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Coffin Bay

Start		Port Lincoln
Finish		Coffin Bay
Difficulty
Suitable For
Distance	1093.9 km
Minimum Days	3
Average Speed	51.15 km/hr
Travel Time	21 hrs 23 mins

Article By: ExplorOz Team

Page Updated: 25 Jul 2013

Description

Coffin Bay is situated on the south-western side of the Eyre Peninsula. The region is most notable for being the premier oyster growing region for South Australia, producing the ever popular ‘ Coffin Bay ’ Oyster, well known for its quality, flavour and size, and marketed all over Australia and overseas.

There are 2 excellent National Parks for beach camping, excellent fishing and boating. It is the kind of place where you can really get away yet not be far from major facilities. To get the full benefit out of a trip to Coffin Bay you really need a 4WD and be confident at driving in very soft sandy conditions as the whole park is an area of large drifting sand dunes.

To get the most out of your trip to Coffin Bay you'll need to spend a few days in the National Park. From the ranger station to Point Sir Issac is just 55km and is approximately a 10hour return drive! Access through Seven Mile Beach is dependant on the tide so plan your trip carefully.

2WD access is possible to both Point Avoid (18km) and Yangie Bay (15km) a popular camping area. Gunyah Beach is definitely for experienced 4WD only but is the best place to catch Australian salmon.

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Preparation

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Permits

Entry & camping fees apply for visiting the Coffin Bay National Park. For more information please visit the National Parks SA website.

Fuel Supplies & Usage

Diesel	ULP	LPG
4cyl 154 litres	4cyl 177 litres	4cyl 219 litres
6cyl 168 litres	6cyl 198 litres	6cyl 193 litres
8cyl 168 litres	8cyl 181 litres

Usage is averaged from recorded data (* specific to this trek) and calculated based on trek distance.

Best Time To Visit

Closest Climatic Station

North Shields (Port Lincoln Aws)

Distance from Trek Mid Point 20.45km NE

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Mean Max. °C	26.0	25.8	24.0	22.1	19.4	16.8	16.1	16.8	18.6	20.5	23.0	24.4
Mean Min. °C	15.7	16.2	14.5	12.1	10.4	8.6	7.5	7.1	7.9	9.5	12.1	14.0
Mean Rain mm	16.4	13.7	21.9	18.4	42.0	61.7	56.2	49.5	40.0	26.5	17.3	18.5

Best time to travel Ok time to travel Travel NOT recommended

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What to See

Great coastal bush camps, fishing, lookouts, Point Labbat seal-lions, boating, scenery. Coffin-Bay oyster farming.

