DESTINATION: Yorketown

Yorketown

Settled in 1872, Yorketown is the main town of the southern Yorke Peninsula. It is the administrative, business and service centre for the area. It was one of the earliest pastoral settlements on the peninsula and although not a seaside town, it has easy access to 3 major bodies of water.


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Gulf St Vincent and the townships of Edithburgh and Stansbury are just a few kilometres east. Innes NP is 77km SW and offers walking tracks and rugged coastal scenery with tranquil hinterland. About 50km west is Daly Head, and Corny Point is on the north-west tip of the Peninsula, 55km NW of town. Hardwicke Bay and Spencer Gulf are a little further away to the west, while to the south is Investigator Strait.

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Copyright 2007, by the Contributing Authors. Cite/attribute Resource. cmsadmin. (2005, May 20). Yorketown. Retrieved July 07, 2008, from Plan Book Travel Australia Web site: http://www.exploreaustralia.com/australia/sa/yorketown. This work is licensed under a Universal Publishers. Universal Publishers

Region: Yorke Peninsula

Historic wooden jetties that lead right out to where the fish are biting. And stunning sunsets over boat-filled bays. The toughest thing about a trip to Yorke Peninsula is dragging yourself off the beach. more

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