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Franklin Harbour Historical Museum: in the old post office and its attached residence (1888), now operated by the National Trust and featuring local history displays; closed Mon and Tues; Main St; (08) 8629 2686. Ruston Proctor Steam Tractor Museum: open-air agricultural museum; Lincoln Hwy. Cowell Jade Motel: showroom and sales of local jade jewellery; Lincoln Hwy. Turner Aquaculture: tours of an oyster factory; Oyster Dr. Foreshore and Mangrove Boardwalk: ideal for a picnic, with barbecue area and adventure playground for the kids; The Esplanade. Boat hire: from the caravan park.

Scenic drive: 20 km drive south to Port Gibbon along a coast renowned for its history of wrecked and sunken ketches; interpretive signs detail the history at each site. Franklin Harbour Conservation Park: coastal peninsula park of sand dunes and mangrove habitat, popular for bush camping and fishing; 5 km S. May Gibbs Memorial: marks the location of children's author May Gibbs' first home; Cleve Rd; 10 km S. The Knob: good fishing from sheltered beach and rocks; 13 km S. Lucky Bay: safe swimming for children and the start of a 4WD track to Victoria Point with excellent views of the harbour. Sea SA operates a ferry from here to Wallaroo on the Yorke Peninsula 4 times a day on weekdays and twice a day on weekends; bookings (08) 8823 0777; 16 km E. Port Gibbon: old shipping port with remains of original jetty. Sea lions are visible from the short walk to the point; 25 km S. Yeldulknie Weir and Reservoir: picnics and walking; 37 km W. Cleve: a service town with murals depicting its early days and an observation point at Tickleberry Hill; 42 km W. Arno Bay: a holiday town with sandy beaches and a jetty for fishing. Regular yacht races are held on Sun in summer; 44 km SW.

Wallaroo 70 km

The small SA seaport of Wallaroo, north of Moonta, offers an excellent base for anglers wanting to catch big snapper, King George whiting, Australian salmon and yellowtail kingfish. Many of the reef systems are close to... Find out more

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Port Broughton 94 km

Port Broughton is a favourite destination for anglers wanting to fish from charter boats. The boat ramp in the sheltered harbour is next to a small pier complex and is popular for small fish including salmon, Tommy ruff,... Find out more

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Whyalla 95 km

Whyalla is snapper central for anglers. Every Easter the Australian Snapper Championships are based here and the top ten snapper weighed in are always over 10 kg. As you would expect with a destination where fishing is... Find out more

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Point Lowly 110 km

The Point Lowly lighthouse marks the southern extremity of Fitzgerald Bay. Near the lighthouse is a small community of shacks. These lighthouse cottages are cared for by the Uniting Church, and are available for hire. It... Find out more

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Fitzgerald Bay 115 km

Snapper fishing has a language all of its own. In Queensland and NSW, anglers talk about small snapper as ‘squire’. In Victoria, small snapper are ‘pinkies’; in SA, they are known as... Find out more

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Ardrossan 124 km

Located on the east side of the Yorke Peninsula, Ardrossan is bountiful water just 150 km west of Adelaide, so is a popular weekend fishing destination. Looking out on the long pier at Ardrossan, it’s striking how... Find out more

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Wedge Island 168 km

Wedge Island is one of a number of small islands making up the Gambier Group, about 19 nautical miles west of the southern toe of the Yorke Peninsula. Viewed from the sea it is easy to see how the island got its name... Find out more

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West Coast 171 km

Head to Innes National Park, at the southern end of Yorke Peninsula, to find two noteworthy places for anglers. The first is Pandalowie Bay where boats can be launched and, north of this, Browns Beach. The latter is well... Find out more

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Marion Bay 173 km

Situated at the bottom of the Yorke Peninsula, Marion Bay is angler central and offers access to spectacular offshore and beach fishing. Southern beaches from Marion Bay east to Troubridge, such as Butlers, provide top... Find out more

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Coffin Bay 174 km

When it comes to big bruisers, yellowtail kingfish are up near the top of the list. Fishing with live bait set under a balloon, you watch as the balloon starts to move across the surface of the water, a sign of nervous... Find out more

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Diving with cuttlefish, off Whyalla 94 km

Every year between May and September, thousands of Australian giant cuttlefish converge on the rocky coastline between Fitzgerald Bay and False Bay at Whyalla (on the Eyre Peninsula’s north-east coast) to breed and... Find out more

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Mangrove walk at Berryman Crescent 108 km

The most southerly mangroves in Australia can be explored at Berryman Crescent in Tumby Bay on the east coast of the Eyre Peninsula, with an excellent boardwalk with interpretive signs.... Find out more

