Water play and swimming for kids in Devonport & North West Tasmania

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26 places to cool off across the region: water parks, pools, beaches, lakes and swimming spots, nearest first from Devonport. Choose your suburb at the top to sort from where you are staying.

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Launceston & Northern Tasmania →Strahan & Tasmania's West Coast →
Nearest first, from Devonport

Beaches and islands

Bluff Beach
Beach
Bluff Beach
Devonport's only patrolled beach (volunteer surf lifesavers in summer); playground, BBQs, showers and change rooms nearby.
under 5 min
Photo: Chuq, CC BY-SA 4.0
Beach illustration
Beach
Coles Beach
Devonport
under 5 min
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Beach
Lillico Beach
Lillico
about 5 min
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Beach
Turners Beach
Turners Beach
about 15 min
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Beach
Buttons Beach
Ulverstone
about 20 min
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Beach
Picnic Point Beach
West Ulverstone
about 25 min
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Beach
Freers Beach
Port Sorell
about 25 min
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Beach
Hawley Beach
Hawley Beach
about 25 min
Over 30 minutes
from Devonport
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Beach
Penguin Beach
Penguin
about 30 min
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Beach
Johnsons Beach
Penguin
about 30 min
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Beach
Preservation Bay Beach
Preservation Bay
about 35 min
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Beach
Midway Beach
Sulphur Creek
about 35 min
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Beach
Wivenhoe Beach
Wivenhoe
about 45 min
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Beach
South Burnie Beach
South Burnie
about 45 min
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Beach
West Beach
Burnie
about 45 min
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Beach
Cooee Beach
Cooee
about 50 min
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Beach
Somerset Beach
Somerset
about 55 min
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Beach
Fairlands Beach
Somerset
about 55 min
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Beach
Fossil Bluff
Wynyard
about 1 hr
Boat Harbour Beach
Beach
Boat Harbour Beach
Sheltered crescent cove with clear water, beside the Boat Harbour Beach hamlet near Wynyard.
about 1 hr 15
Photo: Gary Houston, CC0
Sisters Beach
Beach
Sisters Beach
Rocky Cape National Park
Long sheltered beach at the eastern end of Rocky Cape National Park; electric BBQs. Parks pass needed for the park.
about 1 hr 15
Photo: NeoGeneric, CC BY-SA 4.0
Over 1½ hours
from Devonport
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Beach
Godfreys Beach
Stanley
about 1 hr 45
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Beach
Periwinkle Beach
Marrawah
about 2 hr 30

Waterfalls, lakes and swimming

Pool illustration
Pool
Splash Devonport Aquatic and Leisure Centre
Devonport
under 5 min
Over 1½ hours
from Devonport
Lake Chisholm
Lake
Lake Chisholm
Lake Chisholm Regional Reserve
Flooded limestone sinkhole reached by a short walk through old myrtle forest on the Tarkine Drive.
about 2 hr
Photo: Dhx1, CC0
Pool illustration
Pool
SWIRL
Smithton
about 2 hr

Also in this region, more than 4 hours from Devonport

Lymwood (about 4 hr): Colliers Beach
Pegarah (about 4 hr 15): Fraser Beach
Nugara (about 4 hr 15): Ettrick Beach, Sandfly Beach, British Admiral Beach
Currie (about 4 hr 15): Currie Library, Little Beach
Loorana (about 4 hr 30): Whalebone Beach, Little Porky Beach, Porky Beach, Porky Beach
Yambacoona (about 4 hr 30): Yellow Rock Beach
Drive times are estimated from the distance, so treat them as a guide. Tap a card for the full page.
Region boundary: ABS Tourism Regions 2021 (Tourism Research Australia), CC BY 4.0. Outings from OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL) and venues' own listings; nature spots from OpenStreetMap and park services.