Camping in the Fleurieu Peninsula

The Fleurieu is an easy run south of Adelaide, with about 140 km of coast from Sellicks Beach to Middleton. It has three moods: calm swimming beaches on the gulf side, surf and whales on the south coast, and bush camping in the hills at Deep Creek, looking across to Kangaroo Island.

Where is the best place to camp in the Fleurieu Peninsula?

Stay on the gulf side to be close to Adelaide, where parks such as BIG4 Port Willunga Tourist Park are near Aldinga Beach. On the south coast, Victor Harbor, Port Elliot and Middleton have holiday parks along the surf beaches, and Goolwa sits at the Murray Mouth. For bush camping, Deep Creek National Park, about 11 km east of Cape Jervis, has five camping areas facing Kangaroo Island, with Trig central to the walking trails.

What is there to do in the Fleurieu Peninsula with kids?

At Victor Harbor, the horse-drawn tram crosses the causeway to Granite Island, and the SteamRanger Cockle Train runs along the coast to Goolwa, past the Port Elliot railway station. The line has history: Goolwa became Australia's first inland port in 1853, and a year later Australia's first railway linked it to Port Elliot. Goolwa's museum tells that story, and inland at Strathalbyn, Gilbert's Motor Museum is close to the caravan park. On the gulf side, Aldinga Beach is known for swimming and snorkelling in summer, next to the Aldinga Reef Aquatic Reserve.

• Warrawong Wildlife Sanctuary – Animals, Mylor. Closest campground: Pink Gum, 18 km
• Gilbert's Motor Museum – Museums and history, Strathalbyn. Closest campground: Strathalbyn Caravan Park, under 1 km
• Strathalbyn Police Station and Courthouse Museum - National Trust – Museums and history, Strathalbyn. Closest campground: Strathalbyn Caravan Park, under 1 km
• Port Elliot Railway Station - National Trust – Museums and history, Port Elliot. Closest campground: Port Elliot Caravan Park, under 1 km
• Goolwa Museum-National Trust – Museums and history, Goolwa. Closest campground: Discovery Parks - Goolwa, 1 km
• National Trust Museum and Gift Shop – Museums and history, Victor Harbor. Closest campground: Unpowered, 1 km
• Goolwa Old Railway Superintendent's Cottage – Museums and history, Goolwa. Closest campground: Discovery Parks - Goolwa, 1 km
• James Bassett School-National Trust – Museums and history, Willunga. Closest campground: Tatachilla Lutheran Camp, 7 km
• Willunga Courthouse National Trust Museum – Museums and history, Willunga. Closest campground: Tatachilla Lutheran Camp, 7 km
• Willunga Slate National Trust Museum – Museums and history, Willunga. Closest campground: Tatachilla Lutheran Camp, 7 km
• Soaring Museum – Museums and history, Monarto South. Closest campground: Frank Potts Reserve, 15 km
• Inflatable World Morphett Vale – Play, Morphett Vale. Closest campground: Pink Gum, 8 km
• Wittunga Botanic Gardens – Gardens and outdoors, Blackwood. Closest campground: Pink Gum, 14 km
• Winns Bakehouse - National Trust – Museums and history, Coromandel Valley. Closest campground: Pink Gum, 13 km
• Gamble Cottage-National Trust – Museums and history, Blackwood. Closest campground: Pink Gum, 14 km
• St John Ambulance Museum – Museums and history, Brighton. Closest campground: Pink Gum, 16 km
• Marion Historic Village Museum – Museums and history, Marion. Closest campground: Pink Gum, 16 km
• Hey Caddy Marion – Play, Marion. Closest campground: Pink Gum, 16 km
• BOUNCE Marleston – Play, Marleston. Closest campground: Pink Gum, 23 km
• West Beach Mini Golf – Play, West Beach. Closest campground: Pink Gum, 23 km
• Holey Moley Adelaide – Play, Adelaide. Closest campground: Pink Gum, 25 km
• Fleurieu Aquatic Centre – Swimming, Chiton. Closest campground: Adare Camp and Caravan Park, 3 km
• Blue Dolphin Swim Centre PTY LTD – Swimming, Happy Valley. Closest campground: Pink Gum, 7 km
• State Swim – Swimming, Seacombe Gardens. Closest campground: Pink Gum, 15 km

What are the best walks and waterfalls in the Fleurieu Peninsula?

Deep Creek has 18 km of coastline and trails where you can look for kangaroos and echidnas, with Deep Creek Waterfall and Ingalalla Waterfall among the spots to aim for. At the Murray Mouth, the Coorong begins, home to Australia's largest pelican rookery.