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Diving off the Eyre Peninsula 151 km

Port Lincoln Diving Services recommends a few in-shore dives around the south-east of the Eyre Peninsula, including Coles Point, with a reasonable chance of seeing crayfish and abalone, and the Tumby Bay jetty, with its... Find out more

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Australian Arid Lands Botanic Garden 154 km

Located at Port Augusta West (at the head of Spencer Gulf) and spread over 200 hectares, this centre showcases the Australian arid landscapes and their vegetation. There are 12 kilometres of walking tracks, guided tours... Find out more

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Diving with sharks in the Neptune Islands 189 km

Although controversial in some parts of the world, cage-diving with great white sharks in the Neptune Islands – home of Australia’s largest seal colony – has a long-standing, very good reputation.... Find out more

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Swimming with dolphins off Glenelg 205 km

Since 2002, the eco-accredited Temptation Sailing has offered a ‘swim with the dolphins sail’ on a 17-metre catamaran out of Glenelg, in which the bottlenose and common dolphins reputedly come to the vessel... Find out more

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Adelaide Zoo 207 km

With its catchphrase ‘We exist to save animals from extinction’, this is another of Australia’s excellent zoos. The sea-lion display and walkthrough rainforest aviary are particularly recommended.... Find out more

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Aboriginal gallery, Adelaide 207 km

The Australian Aboriginal Cultures Gallery at the South Australian Museum holds the largest collection of Aboriginal artefacts in the world. Some 3000 are on display at any one time.... Find out more

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Morialta Conservation Park 207 km

One of the most stunning parks in the region and located only 10 kilometres north-east of Adelaide, this has waterfalls and deep gorges, woodlands, koalas, echidnas and southern brown bandicoots. The pick of the walks is... Find out more

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Cycling in the Barossa 210 km

In the Barossa, you can hire bikes from the visitor centre in Tanunda and take the paved 7-kilometre cycle path to Nuriootpa. For a guided, multi-day supported bike tour, sampling the best of the region’s cuisine... Find out more

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The Grange Golf Club (West Course) 197 km

Melbourne’s sandbelt wasn’t the only region in which golf course construction was booming during the 1920s. Various sites in Adelaide’s western suburbs – Kooyonga in 1922, Glenelg in 1926... Find out more

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The Grange Golf Club (East Course) 197 km

Vern Morcom was working on the final changes to The Grange’s West course redesign when the club announced plans for a second course. Morcom was asked to design it, on 150 acres of adjoining land, and the East... Find out more

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Royal Adelaide Golf Club 199 km

In the city of churches, Royal Adelaide is the golfing equivalent of the Vatican. Every visiting golfer should make a pilgrimage to this Dr Alister MacKenzie-designed layout, one of Australia’s top 10 courses,... Find out more

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Kooyonga Golf Club 203 km

Kooyonga is a thinking player’s golf course. One of the game’s greatest strategists, Peter Thomson, gave an insight into what is required to play well at Kooyonga after winning the 1972 Australian Open... Find out more

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Glenelg Golf Club 205 km

Glenelg is to Adelaide what Bondi is to Sydney – the city’s most popular beach suburb. The terminus for the City to Bay tram, a Glenelg icon, can be found where Jetty Rd meets the beach, where you will... Find out more

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Links Lady Bay Resort 235 km

‘A pleasurable golf course,’ Dr Alister MacKenzie once wrote, ‘is not necessarily one that appeals at first sight, but rather one that grows on a player like good music, good painting, or good... Find out more

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Goodlife 205 km

This innovative restaurant and takeaway not only makes carbon-neutral pizzas, but also places an emphasis on sourcing produce that is organic and local. Takeaway pizzas here even come tied up with string.... Find out more

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The Organic Market and Cafe 221 km

This bustling cafe and organic produce outlet in Stirling was the national winner of the best organic retailer award. Something of an institution in the area, it has delicious antipasto platters and great coffee. About... Find out more

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The Locavore 221 km

The Locavore (‘local eater’) at Stirling in the Adelaide Hills sticks to the ‘100-mile’ philosophy of sourcing food, which in its case includes the Barossa, Adelaide Hills, McLaren Vale and the... Find out more

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Knappstein Enterprise Brewery 157 km

History has turned full circle for the Clare Valley’s Enterprise Brewery, which ceased beer-making operations in 1916, but was revived for its original purpose in 2006. In between time, this gorgeous sandstone... Find out more

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Brewboys 201 km

One of the country’s newest craft beermaking enterprises, Brewboys is a partnership between Stephen Nelsen and Simon Sellick, who also operate the contract brewing company Fresh Cellars. At present they utilise a... Find out more

