beaches of Coffin Bay National Park strung along one of SA’s great coastal drives.
Best for: Coastal scenery, surfers and photographers
Big Skies Inland Loop
Swap the coast for the wheat country and arid ranges of the central Eyre Peninsula, where giant granite domes and volcanic cliffs rise from the plains.
Best for: Geology buffs and free campers
Coffin Bay: A Slow Oyster Weekend
Coffin Bay rewards those who slow down - shuck oysters straight from the lease, wander mangrove trails and find your own white-sand beach in the national park.
Best for: Oysters, calm water and easy walks
Eyre Peninsula Wildlife Encounters
Cage-dive with great white sharks, swim with wild sea lions at Baird Bay and witness the giant cuttlefish gathering at Whyalla - the peninsula’s greatest wildlife hits.
Best for: Wildlife seekers and adventurous swimmers
Inland Rocks & Wilderness
Trade the coast for the ancient interior - climb wave-shaped granite, walk volcanic organ pipes and lose yourself in the mallee and salt-lake country.
Best for: Granite giants, mallee and big skies
The Jetty & Fishing Trail
Follow the sheltered Spencer Gulf coast from Whyalla to Tumby Bay, casting off heritage jetties and feasting on oysters and crab along the way.
Best for: Anglers and slow travellers
The Southern Tip Wild-Coast Weekend
Where Boston Bay's calm gives way to the full force of the Southern Ocean - dunes, surf beaches and the dramatic cliffs of Whalers Way.
Best for: Surf, cliffs and wilderness
The Upper Gulf Heritage Loop
From Whyalla's shipbuilding and steel heritage to the oyster-and-jade town of Cowell, this loop follows the quiet, history-rich shore of the eastern gulf.
Best for: History, industry and quiet coast