Explore
Things to do on the beach and around it.
On the beach
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Surf and swim
A wide, sandy beach that picks up swell from Spencer Gulf, with gentle waves on smaller days. This is an exposed coast with currents, so check the conditions before you go in.
Walks
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Walk the Yorke
The peninsula's long-distance coastal trail passes Bluff Beach, with a trailhead at Barker Rocks. Walk north to Port Rickaby or south towards Hardwicke Bay and Point Turton.
Fishing
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Recreational fishing
Surf fishing from the beach for Australian salmon, mullet and whiting. Check PIRSA's bag and size limits and any closures before you go.
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Port Rickaby jetty and boat ramp
A jetty, a boat ramp for medium-sized boats, a sandy beach and a lookout over the bay, just up the coast.
History and heritage
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Harry Butler Red Devil Memorial
A memorial on the edge of Minlaton to aviator Harry Butler and his Red Devil monoplane.
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Minlaton National Trust Museum
Local history museum with a room dedicated to Harry Butler.
Nature
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Minlacowie Conservation Park
A small conservation park protecting remnant mallee and broombush, and the vulnerable winter spider-orchid.