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Coopers Brewery 201 km

More than any other Australian brewery, Coopers has grown significant market share over the past two decades on the back of increased demand for alternative beer styles. It was established in 1862 by Yorkshireman Thomas... Find out more

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South Australian Brewing Company 204 km

Established in 1888, the South Australian Brewing Company became the state’s dominant beer-maker by steadily acquiring competitors like the Kent Town Brewery, West End Brewery and the Walkerville Co-operative... Find out more

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Adelaide Hills Craft Brewing 225 km

Located in the former Onkaparinga woollen mill complex at Lobethal in the Adelaide Hills, this brewery/bar is run by Alistair Turnbull and Phil Jones. The pair turned their backs on careers in banking to study brewing in... Find out more

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Franklin Harbour camping area (bush camping) 8 km

Camping for self-sufficient campers is reached with a 4WD via Wellington Rd. Bring your own everything.... Find out more

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The Knob camping area 14 km

A popular fishing and swimming haunt just 13 km south of Cowell and its oyster farms in Franklin Harbour, where the beach is a sheltered curve of sand bounded by rock flats and a low headland called the Knob. Camping is... Find out more

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Munyaroo camping area (bush camping) 49 km

The road to the camping area is signposted from the Lincoln Hwy, 44 km south of Whyalla. Bush camping here is for self-sufficient campers only, so bring everything with you.... Find out more

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Carappee Hill camping area (bush camping) 68 km

Bush camping for self-sufficient campers. The approach from the Darke Peak–Kimba Rd can handle off-road trailers.... Find out more

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Lakes Edge camping area 81 km

Access routes to this camping area for self-sufficient campers are signposted from Eyre Hwy, 87 km west of Iron Knob and 35 km east of Kimba. A 4WD is essential for areas north of the lake. A permit is required.... Find out more

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The Gap camping area 81 km

Several beachfront sites huddle among the dunes here, on the remote north-west coast. The water is easy to access – including boat launching – and the long, dazzling stretch of beach to the north is popular... Find out more

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The Bamboos camping area 83 km

There’s a varied coastline to discover here: rocky headlands, seagrass shallows, white sand beaches. The camping is behind the dunes, 12 km north of Balgowan.... Find out more

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Tiparra Rocks camping area 86 km

This is the first of 3 coastal reserve camping areas, 8 km north of the seaside settlement of  Balgowan. A crust of vivid red cliffs marks the edge of the peninsula south of this site. You’ll find lots of... Find out more

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Lipson Cove camping area 89 km

An easygoing coastal hideout halfway between Tumby Bay and Port Neil, there are fine ocean views and the beach offers good swimming and fishing. There’s a walk at low tide to explore Lipson Island Conservation... Find out more

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Nicholls Track camping area 91 km

On Nicholls Track, 54 km north-east of Cummins, this camping area is reached from Reserve Rd from Mt Isabella. Check track conditions with NPWSA; a permit is required. Bring your own wood and water.... Find out more

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Cowell Foreshore Caravan Park and Holiday Units 1 km

Located on the foreshore at the end of the main street, this park is ideally situated for those who enjoy walking everywhere. Fresh Cowell oysters are on sale at reception. Bookings are required from January to April,... Find out more

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Arno Bay Foreshore Tourist Park 41 km

Close to the water, with good facilities, this is an attractive park that would be a great holiday destination, particularly for those interested in a little fishing. Bookings are necessary for the summer and Easter... Find out more

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Discovery Holiday Parks – Whyalla Foreshore 94 km

Now part of the Beston Group, this large park close to town has most amenities for tourists. Bookings are required at Easter.... Find out more

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Port Broughton Caravan Park 94 km

A large park on the waterfront at the small town of Port Broughton, this is ideal for a quiet break or for fishing and crabbing. Bookings are required in peak periods, and a minimum-length stay period applies at Easter... Find out more

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Tumby Bay Caravan Park 108 km

This is a well-presented caravan park on a protected stretch of coast. Bookings are essential during the peak periods of December, January and Easter. Pets are allowed outside school and public holidays.... Find out more

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Port Pirie Beach Caravan Park 116 km

This beachfront caravan park is just 1.5 km from the town centre and offers a range of facilities to suit most travellers. Nicely angled drive-through sites, clean amenities and friendly staff make this our pick of the... Find out more

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Crystal Brook Caravan Park 125 km

This is a small, neat council-owned park just on the edge of town. It is a very pretty park with large red gums, a creek alongside, and lawn sites. We find it good value.... Find out more

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Nuttbush Retreat Caravan Park 126 km