• Ingalalla Waterfall – Waterfall. Closest campground: Wirrina Cove Holiday Park, 8 km
• Moana Beach – Swimming spot. Closest campground: Moana Beach Tourist Park, under 1 km
• Deep Creek Waterfall – Waterfall. Closest campground: Trig Campground Places 12 To 25, 2 km
• Hindmarsh Falls – Waterfall. Closest campground: Mount Compass Caravan Park, 10 km
• Eagle Waterhole – Swimming spot, Deep Creek Conservation Park. Closest campground: Wuldi Krikin Ngawanthi (Eagle Waterhole Campground), under 1 km
• Lake Alexandria – Lookout. Closest campground: Milang Lakeside Caravan Park, under 1 km
• Middleton Point – Lookout. Closest campground: Middleton Caravan Tourist and Mobile Home Park, under 1 km
• Freeman Knob – Lookout. Closest campground: Port Elliot Caravan Park, under 1 km
• Goondooloo Ridge Lookout – Lookout. Closest campground: Wuldi Krikin Ngawanthi (Eagle Waterhole Campground), under 1 km
• Kleinig's Lookout – Lookout. Closest campground: Adare Camp and Caravan Park, under 1 km
• Freeman Lookout – Lookout. Closest campground: Port Elliot Caravan Park, under 1 km

When is the best time to go camping in the Fleurieu Peninsula?

Between June and September, southern right whales come into the waters near Victor Harbor to calve and mate, so winter is whale season. Summer is the time for swimming and snorkelling on the gulf side.

Are there powered sites in the Fleurieu Peninsula?

Yes. 2 campgrounds here have powered sites confirmed: Discovery Parks - Goolwa and Jetty Road Caravan Park. For the rest we are still confirming, so check with the park or holiday park before you book a powered site.

How far is Victor Harbor from Adelaide?

Victor Harbor is about 82 km south of Adelaide, Goolwa about 85 km, Normanville 77 km and Aldinga Beach about 41 km. From Cape Jervis at the tip, the ferry crosses to Kangaroo Island.

Facts from Wikipedia, "Fleurieu Peninsula" (CC BY-SA 4.0), Wikipedia, "Victor Harbor, South Australia" (CC BY-SA 4.0), Wikipedia, "Goolwa, South Australia" (CC BY-SA 4.0), Wikipedia, "Deep Creek Conservation Park" (CC BY-SA 4.0) and Wikipedia, "Aldinga Beach, South Australia" (CC BY-SA 4.0).

Map of campgrounds in the Fleurieu Peninsula

29 campgrounds

• Discovery Parks - Goolwa — Goolwa, SA. dump point, powered sites, tent sites, wifi
• Pink Gum — Blewitt Springs, SA. accessible toilets, caravan sites, tent sites, toilets
• Jetty Road Caravan Park — Normanville, SA. powered sites, tent sites
• Adare Camp and Caravan Park — Mccracken, SA
• Aldinga Caravan Park — Aldinga Beach, SA
• Beachside Caravan Park — Normanville, SA
• BIG4 Port Willunga Tourist Park — Aldinga, SA
• Clayton Bay Riverside Holiday Park — Clayton Bay, SA
• Dzintari Group Accommodation — Yankalilla, SA
• Frank Potts Reserve — Langhorne Creek, SA
• Grannies Hill Campsite — Mundoo Island, SA
• Hindmarsh Island Caravan Park — Hindmarsh Island, SA
• Middleton Caravan Tourist and Mobile Home Park — Middleton, SA
• Milang Lakeside Caravan Park — Milang, SA
• Moana Beach Tourist Park — Moana, SA
• Mount Compass Caravan Park — Mount Compass, SA
• Norm Howard Outdoor Education Centre — Finniss, SA
• Point Sturt Camp Ground — Point Sturt, SA
• Port Elliot Caravan Park — Port Elliot, SA
• Revival Fellowship Camp Site — Carrickalinga, SA
• Strathalbyn Caravan Park — Strathalbyn, SA
• Tatachilla Lutheran Camp — Tatachilla, SA
• Trig Campground Places 12 To 25 — Deep Creek, SA
• Unpowered — Victor Harbor, SA
• Victor Harbor Holiday Park — Victor Harbor, SA
• Victor Harbour Beachfront Holiday Park — Victor Harbor, SA
• Wirraway Homestead - BaptistCare — Strathalbyn, SA
• Wirrina Cove Holiday Park — Wirrina Cove, SA
• Wuldi Krikin Ngawanthi (Eagle Waterhole Campground) — Deep Creek, SA

Region boundary: ABS ASGS Edition 3 Tourism Regions 2021 (Tourism Research Australia), CC BY 4.0.