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Where to Stay

No Places To Stay available for this trek

Directions

Port Lincoln to Coomunga

Driving: 17.45 km

Heading: 301°

Avg Speed: 68.5 km/hr

EST Time: 15:17

Coomunga to Coomapoo

Driving: 2.87 km

Heading: 304°

Avg Speed: 87.3 km/hr

EST Time: 01:58

Coomapoo to Big Swamp

Driving: 0.51 km

Heading: 325°

Avg Speed: 75.2 km/hr

EST Time: 00:24

Big Swamp to The Fountain

Driving: 8.09 km

Heading: 303°

Avg Speed: 83.21 km/hr

EST Time: 05:50

The Fountain to Kellidie Bay Conservation Park

Driving: 8.53 km

Heading: 266°

Avg Speed: 75.54 km/hr

EST Time: 06:46

Kellidie Bay Conservation Park to Coffin Bay

Driving: 8.8 km

Heading: 251°

Avg Speed: 54.44 km/hr

EST Time: 09:41

Coffin Bay to Yangie Bay

Driving: 20.31 km

Heading: 260°

Avg Speed: 41.07 km/hr

EST Time: 29:40

Yangie Bay to Misery Bay

Driving: 35.4 km

Heading: 304°

Avg Speed: 21 km/hr

EST Time: 01:41:08

Misery Bay to Point Sir Isaacs

Driving: 19.81 km

Heading: 358°

Avg Speed: 20.4 km/hr

EST Time: 58:15

Point Sir Isaacs to Yangie Bay

Driving: 55.21 km

Heading: 147°

Avg Speed: 20.76 km/hr

EST Time: 02:39:33

Yangie Bay to Point Avoid

Driving: 15.74 km

Heading: 220°

Avg Speed: 26.49 km/hr

EST Time: 35:39

Point Avoid to Coffin Bay

Driving: 26.06 km

Heading: 65°

Avg Speed: 39.87 km/hr

EST Time: 39:13

Port Lincoln to Coomunga

Driving: 17.45 km

Heading: 301°

Avg Speed: 68.5 km/hr

EST Time: 15:17

Coomunga to Coomapoo

Driving: 2.87 km

Heading: 304°

Avg Speed: 87.3 km/hr

EST Time: 01:58

Coomapoo to Big Swamp

Driving: 0.51 km

Heading: 325°

Avg Speed: 75.2 km/hr

EST Time: 00:24

Big Swamp to The Fountain

Driving: 8.09 km

Heading: 303°

Avg Speed: 83.21 km/hr

EST Time: 05:50

The Fountain to Kellidie Bay Conservation Park

Driving: 8.53 km

Heading: 266°

Avg Speed: 75.54 km/hr

EST Time: 06:46

Kellidie Bay Conservation Park to Coffin Bay

Driving: 8.8 km

Heading: 251°

Avg Speed: 54.44 km/hr

EST Time: 09:41

Coffin Bay to Yangie Bay

Driving: 20.31 km

Heading: 260°

Avg Speed: 41.07 km/hr

EST Time: 29:40

Yangie Bay to Misery Bay

Driving: 35.4 km

Heading: 304°

Avg Speed: 21 km/hr

EST Time: 01:41:08

Misery Bay to Point Sir Isaacs

Driving: 19.81 km

Heading: 358°

Avg Speed: 20.4 km/hr

EST Time: 58:15

Point Sir Isaacs to Yangie Bay

Driving: 55.21 km

Heading: 147°

Avg Speed: 20.76 km/hr

EST Time: 02:39:33

Yangie Bay to Point Avoid

Driving: 15.74 km

Heading: 220°

Avg Speed: 26.49 km/hr

EST Time: 35:39

Point Avoid to Coffin Bay

Driving: 26.06 km

Heading: 65°

Avg Speed: 39.87 km/hr

EST Time: 39:13

Port Lincoln to Coomunga

Driving: 17.45 km

Heading: 301°

Avg Speed: 68.5 km/hr

EST Time: 15:17

Coomunga to Coomapoo

Driving: 2.87 km

Heading: 304°

Avg Speed: 87.3 km/hr

EST Time: 01:58

Coomapoo to Big Swamp

Driving: 0.51 km

Heading: 325°

Avg Speed: 75.2 km/hr

EST Time: 00:24

Big Swamp to The Fountain

Driving: 8.09 km

Heading: 303°

Avg Speed: 83.21 km/hr

EST Time: 05:50

The Fountain to Kellidie Bay Conservation Park

Driving: 8.53 km

Heading: 266°

Avg Speed: 75.54 km/hr

EST Time: 06:46

Kellidie Bay Conservation Park to Coffin Bay

Driving: 8.8 km

Heading: 251°

Avg Speed: 54.44 km/hr

EST Time: 09:41

Coffin Bay to Yangie Bay

Driving: 20.31 km

Heading: 260°

Avg Speed: 41.07 km/hr

EST Time: 29:40

Yangie Bay to Misery Bay

Driving: 35.4 km

Heading: 304°

Avg Speed: 21 km/hr

EST Time: 01:41:08

Misery Bay to Point Sir Isaacs

Driving: 19.81 km

Heading: 358°

Avg Speed: 20.4 km/hr

EST Time: 58:15

Point Sir Isaacs to Yangie Bay

Driving: 55.21 km

Heading: 147°

Avg Speed: 20.76 km/hr

EST Time: 02:39:33

Yangie Bay to Point Avoid

Driving: 15.74 km

Heading: 220°

Avg Speed: 26.49 km/hr

EST Time: 35:39

Point Avoid to Coffin Bay

Driving: 26.06 km

Heading: 65°

Avg Speed: 39.87 km/hr

EST Time: 39:13

Port Lincoln to Coomunga

