The Best Family Days Out on the Eyre Peninsula
Ten kid-approved outings — giant cuttlefish, jetty jumps, granite climbs and a very big farmer.
The Eyre Peninsula might be Australia's most underrated family destination: distances aside, almost everything here is hands-on, outdoors and free or close to it. Kids can climb granite waves, jump off jetties, watch sea lions from a cliff-top and stand under the biggest windmill in the country — often all in the same week. Here are ten outings that consistently win the back seat over. Start with the full family activities collection, raid our list of the best free things to do, or build a base in Whyalla and work outward.
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WhyallaWhyalla Foreshore & Marina
Netted swimming, lawns, playgrounds and a jetty with resident seahorses — then the Ada Ryan Gardens aviaries next door.
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Tumby BayTumby Bay Jetty & Foreshore
Shallow, brilliant-blue water, jetty jumps for the brave and murals to hunt around town.
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Coffin BayOyster HQ
Coffin Bay's shuck-your-own headquarters — kids get the boat tour theatrics, parents get the oysters.
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Streaky BayMurphy's Haystacks
Pink granite shapes seemingly designed by a playground architect, 1,500 million years in the making.
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WudinnaPildappa Rock
A granite wave you can walk up — bring a kite for the top and watch the wheat country roll forever.
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WudinnaThe Australian Farmer
Wudinna's eight-metre granite farmer: find the sun, the wheat and the sheep hidden in the carving.
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Streaky BayPoint Labatt Sea Lion Colony
Australia's largest mainland sea lion colony, viewed safely from a cliff-top platform — pups guaranteed to delight.
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CedunaCeduna Foreshore & Jetty
Calm swimming, crab raking and the ceremonial last ice cream before the Nullarbor.
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Tumby BayKoppio Smithy Museum
A heritage village of tiny schoolhouses, blacksmith forges and tractor sheds that kids treat as a time machine.
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Port LincolnGlen-Forest Tourist Park
Animal feeding, mini golf and farm fun in the hills behind Port Lincoln — the reliable rainy-day ace.
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Image credits
- Murphy's Haystacks (14708721613).jpg by Chris Fithall , CC BY 2.0 via Wikimedia Commons