This park adjoins the huge Pandurra sheep and cattle station, 40 km south-west of Port Augusta on the Eyre Highway. The park has very good facilities, including a licensed bar and restaurant.... Find out more

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Port Lincoln Tourist Park 150 km

This park with nicely terraced sites is just 3 km from the centre of town in a quiet waterfront location. You can watch the fishing boats steam across Boston Bay from your van window. There are huge sites for the largest... Find out more

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Port Augusta Big4 Holiday Park 154 km

With very good facilities, this place is strategically based at the junction of the Eyre, Princes and Stuart highways. It can get quite busy here, even in the low season. The park is about 1.5 km from the town centre.... Find out more

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Franklin Harbour Hotel

This heritage-listed Federation-era hotel is a classic of the genre. Conveniently located at the head of the main street, it’s an easy amble to the shops, boat ramp and wharf. The accommodation is upstairs, with... Find out more

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Shboo Shelly Beach Lodge 167 km

Completely wind- and solar-powered, with rainwater and greywater recycling, this beautiful and relatively new three-bedroom apartment at Mount Dutton Bay near Coffin Bay National Park (on the south-east coast of the Eyre... Find out more

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Clarion Hotel Soho 208 km

Completed at the end of 2008, this five-star boutique hotel was designed with many hidden environmental features, such as water-recycling systems, sustainable building materials and airflow and passive cooling to reduce... Find out more

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Lighthouse cottages 232 km

Stay in eco-accredited lighthouse keeper’s cottages on wind-swept hills at opposite ends of the island: Cape Borda, Cape Willoughby and Cape du Couedic. There are also daily tours of the lightstations.... Find out more

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Ridgetop Retreats 245 km

Three funky, architecturally designed cabins sit in quiet seclusion in Deep Creek Conservation Park at the tip of the Fleurieu Peninsula. They have solar hot water, composting toilets, two bedrooms, floor-to-ceiling... Find out more

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Baird Bay Ocean Eco Apartments 245 km

Located on the Eyre Peninsula’s north-west coast, the two rammed-earth units here were architecturally designed and are suitable for families and large groups. They are right by the sea. All water is recycled.... Find out more

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Eleanor River Homestead 245 km

This beautiful two-bedroom log cabin in the middle of the island is solar-powered, has rainwater and a sewage worm farm.... Find out more

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Cowell Park Rest Area 1 km

On the foreshore Parking area located well off the highway at the end of the main street through town. Good facilities. GPS: S33 41.134 E136 55.746... Find out more

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Port Gibbon Camp Area 17 km

T/O 23 km SW of Cowell (L) or 21 km NE of Arno Bay (R) Small secluded campground on the foreshore, 6 kilometres east of the highway. Limited shade. NOTE: Access road unsealed. GPS: S33 48.072 E136 48.089... Find out more

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Arno North Rest Area 26 km

28 km SW of Cowell (R) or 16 km NE of Arno Bay (L) Small area adjacent to the highway. Limited shade. GPS: S33 49.688 E136 41.690  ... Find out more

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Arno Bay Park Area 41 km

On the foreshore Parking area located well off the highway at the end of the main street through town. Good facilities. Limited shade. GPS: S33 54.976 E136 34.399... Find out more

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Granite Hill Rest Area 53 km

48 km SW of Whyalla (L) or 59 km NE of Cowell (R) Large area just off the highway. Limited shade. GPS: S33 15.954 E137 12.483... Find out more

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Arno South Rest Area 59 km

18 km SW of Arno Bay (L) or 17 km NE of Port Neill (R) Small area adjacent to the highway. Limited shade. GPS: S34 00.513 E136 25.013 ... Find out more

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Port Neill Park Area 72 km

On the foreshore Large parking area well off the highway near the jetty. Good facilities and shade. GPS: S34 07.062 E136 20.940 ... Find out more

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Lake Giles Rest Area 72 km

36 km NE of Kimba (R) or 119 km SW of Port Augusta (L) Large area well off the highway in the scrub behind the truck bay. GPS: S33 02.930 E136 46.167  ... Find out more

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Kimba Rest Area 76 km

Middle of town Small area just off the highway among some large trees. Good facilities and shade. GPS: S33 08.511 E136 25.220  ... Find out more

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Cape Hardy Rest Area 86 km

15 km SW of Port Neill (R) or 25 km NE of Tumby Bay (L)   Large secluded area just off the highway around a few trees.   GPS: S34 11.987 E136 13.991... Find out more

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Lipson Cove Camp Area 89 km

T/O 23 km SW of Port Neill (L) or 17 km N of Tumby Bay (R) Large campground on the foreshore with picturesque views over the bay, 8 kilometres east of the highway. NOTE: Access road unsealed. GPS: S34 15.744 E136... Find out more