Driving: 17.45 km

Heading: 301°

Avg Speed: 68.5 km/hr

EST Time: 15:17

Coomunga to Coomapoo

Driving: 2.87 km

Heading: 304°

Avg Speed: 87.3 km/hr

EST Time: 01:58

Coomapoo to Big Swamp

Driving: 0.51 km

Heading: 325°

Avg Speed: 75.2 km/hr

EST Time: 00:24

Big Swamp to The Fountain

Driving: 8.09 km

Heading: 303°

Avg Speed: 83.21 km/hr

EST Time: 05:50

The Fountain to Kellidie Bay Conservation Park

Driving: 8.53 km

Heading: 266°

Avg Speed: 75.54 km/hr

EST Time: 06:46

Kellidie Bay Conservation Park to Coffin Bay

Driving: 8.8 km

Heading: 251°

Avg Speed: 54.44 km/hr

EST Time: 09:41

Coffin Bay to Yangie Bay

Driving: 20.31 km

Heading: 260°

Avg Speed: 41.07 km/hr

EST Time: 29:40

Yangie Bay to Misery Bay

Driving: 35.4 km

Heading: 304°

Avg Speed: 21 km/hr

EST Time: 01:41:08

Misery Bay to Point Sir Isaacs

Driving: 19.81 km

Heading: 358°

Avg Speed: 20.4 km/hr

EST Time: 58:15

Point Sir Isaacs to Yangie Bay

Driving: 55.21 km

Heading: 147°

Avg Speed: 20.76 km/hr

EST Time: 02:39:33

Yangie Bay to Point Avoid

Driving: 15.74 km

Heading: 220°

Avg Speed: 26.49 km/hr

EST Time: 35:39

Point Avoid to Coffin Bay

Driving: 26.06 km

Heading: 65°

Avg Speed: 39.87 km/hr

EST Time: 39:13

Port Lincoln to Coomunga

Driving: 17.45 km

Heading: 301°

Avg Speed: 68.5 km/hr

EST Time: 15:17

Coomunga to Coomapoo

Driving: 2.87 km

Heading: 304°

Avg Speed: 87.3 km/hr

EST Time: 01:58

Coomapoo to Big Swamp

Driving: 0.51 km

Heading: 325°

Avg Speed: 75.2 km/hr

EST Time: 00:24

Big Swamp to The Fountain

Driving: 8.09 km

Heading: 303°

Avg Speed: 83.21 km/hr

EST Time: 05:50

The Fountain to Kellidie Bay Conservation Park

Driving: 8.53 km

Heading: 266°

Avg Speed: 75.54 km/hr

EST Time: 06:46

Kellidie Bay Conservation Park to Coffin Bay

Driving: 8.8 km

Heading: 251°

Avg Speed: 54.44 km/hr

EST Time: 09:41

Coffin Bay to Yangie Bay

Driving: 20.31 km

Heading: 260°

Avg Speed: 41.07 km/hr

EST Time: 29:40

Yangie Bay to Misery Bay

Driving: 35.4 km

Heading: 304°

Avg Speed: 21 km/hr

EST Time: 01:41:08

Misery Bay to Point Sir Isaacs

Driving: 19.81 km

Heading: 358°

Avg Speed: 20.4 km/hr

EST Time: 58:15

Point Sir Isaacs to Yangie Bay

Driving: 55.21 km

Heading: 147°

Avg Speed: 20.76 km/hr

EST Time: 02:39:33

Yangie Bay to Point Avoid

Driving: 15.74 km

Heading: 220°

Avg Speed: 26.49 km/hr

EST Time: 35:39

Point Avoid to Coffin Bay

Driving: 26.06 km

Heading: 65°

Avg Speed: 39.87 km/hr

EST Time: 39:13

Distance is based on the travel mode shown (Driving, Straight, Cycling, Walking etc), Direction is straight line from start to end, Avg Speed & EST Time is calculated from GPS data.

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Today, we had to move early. The tides on Coffin Bay National Park seven mile beach are low at 8:30am. Up at piccaninnie dawn (just before sunrise) and away. We s

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We're still in Coffin Bay National Park. We woke up today to a bit more wind and thought we'd move out. Low tyre pressu

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This year we decided that after living in Adelaide for seven years, it was about time to visit the Eyre Peninsula. We had crossed the top of the peninsula on our way to Ceduna ...

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Our Trip to the Eyre Region September 2013

Member: Member - Tony&Jac Search Rank: 1196

Hi, This year we're going to the Eyre Region of SA. Our Plans are to see Port Lincoln National Park, Coffin Bay National Park and Gawler Ranges....

Created: 15 Sep 2013 11:03

2 Days at Memory Cove

Member: Member - Tony&Jac Search Rank: 897

Nice place. On Sunday it was stunning weather. The kids played on the whiter than white beach, and we relaxed. We went for a nice walk to the point and Tony had some more ...

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