Area Hotlist — Yorke Peninsula SA
20 lifestyle anchors proven to sell property across the Yorke Peninsula area
Area Hotlist — Yorke Peninsula
Moonta Bay Jetty & Beach
Historic Moonta Bay Jetty delivers sunset strolls, blue-water bomb dives and dependable squid hauls, while the broad, tide-sheltered swimming enclosure keeps kids safe. Fish-and-chip shops, a waterslide park and caravan sites sit steps from the sand, making weekend getaways delightfully walk-everywhere simple for families and retirees alike.
North Beach (Wallaroo)
North Beach lets you drive directly onto six kilometres of hard-packed sand—perfect for towing the tinny or setting up shaded day-beds beside the ute. Shallow, clear water suits toddlers and paddle boards, while dusk brings famous gulf sunsets and a short two-minute hop to Wallaroo cafés and supermarkets.
Marion Bay Foreshore
Marion Bay curves around tranquil Investigator Strait, offering sheltered swimming one side and wild surf only five minutes away in Innes National Park. A beachfront tavern, boat ramp and holiday homes clustered behind dunes give anglers and surfers equal reason to linger where mobile coverage now rivals metro speed.
Black Point
Nicknamed “millionaires’ row,” Black Point lines a postcard-perfect sand spit with absolute waterfront shacks and luxe rentals. Launch the boat from the dual-lane ramp, rake blue swimmer crabs straight off the shallows or cycle the flat esplanade before driving twenty minutes for supplies at Ardrossan.
Innes National Park
Rugged limestone cliffs, turquoise coves and world-class breaks make Innes a bucket-list pilgrimage for campers, bushwalkers and surfers. Heritage miners’ cottages provide cosy stays, while emus stroll the road to Cape Spencer. The park gate sits just three hours from Adelaide yet feels a continent away.
Point Turton Jetty & Tidal Pool
Point Turton’s century-old jetty yields tommy ruff and squid by torchlight, then doubles as a calm snorkelling ladder by day. The adjacent rock-walled tidal pool offers lap-style swimming free of swell, while a café, playground and new clifftop holiday park sit within a flat 300-metre stroll.
South Beach (Port Hughes)
South Beach pairs powdery white sand with knee-deep shallows stretching 200 metres offshore—ideal for cricket, kite-buggies and sunset picnics. A short boardwalk links directly to the Port Hughes jetty, boat ramp and tavern, meaning days can slip from coffee to king-george whiting without ever starting the car.
Wallaroo Marina & Boat Ramp
Deep-water berths, modern ramp lanes and fuel on-water make Wallaroo Marina the gulf’s launchpad for snapper missions or Spencer Gulf island hops. Boardwalk apartments, a microbrewery and the Spencer Gulf ferry terminal cluster around the basin, putting fishing, dining and interstate day-trips on the same doorstep.
Spencer Gulf
Yorke’s eastern shoreline fronts the sheltered Spencer Gulf where glassy mornings suit kayaking mangroves, and afternoon sea-breezes carry windsurfers. Boaties chase snapper over shell grit banks, while cruising sailors find free moorings every 40 km. Adelaide investors value its year-round boating lifestyle only 90 minutes from town.
Hardwicke Bay
Hardwicke Bay shelters behind Corny Point, giving kite-boarders flat water, anglers sheltered reefs and families mirror-calm paddling spots. Shacks and new builds share panoramic verandah views, while the nearby general store and community garden foster a friendly village feel just ten minutes from Yorketown’s full services.
Simms Cove Coastal Trail
A gentle 2-kilometre track links Simms Cove to Moonta Bay, hugging low red-cliff headlands and revealing dolphin pods in glassy mornings. Sheltered coves invite quick snorkels over reef, while cyclists detour onto the new shared-use path that reaches Port Hughes cafés in under ten minutes.
The Dunes Port Hughes Golf Club
Greg Norman-designed fairways roll through natural mallee scrub and sandy blow-outs, delivering true links golf just metres from the gulf. Public tee-times remain affordable, and estate homes enjoy buggy access from garage to first tee—ideal for retirees balancing early rounds with sunset beach strolls.
Foul Bay
Hidden on the foot of Yorke, Foul Bay’s sweeping arc shelters gummy shark grounds and driftwood-strewn campsites. With no mains power, holidaymakers rely on solar and starry skies, yet Marion Bay’s general store and fuel bowser sit only 20 minutes north for supplies and barista coffee.
Corny Point Lighthouse
Operating since 1882, the bluestone Corny Point Lighthouse guards surfers from nearby reef breaks and rewards land-lubbers with 270-degree ocean vistas. A short interpretive trail explains shipwreck history, and Berry Bay’s renowned left-hander is only five minutes south for a post-tour paddle.
Cape Spencer Lighthouse
Perched on Innes National Park’s cliffs, Cape Spencer Lighthouse marks the strait to Kangaroo Island. A sealed lookout path delivers photo-book panoramas over Althorpe Island, and by night the beam sweeps across remote campsites only fifteen minutes from Marion Bay’s tavern dinners and grocery top-ups.
Flaherty’s Beach
Flaherty’s ranks among Australia’s most Instagrammable spots: kilometres of ankle-deep turquoise water and rippled white sand accessible by 4WD at low tide. Families set up marquee shelters next to their cars, launching kayaks across bathtub-warm shallows before retreating ten minutes inland to local farm-stay cottages.
Walk the Yorke Coastal Trail
Spanning 500 kilometres from Port Wakefield to Moonta Bay, Walk the Yorke blends cliff-top bike paths, remote beach trudges and dolphin-spotting boardwalks. Riders tackle sections in weekend chunks, bunking at caravan parks every 30–40 km, while local cafés thrive on hikers refuelling with pastry-laden “Yorke” calories.
Berry Bay Surfing Reserve
Consistent southwest swells wrap around Berry Bay’s amphitheatre shoreline, producing peeling left- and right-handers ideal for intermediate wave hunters. A high-set car park offers whale-watch lookouts in winter, while patrolled summer weekends reassure families using the southern swimming pocket below.
Moonta Mines Historic Precinct
Copper powered this region’s 1800s boom, and Moonta Mines keeps the Cornish legacy alive with a narrow-gauge tourist railway, old sweet-shop and museum-filled enginehouse. Heritage zoning prevents over-development, yet the precinct sits five minutes from Moonta’s supermarkets and twenty from Port Hughes boat-ramp adventures.
Ethel Shipwreck & Beach
Storm-torn in 1904, the iron barque Ethel still pokes through shifting sands beneath towering Innes cliffs. Adventurous visitors descend wooden stairs to explore rusting ribs and photogenic rock pools at low tide, before tackling the steep climb back to clifftop picnic tables with million-dollar gulf views.
