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8 Lighthouses and Lookouts on the Yorke Peninsula
Coastal Views

8 Lighthouses and Lookouts on the Yorke Peninsula

Where the coast opens out to the sea

Photo: User:DXR / CC BY-SA 4.0

With its long gulf-shipping history, the Yorke Peninsula is studded with lighthouses, and its rugged southern coast offers some of the best clifftop lookouts in South Australia. Here are nine places to take in the sea air and the view.

  1. Cape Spencer Lighthouse 1
    Marion Bay

    Cape Spencer Lighthouse

    Surf, cliffs and Kangaroo Island views from the peninsula's tip.

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  2. West Cape Lighthouse 2
    Innes National Park

    West Cape Lighthouse

    A slender light reached by boardwalk through Innes National Park.

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  3. Corny Point Lighthouse 3
    Marion Bay

    Corny Point Lighthouse

    An 1880s tower marking the south-west corner of the peninsula.

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  4. Stenhouse Bay Lookout 4
    Innes National Park

    Stenhouse Bay Lookout

    Clifftop views over the historic gypsum jetty.

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  5. 5
    Wallaroo

    Wallaroo Lighthouse

    A historic light on the shore of the old copper port.

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  6. Cape Spencer 6
    Innes National Park

    Cape Spencer

    Dramatic cliffs at the southern extremity of Yorke.

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  7. Royston Head 7
    Innes National Park

    Royston Head

    A clifftop walk to one of Innes's finest headlands.

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  8. Tipara Reef 8
    Moonta

    Tipara Reef

    An offshore reef light off the Copper Coast.

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For the full sweep, follow our two-day lighthouse trail around the peninsula.

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