West Bay

Kangaroo Island


Remote, bay-side camping with toilets but no water. BYO everything (including 4WD).


Lonely Planet's must-see attractions

Nearby Kangaroo Island attractions

1. Ravine des Casoars

7.07 MILES

At Harvey's Return near Cape Borda, a cemetery speaks poignant volumes about the reality of isolation in the early days. From here you can drive to Ravine…

2. Cape Borda Lightstation

9.68 MILES

On the northwestern corner of the island, the square 1858 Cape Borda Lightstation stands tall above the rippling iron surface of the Southern Ocean. There…

3. Flinders Chase National Park

10.13 MILES

Occupying the western end of Kangaroo Island, Flinders Chase National Park is one of SA’s top national parks. Much of the park is mallee scrub, but there…

4. Rocky River

11.11 MILES

Once a farm, Rocky River, the area around the park visitors centre, is now a rampant hotbed of wildlife, with kangaroos, wallabies and Cape Barren geese…

5. Cape du Couedic Lighthouse

14.45 MILES

From Rocky River, a road runs south to a remote 1906 lighthouse atop wild Cape du Couedic (pronounced 'coo-dick'). You can't access the lighthouse – but…

6. Admirals Arch

14.74 MILES

At the far end of the road within Flinders Chase NP, a boardwalk weaves down to Admirals Arch, a huge archway ground out by heavy seas, and passes a…

7. Hanson Bay Wildlife Sanctuary

15.81 MILES

Say hello to some local koalas at this private wildlife reserve, best experienced on a Koala Walk (sightings guaranteed). Come back at night for a…

8. Remarkable Rocks

15.85 MILES

At Kirkpatrick Point, a few kilometres east of Cape du Couedic, the much-photographed, rather Dalí-esque Remarkable Rocks are a cluster of hefty, weather…