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Midway Rest Area 101 km

44 km E of Kyancutta (R) or 44 km W of Kimba (L) Large area adjacent to the highway. Limited shade. GPS: S33 11.810 E135 59.986  ... Find out more

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Iron Knob Camp Area 108 km

T/O 88 km NE of Kimba (R) or 68 km SW of Port Augusta (L) Quiet camp area well off the highway in the middle of town. Good facilities. Limited shade. NOTE: Donation requested. GPS: S32 43.937 E137 09.017 ... Find out more

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Point Lowly Camp Area 111 km

T/O 36 km S of Eyre Hwy (L) or 11 km N of Whyalla (R) Small camp area near the foreshore, 23 kilometres east of the highway. GPS: S32 59.590 E137 46.860... Find out more

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Koongawa Rest Area 114 km

30 km E of Kyancutta (R) or 58 km W of Kimba (L) Large area just off the highway in the scrub. Good shade. GPS: S33 09.586 E135 51.978... Find out more

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Fitzgerald Bay Camp Area 114 km

T/O 36 km S of Eyre Hwy (L) or 11 km N of Whyalla (R) Small camp area located on the foreshore, 24 kilometres east of the highway. NOTE: Access road part unsealed. GPS: S32 55.296 E137 44.951... Find out more

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Lake Lochiel Rest Area 118 km

82 km S of Warnertown (L) or 33 km N of Port Wakefield (R) Small area adjacent to the highway. Limited shade. GPS: S33 54.807 E138 09.791 ... Find out more

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Mount Whyalla Rest Area 119 km

11 km S of Eyre Hwy (L) or 36 km N Whyalla (R) Large area just off the highway among the trees. Limited shade. GPS: S32 43.512 E137 30.577... Find out more

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Snowtown North Rest Area 120 km

62 km S of Warnertown (L) or 53 km N of Port Wakefield (R) Small area adjacent to the highway. Good shade. GPS: S33 44.870 E138 12.577  ... Find out more

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Warnertown Park Area 122 km

Near the hotel Small parking area just off the highway. GPS: S33 14.085 E138 07.106... Find out more

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Goyders Line Rest Area 124 km

19 km E of Kyancutta (L) or 69 km W of Kimba (R) Large area well off the highway behind some trees. Limited shade. GPS: S33 08.784 E135 45.355  ... Find out more

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Port Germein South Rest Area 125 km

72 km S of Port Augusta (R) or 23 km N of Warnertown (L) Large area well off the road. Limited shade. GPS: S33 02.738 E138 01.822... Find out more

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Tank Hill Rest Area 131 km

126 km NE of Kimba (R) or 30 km SW of Port Augusta (L) Large secluded area just off the highway in the scrub. Limited shade. GPS: S32 37.048 E137 31.647 ... Find out more

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Louth Bay Camp Area 132 km

T/O 25 km SW of Tumby Bay (L) or 20 km NE of Port Lincoln (R) Small foreshore campground located 2 kilometres east of the highway. Limited shade. GPS: S34 32.38 E135 55.55... Find out more

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Information Bay Rest Area 133 km

130 km NE of Kimba (R) or 26 km SW of Port Augusta (L) Large area adjacent to the highway at the information bay. Limited shade. GPS: S32 36.974 E137 34.424  ... Find out more

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Mambray Creek Rest Area 136 km

T/O 48 km S of Port Augusta (L) or 47 km N of Warnertown (L) Large areas just off the highway (on both sides) among the trees. Good shade. GPS: S32 50.765 E137 58.937... Find out more

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Port Wakefield South Rest Area No.1 136 km

12 km S of Port Wakefield (L) southbound only Large area just off the highway. Limited shade. GPS: S34 15.327 E138 13.381... Find out more

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Port Wakefield South Rest Area No.2 139 km

22 km N of Dublin (L) northbound only Large area just off the highway. Limited shade. GPS: S34 17.396 E138 14.543... Find out more

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Ippinitchie Camp Area 140 km

T/O at Wirrabara Small campground located 8 kilometres west of Wirrabara in a natural bush setting in Wirrabara Forest Reserve. Good facilities and shade. NOTE: Access road part unsealed. GPS: S33 03.996 E138... Find out more

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Mambray Creek Camp Area 140 km

T/O 48 km S of Port Augusta (L) or 47 km N of Warnertown (R) Large campground located in a natural bush setting 5 kilometres east of the highway at the base of the ranges in Mount Remarkable National Park. Good... Find out more

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